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Maine Coast Memorial Hospital hires new CFO
ELLSWORTH, Maine —Maine Coast Memorial Hospital has hired Chris Frauenhofer as chief financial officer. Frauenhofer will arrive at the hospital at the end of May. “Chris brings a proven track record of enhancing financial performance, volume growth and organizational efficiency with a strong focus on building collaborative teams,” said Charlie ...
Ellsworth doctor warned over man’s failed laser hair removal
ELLSWORTH, Maine — An Ellsworth doctor has been warned by a state medical licensing board after a patient complained about his failed laser hair removal. Stephen Nightingale of Coastal Skin Center also was placed on probation for one year, according to a Thursday press release from the Maine Board of ...
Fire that damaged room at inn in Bar Harbor under investigation
BAR HARBOR, Maine — A fire Wednesday at a local waterfront inn that damaged a guest bathroom has been referred to law enforcement officials for investigation, according to a fire department official. According to Capt. Jay Higgins of the Bar Harbor Fire Department, the fire at the Balance Rock Inn ...
Surry man charged with kidnapping Gorham teen who was trying to sell BMW
PORTLAND, Maine — A Surry man who was arrested in North Carolina after a high-speed police chase was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Maine with kidnapping a man at gunpoint last month in Cumberland County and driving the victim to Delaware in the trunk of his own car. ...
Residents find more questions than answers as Ellsworth pitches agreement to withdraw from school district
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Residents on Tuesday got their first chance to weigh in on an agreement between Ellsworth and Regional School Unit 24 for the city to leave the district; but those who spoke didn’t get the answers they were looking for. “The public is asking questions we can’t answer ...
Maine native who created fish sticks, went on to run General Mills, E. Robert Kinney, dead at 96
By Jennifer Beane, Special to the BDN on May 15, 2013, at 11:52 a.m.
A native of Maine who built a successful fish and food processing business in Bar Harbor and went on to become CEO of General Mills, one of the world’s largest food companies, E. Robert “Bob” Kinney died at the age of 96 on May 2 in Arizona. Although remembered as ...
Births in Hancock and Washington counties
on May 14, 2013, at 2:27 p.m.
Calais Regional Hospital Births in April To Denise Roussel and Jeremy Crowe of Waite, a son, Dwight Allan Crowe, April 1, 2013. To Brooke Price and Nicholas Corbett of Baileyville, a daughter, Claire Eileen Corbett, April 9, 2013. Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth Births in April To Samantha and Timothy ...
After six years of eluding police, man facing sex crime charges extradited to Maine
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A man indicted nearly six years ago on three felony charges after allegedly forcing sexual contact on a preteen girl is finally back in Maine after he was apprehended in Colorado. William J. Hickey, 65, who according to jail documents is currently a resident of Taft, Calif., ...
Judge to decide whether Hancock County prosecutor faces unprecedented suspension
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A board that oversees the conduct of licensed attorneys in the state of Maine has filed a complaint about a Hancock County prosecutor with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The complaint, or information, from the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar reiterates the findings from last ...
Ellsworth man charged after allegedly wielding axe during fight with wife
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A local man was arrested Sunday afternoon after smashing a carpet cleaner with an axe during a fight with his wife, police said Monday. Joseph Gallagher, 29, of Ellsworth, was arrested on charges of domestic-violence terrorizing and domestic-violence assault. He was brought to Hancock County Jail where ...
Bear awakens from hibernation, scares residents in downtown Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH, Maine — An early morning bear sighting on a downtown residential street had nervous residents looking to authorities for help on Monday. Around 5 a.m., the Ellsworth Police Department received several reports of a “large bear” wandering around Elm and Water streets. A dispatcher called an official at the ...
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This time it’s Mother Nature, not Congress, closing parts of Acadia
on May 12, 2013, at 8:55 p.m.
Despite the opening this weekend of the summit road up Cadillac Mountain, there are some seasonal facilities at Acadia National Park that have yet to open because of ongoing disagreements in Congress over the federal budget. Much of the Park Loop Road remains closed to motor vehicles, as do some ...
CEO Edison Liu talks Jackson Lab and BioBank
Interview with Edison Liu, CEO of The Jackson Laboratory and a look into the BioBank.
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New CEO poised to lead Jackson Lab expansion efforts
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Edison Liu says he more or less expected it. He knew he was taking on a lot when he became president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory in January 2012. Transitioning to Maine from his job in Asia as executive director of the Genome Institute of ...
Stolen truck crashes in Orrington; Bucksport police investigating
ORRINGTON, Maine — A pickup truck that had been reported stolen in Bucksport on Wednesday crashed in Orrington early Thursday morning, police said. Sgt. Jon Carson of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office said the 2002 Chevrolet pickup was heading northbound on Route 15 when it struck an apple tree and ...
Society of Creative Anachronism brings medieval Europe to Maine
Take a look at a map of the state of Maine and try to find the Barony of Endewearde. Search all you want, it will not appear on any maps. Members of the Society of Creative Anachronism, however, know well the borders of this imaginary land within the state of ...
Ellsworth approves new nursing home, community center at former Moore School
ELLSWORTH, Maine — The city has given the go-ahead for a Portland company to build a new 91-bed senior living facility on the ball field at the former Bryant E. Moore elementary school on State Street. First Atlantic Healthcare will relocate its Collier’s Rehab and Nursing Center, located on Birch ...
Sumner third-quarter honor roll
on May 09, 2013, at 11:13 a.m.
Sumner Memorial High School, Sullivan Third-quarter honor roll Grade 12, highest honors: Danielle Bagley, Brandon Wade, Hannah Woodward; high honors: Eric Archer, Lizzy Arey, Sam Barnes, Tyler Glick, Haily Hooper, Aleena Huff, Jarrod Jordan, Tylor Martin, Whitney, Ranco, Nicholas Simmons, Kilee Story, Alexandria Tracey, Braden Wentworth; honors: Thomas Brochu, William ...
Raw milk, poultry and produce: Bills easing small-farm oversight clear big legislative hurdle
AUGUSTA, Maine — Small-farm advocates in Augusta on Tuesday celebrated a key political victory after a legislative committee gave the green light to several bills that would relax state oversight and open local markets to unlicensed farmers and raw milk producers. Bob St. Peter, a Sedgwick farmer and board member ...
Blue Hill sex offender’s sentence too long, Maine supreme court rules again
ELLSWORTH, Maine — For the second time, a convicted sex offender from Blue Hill has had his sentence vacated by the state supreme court. In a 4-3 decision, the high court ruled on May 7 that Theodore S. Stanislaw’s sentence of 27 years behind bars is “disproportionate to other sentences ...
LePage tells legislative leaders he’s moving out of State House because of ‘censorship’
Nichole Cable’s friends, family attend accused killer’s emotionally charged court appearance
Lincoln’s Coffee Pot Cafe shuts its doors
Maine Sports Hall of Fame member, DJ Dana Wilson convicted of child pornography possession
Community members rally in memory of Nichole Cable; events, fundraisers planned
Guest Post: “I’m about ready to name my daughter Revolution.”
Rep. Diane Russell’s fool’s errand
Help Maine charter schools succeed before adding more
Goodwin steps down as Brewer High School boys basketball coach
Tommy Lawrence pitches UMaine baseball to victory in first America East tournament game
Garcia sorry after ‘stupid’ Woods fried chicken jibe
Live updates: UMaine baseball vs. Stony Brook at America East Championship
Martin, Gardner pitch Hampden baseball team past Brewer
Maine School of Science and Mathematics alumni drawn to give back to magnet school
Federal agencies eye return to restored historic Custom House in Portland
It’s hard to keep secrets from a friend who is clairvoyant
New York City rumble showcases Maine’s lobster roll dominance
