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Local news for Franklin, ME continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Friday Jul 4 | The Ellsworth American

UPDATED: Hancock Fire Destroys Home

A Tuesday morning fire destroyed the home of John and Lisa Sutherland. According to Hancock Fire Chief Chris Holmes, the fire at 107 Moon's Ledges Road was reported shortly before 8 a.m. July 1. The structure ...

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Related Topix: Sullivan, ME, Sorrento, ME

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Ellsworth American

Flanders Bay School Board Votes to Partner with Ellsworth

Despite some reservations about consolidating with a much larger school system, the Flanders Bay School Board voted Tuesday night to partner with Ellsworth.

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Related Topix: Ellsworth, ME

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Mount Desert Islander

Sea Level Rise 54: Findings

Houston, we have a problem. Ongoing bluff erosion in Maine's Hancock County is a sign that local seas are on the move.

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Related Topix: Hancock County, ME

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Ellsworth American

Ellsworth, Union 96 to Finalize Reorganization Plans June 24

One side is looking for partners; the other side is afraid of getting burned. No one is quite sure what the outcome will be when the Ellsworth School Committee and the Flanders Bay Community School District - ...

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Related Topix: Beals, ME, Cherryfield, ME, Milbridge, ME, Steuben, ME, Gouldsboro, ME

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Bangor Daily News

High energy costs hit rural Mainers hard

While everyone in Maine is feeling the pain of higher energy prices on everything from gasoline to electricity, those in rural areas of the state are being squeezed even harder.

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Related Topix: Oxford, ME, Portland Metro, Portland, ME, Waterville, ME

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Ellsworth American

Rolling Past the Pumps

As gasoline prices hurried toward $4 a gallon last month, Barbara Hadowanetz knew she could no longer feed her gas-guzzling pickup truck.

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Related Topix: Hancock County, ME, Ellsworth, ME

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Ellsworth American

Hancock County Voters Validate School Budgets

Lamoine remains the exception to the rule, as the only Hancock County community to date to reject its proposed school budget.

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Related Topix: Bar Harbor, ME, Ellsworth, ME, Hancock County, ME, Winter Harbor, ME, Gouldsboro, ME

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Farming's Fishy Future

Fifteen years ago, aquaculture looked like the savior of New England's historic but declining fishing industry.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Washington County, ME, Agriculture, Science, Aquaculture

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Mount Desert Islander

Code department cites construction company

BAR HARBOR A building contractor that has been storing fill and parking construction vehicles on a vacant Eden Street lot, just outside of downtown, drew a violation notice from the code enforcement department ...

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Related Topix: Bar Harbor, ME

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Mount Desert Islander

Push Comes to Shove

Enduring bluesman plays ELLSWORTH - From the time John Hammond first picked up a guitar as an 18-year-old college student, it seems he was destined to play the blues.

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Thu Jun 05, 2008

Mount Desert Islander

Sea Level Rise 40: Ribbon Cutting

On May 27th, I attended a demonstration of how big things get done in our world.

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Related Topix: Aquaculture, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Sun-Journal

Gilbert announces bid for District 87 seat

Paul Gilbert has announced his candidacy for the House District No. 87 seat. Gilbert's background underscores his commitment to social justice, good jobs and affordable health care for all, a statement issued ...

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Related Topix: Farmington, ME, Jay, ME, Oxford County, ME

Sat May 31, 2008

Ellsworth American

Timberland Owners Dub LURC Plan Confiscatory

The staff of the Land Use Regulation Commission, which is essentially the planning board for the 10 million acres in the state's unorganized territory, has just completed its first round of public meetings on a ...

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Related Topix: Penobscot, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME

Thu May 29, 2008

Ellsworth American

Voters Approve $3.7M Budget For Sumner Memorial High

The $3.7 million budget for Sumner Memorial High School was approved by voters Tuesday evening following sparse discussion.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Sorrento, ME, Steuben, ME, Gouldsboro, ME, Winter Harbor, ME

Mon May 26, 2008

Ellsworth American

Sumner Memorial High Announces Honor Parts

Jessica Haycock, 17, of Prospect Harbor, will deliver the valedictory address at the Sumner Memorial High School graduation June 17 at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium.

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Related Topix: Prospect-Harbor, ME, Orono, ME, Jay, ME, Waterville, ME

Sat May 24, 2008

The Ellsworth American

Downeast Sunrise Trail

Twenty years ago when we lived in Ellsworth the sound twice a day of the freight train that clicked and clacked along the tracks was a predictable event that stirred emotions for all of those who lived there.

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Related Topix: Calais, ME, Washington County, ME

Thu May 22, 2008

Ellsworth American

Sumner Grant to Encourage Students to Attend College

There are many reasons why almost half of Sumner Memorial High School students don't attend college, and one is parents' fear that the children will leave the area, said the coordinator of college programs at ...

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Sorrento, ME, Winter Harbor, ME, Steuben, ME, Gouldsboro, ME

Wed May 07, 2008

411mania.com

Tim Sylvia Charity Benefit in Eastbrook, Maine

Tim Sylvia Charity Benefit in Eastbrook, Maine Posted by John Curry on 05.05.2008 Tim Sylvia asked that this information be passed along to 411mania.com about a Charity event he will be holding May 18th, in ... via 411mania.com

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Mon May 05, 2008

Down East

Secret Swimming Holes

Where are your favorite freshwater swimming holes? In the June 2008 issue of Down East Magazine, Emily Glatz Fontaine introduced readers to nine freshwater swimming holes in her article "Jump Right In." These ... via Down East

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Related Topix: Ellsworth, ME, Canaan, ME

Sat May 03, 2008

Mount Desert Islander

Charges filed in card ripoff

“He used the card shortly after it was stolen. So, therefore, it can be inferred that he was the one that stole the card.”

A man has been charged with theft in connection with the use of a stolen credit/debit card allegedly used to purchase a winning $10,000 lottery ticket early last month. via Mount Desert Islander

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Related Topix: Augusta, ME, Ellsworth, ME

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