If you missed the implosion of the boiler stack at the former Verso Mill in Bucksport on Tuesday, October 29th don't worry. Thanks to Rich Rotella, the Community and Economic Development Director of Bucksport we have the video.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued an air quality alert for Coastal Hancock County including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport and Castine, from 11AM to 11PM on Wednesday, July 31st
Bishop Robert P. Deeley, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Maine announced on Monday, May 20th that Fr. Timothy Nadeau has been appointed the Parochial Vicar of Stella Maris Parish (St. Vincent de Paul Church, Bucksport; Our Lady of Holy Hope Church, Castine; St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Stonington), St. Joseph Parish (St. Joseph Church, Ellsworth; Blue Hill Mission, Blue Hill; Our Lady of the Lake Mission, Green Lake; St. Margaret Chapel, Winter Harbor), and Parish of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Holy Redeemer Church, Bar Harbor; St. Peter Church, Manset; St. Ignatius Church, Northeast Harbor) effective July 1st.
The Maine Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday, April 30th that the planned seasonal reopening of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory would be delayed, and it won't open for the season as planned on May 1st.