ELLSWORTH — A woman who drove into the path of a slow-moving tourist train Monday afternoon was lucky to escape with only minor injuries, according to police and witnesses. Gabriella Just, 25, of Ellsworth had been driving east on Davis Street at 2:10 p.m. when she apparently failed to notice the Downeast Scenic Railroad train […]
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Police say missing Ellsworth teen has been found
ELLSWORTH — A local 17-year-old girl reported missing by her family on Sunday has been found safe and sound, according to police. Cora Bishop was tracked down by her family at a friend’s house in the neighboring town of Otis, Ellsworth police Lt. Harold Page said Tuesday morning. He said Bishop’s family told police Tuesday that […]
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STEM grants are available for Maine schools
ELLSWORTH – The Perloff Family Foundation, in partnership with the Maine Community Foundation and the Maine Space Grant Consortium, is offering grants focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the integration of STEM with the arts and humanities, or STEAM. STEM4ME aims to increase the opportunities for student-driven STEM and STEAM projects at […]
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Former Bangor doctor’s body found in Green Lake
ELLSWORTH — The body of a former Bangor radiologist was found early Friday morning in Green Lake, according to the Maine Warden Service. Ellsworth police received a call around 11:40 p.m. Thursday that Frank Mroz, 66, of Manchester, N.H., had not returned from a dive in Green Lake, warden service Cpl. John MacDonald said Friday […]
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Ellsworth officer uses CPR to help save man’s life
ELLSWORTH — A local police officer is being credited with saving the life of a local man Monday after the man went into cardiac arrest. Officer Gil Jameson, a 29-year veteran with the local police department, was on patrol on Shore Road around 6:45 a.m. when he was notified that an ambulance had been sent […]
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Radio station feels the heat after putting a ‘hottest TV newswoman’ poll online
UPDATE: WDEA has changed the name of the online poll to “Who is your Favorite TV Newswoman in Maine?” on Monday afternoon. The page with the poll also is update with an apology. “It seems we offended a few of you out there with our use of the word ‘Hottest’ to describe these lovely and […]
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LePage sends $50K from contingency fund to treatment center
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is directing $50,000 from his emergency contingency fund to a drug treatment center in Ellsworth. LePage said Tuesday he made the donation to the Open Door Recovery Center, which provides treatment for clients and their families in Hancock, Washington and Penobscot counties. Open Door provides treatment regardless of […]