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RSU 24 Board rescinds transgender and gender expansive students policy

1 week ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

SULLIVAN — Regional School Unit 24’s Board of Directors voted to rescind the district’s Transgender and Gender Expansive Students policy during a board meeting May 6 that drew vehement public comment. The retracted policy may be revisited by the RSU’s Policy Committee and reframed for later proposal. kAm“z:5D ?665 E@ 36 962C5[ 2?5 E96J ?665 E@ 36 =@G65 :? H92E6G6C 3@5J E96J 2C6 :?[” D2:5 3@2C5 >6>36C r2C=2 yF?8[ 6=23@C2E:?8 @? 96C 564:D:@?
Report highlights lasting dangers of plastic foam

1 week ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

ELLSWORTH — Knowledge of the negative environmental consequences of plastic products is almost as widespread as the use of the material itself, but a report last month from Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation association, zeros in on one particularly devastating plastic product, plastic foam, also called expanded polystyrene. “The public needs to know the threats from this material,” said Matt Dundas, Maine-based campaign director for Oceana.
Hancock voters to gather for upcoming town elections, meeting

1 week ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

HANCOCK — Hancock voters will elect new municipal leaders during the town’s annual election at the town hall May 12, followed by Town Meeting in the Hancock Grammar School gymnasium the next day when they will vote on articles 3 through 87 of the town warrant starting at 6:30 p.m.Voters will be asked to approve $6,292,011 in spending, which includes county taxes and funding for education. The May 12 elections include two contested races.
Gouldsboro Police log month of April 2025

1 week ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

GOULDSBORO — Police received a report of an ATV operating aggressively on Main Street in Birch Harbor April 23. Police arrived and located the operator, Sean Pinkham, 25, of Merrimac, Mass., and arrested him on two outstanding warrants issued in Washington County from 2020. Pinkham was transported to Hancock County Jail without incident. New parking spotPolice received a complaint about an abandoned vehicle on West Bay Road April 2.
Winter Harbor Police log week of May 1

2 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

WINTER HARBOR — The Winter Harbor animal control officer warned a Newman Street resident about failing to remove animal waste from another person’s property April 22. The town has an Animal Waste Control Ordinance requiring pet owners to remove and dispose of feces left by their animals on any sidewalk, street, beach, public property or private property that is not their own and dispose of it in the appropriate receptacle on the owner’s own property. Violations can result in fines.
Schoodic Arts for All awarded grant for Hammond Hall rehabilitation

2 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

WINTER HARBOR — Schoodic Arts for All recently received a $24,000 grant from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to help develop architectural plans for the restoration of Hammond Hall, its main performance venue and a historic community gathering space that the organization leases from the Winter Harbor Historical Society. “In addition to its historical significance, Hammond Hall is also the heart of our organization,” said Anna Woolf, Schoodic Arts for All artistic director.
HCSWCD to lead Abrams Pond watershed survey

2 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

EASTBROOK — The Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District will lead a survey of the Abrams Pond watershed in partnership with the town of Eastbrook, the Abrams Pond Association and local volunteers May 3-4. The watershed covers 1.4 square miles of land in the towns of Eastbrook and Franklin. The survey will help identify and prioritize sources of soil erosion and stormwater runoff on developed land in the watershed.
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2 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

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Up on the roof: Solar panels offer cost savings, way to combat climate change for individual homeowners

3 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

ELLSWORTH — As spring emerges and the sun breaks through winter’s blanketing clouds, its rays illuminate Maine’s forests and coast. For a growing number of residents, the light it provides serves not only as a pleasant indicator that a new day is dawning but also as a natural and cost-efficient source of home power. kAm%96 DF?’D A@H6C 92D 366? FD65 7@C 46?EFC:6D 7@C 6G6CJE9:?8 7C@> 6IEC24E:?8 D2=E 4CJDE2=D 7C@> D62H2E6C E@ 5CJ:?8 =2F?5CJ @?
Canadian tariffs could increase cost of Maine fire trucks

3 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | William Tracy

SURRY — President Trump’s sweeping tariffs and subsequent pause and partial resumptions have elicited considerable concern and confusion for Maine fire departments under contract for new fire trucks whose assembly involves trade with Canada. “In another era with more gradual changes, we would be better able to reason about the consequences, but we expect some of the current administration's changes will have to be decided in the courts,” said Surry Fire Chief Bryan McLellan.