The turbines, blades and other equipment will be transported to Bull Hill and Heifer Hill ridges in Hancock County, near Ellsworth.
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SNAPSHOT: A mooving experience
Ethan Noordyk strings an electric fence Monday at Oaklands Farm in Gardiner before moving a herd of grass raised cattle to the new pasture. The field had several moist spots from recent storms but Noordyk and farmer Logan Johnston hung the wires and planned to move the beef critters ahead of rain forecast later this […]
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Brochu excels for Rams on mound, at plate
Cony High School softball coach Rocky Gaslin knew he getting a good player this season in freshman Arika Brochu. He just didn’t know how good.
Penobscot dam destruction begins
INDIAN ISLAND — Bill Towsend is an old man now, at 84, but steady enough on his feet to walk down the muddy bank of the Penobscot River and watch as excavators smashed the defunct concrete fishway of the Great Works Dam.
Health exchange decision could hurt state
Even with the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in doubt, many states are positioning themselves to be ready with at least one provision of the federal law: setting up insurance exchanges.
Residents vote to fund public safety
VASSALBORO — Residents at the annual Town Meeting approved several budget items Monday night, including the expenditure of $36,800 for police and animal control, and more than $115,000 for the Fire Department.
Lobster panel considering new advertising campaign
Buoyed by the success of food and drink advertising campaigns such as “Got Milk?,” the state Lobster Advisory Council wants Maine’s lobster industry to spend $3 million boost sales and market prices.
Big-ticket items top warrant
LITCHFIELD — Two big-ticket items — both for vehicles — are on the warrant for the annual Town Meeting, which begins 10 a.m. Saturday at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club.
WEDNESDAY’S EVENTS
Barbershop chorus: Maine-ly Harmony Women’s Barbershop Chorus rehearsal, 6:30 p.m., Veterans Affairs hospital at Togus, Building 205, Room 112; all women are welcome; call 582-5523.
Route 197 bridge will close June 18
LITCHFIELD — The Route 197 bridge over the Maine Turnpike will be closed for repairs and motorists detoured around it for about three weeks beginning Monday, June 18.