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Wildfire prevention work continues on Blue Hill Peninsula
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (348+ words) In Brooksville on Tuesday, July 7, the town's volunteer firefighters, property managers, contractors, arborists, and other interested community members are scheduled to learn how to identify and reduce the risk that wildfire presents for homes located in heavily wooded areas with…...
Emergency crews respond to pool chemical incident at Hampton Inn
23+ hour, 32+ min ago (265+ words) Three firefighters exit the Hampton Inn in Ellsworth during an incident involving a chemical odor at the hotel. The Ellsworth Fire Department was dispatched to an incident involving hazardous materials at a local hotel Tuesday afternoon, June 30. Emergency crews responded…...
Deer Isle Oyster Co. opens Friday in downtown Blue Hill
23+ hour, 59+ min ago (232+ words) The crew at Deer Isle Oyster Co. , which opens Friday in downtown Blue Hill at 27 Water St. , is ready to serve. Deer Isle Oyster Co. , which has been farming oysters for 11 years, is opening its first restaurant in downtown Blue…...
Bucksport public safety director retiring, taking school job
1+ day, 56+ min ago (825+ words) From patrol officer to head of public safety for a municipality of over 4, 000 people, retiring Bucksport Public Safety Director Sean Geagan's decades-long career serving others has been dynamic. Geagan will officially retire from his current position July 31 and is scheduled…...
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1+ day, 3+ hour ago (126+ words) Four Decades of Blue Hill Landscape Paintings on Display In a Show by Wendy Lewis The Ellsworth American Sorry, an error occurred. Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Create a password that only you will remember. If…...
Monarchs' return cause for celebration
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (512+ words) A sign promoting the pollinator garden outside the Lamoine Town Hall. Monarch butterflies in a pollinator garden in Lamoine." A monarch butterfly caterpillar eats from a milkweed in the pollinator garden against the background of the Lamoine Town Hall. Climate…...
'To My Dearest': Presentation at Orrington Historical Society takes a look at couple separated by the Civil War
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (402+ words) The Ward sons: George (standing) and Robert, mid-1862. On Friday, July 17, the Orrington Historical Society will host a presentation that takes a look back at what life was like for a married couple separated by the chaos and carnage of the…...
Gerald "Jerry" R. Grindle
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (713+ words) 81, of Waltham, passed away peacefully at his home on June 23, 2026, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Jerry was born on November 24, 1944, to Hollis and Myrtle (Deering) Grindle. He is now reunited with his parents and…...
Railroad resurgence: Rail biking gives railroad tracks new life
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (858+ words) Perhaps it's a group of girlfriends celebrating a bachelorette party or employees working on their teambuilding skills at a corporate retreat. Maybe it's three generations of a family spending quality time together. These are just a few examples of the…...