Hancock
Lightning strike sparks fire in Hancock County
The lightning struck Saturday afternoon in the woods near Brandy Pond in northern Hancock County, near the town of Great Pond.
GOING COASTAL
Nonprofit to sell 115-year-old waterfront mansion in Bar Harbor
on July 20, 2017, at 7 a.m.
The combined assessed value for the mansion and the 2.9-acre waterfront lot it sits on is $5.3 million.
GOING COASTAL
Nonprofit to sell 115 year-old waterfront mansion in Bar Harbor
on July 20, 2017, at 7 a.m.
Van plunges 30 feet at Acadia National Park
Four adults and three children escaped what could have been serious injury when the van in which they were riding plunged 30 feet down an embankment.
Bar Harbor restaurateur to run for 2nd District seat
Rich will formally kick off his campaign next month.
Summer Maine resident who dodged $45M in taxes reports to prison
Morris Zukerman filed an appeal to pay his $10 million in fines by installment.
POLL QUESTION
State rep: Suicide fence on Penobscot Narrows Bridge too expensive, ugly
Rep. Karl Ward said committee members told him that suicidal people simply “would find another way” if jumping from the Penobscot Narrows Bridge were impossible.
State to replace handsets on bridge crisis hotline phones after months of problems
The state has had trouble with the phones for months, MDOT spokesman Ted Talbot said.
Most crisis phones on Penobscot Narrows Bridge out of order as crews search river for body
“[The phone] offers a connection,” said Greg Marley, clinical director for National Association on Mental Illness of Maine. “A suicidal crisis usually lasts a short time. And helping someone through those darkest hours can save a life.”
Search underway after vehicle was found abandoned on Penobscot Narrows Bridge
The Maine Marine Patrol is searching the Penobscot River after a vehicle was found parked on the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.
Inland Maine under flash flood watch ahead of Monday’s thunderstorms
Numerous showers and thunderstorms capable of producing as much as 1 to 2 inches of rain an hour could cause flash floods.
Hundreds of dead fish prompt call for changes at Ellsworth dam
Some of those fish appeared to have parts chopped off, while others suffered slashes across their sides or were missing eyes, indicating they struck turbines in the dam.
Bar Harbor to turn defunct ferry terminal into new cruise ship terminal
In Bar Harbor, voters approved a proposal from the town to acquire a defunct ferry terminal for development into a new cruise ship terminal.
Maine island school holds first graduation ceremony in 17 years
On Saturday, three students celebrated completing 8th grade in the first graduation ceremony on Great Cranberry Island in 17 years.
Millinocket’s former logging restaurant transforms into a book and wine bar
Loggers say biomass firm Stored Solar hasn’t paid them in weeks
Secret Service says it will run out of money to protect Trump and his family Sept. 30