Two people arrested in Knox County drug case<\/b><\/p>\n
The Maine DEA arrested two people on drug trafficking charges after investigating drug trafficking in Vinalhaven.<\/span><\/p>\n Authorities say there were concerns of drug trafficking occurring on the ferry from Vinalhaven to Rockland.<\/span><\/p>\n Police arrested 22-year-old Mariah Grover of Texas and Maine and 27-year-old Jefferson Jazzir Arias who reside in Texas and California.<\/span><\/p>\n The Knox County Sheriff\u2019s office conducted a traffic stop in Thomaston and seized cocaine, a handgun over nine thousand dollars in drug proceeds and other indicators of drug trafficking.<\/span><\/p>\n Secretary of State issues final wording on referendum question<\/b><\/p>\n After deciding to remove the question surrounding a citizens initiative to limit transgender athletes participation in school sports, the Secretary of State issued the final wording.<\/span><\/p>\n Shenna Bellows and her office stated if the question appears on November’s ballot the question will read as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDo you want to change civil rights and education laws to require public schools to restrict access to bathrooms, other private spaces, and sports, based on the sex on every child\u2019s original birth certificate, and allow students to sue the schools?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On May 26, Secretary Bellows accepted the recommendation of her staff which found that over 12,000 signatures signed on the initiative were invalid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There is still a possibility of appeal from the group who spearheaded the question called Protect Girls Sports in Maine.<\/span><\/p>\n Maine DMR partnership with Wyman\u2019s improves fish passage<\/b><\/p>\n The Maine Department of Marine Resources announced a successful partnership that is set to improve fish passage for alewives.<\/span><\/p>\n In partnership with Wyman\u2019s, a Milbridge-based blueberry grower, the passage into Bog Brook Flowage on the Narraguagus River will restore a path for the native fish to support Maine\u2019s coastal economy.<\/span><\/p>\n Leaders say the Bog Brook Flowage is a 1,600-acre wetland that is adjacent to blueberry barrens owned by Wyman\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n The path gives an important habitat for a wide range of fish and wildlife which increases the ecological health of the watershed and long-term restoration of sea-run fish populations in Downeast.<\/span><\/p>\n Road work reminder for Nicolin Road<\/b><\/p>\n Starting on Monday, June 1 City of Ellsworth Public Works crews will start road ditching work on Nicolin Road between the railway tracks and Route 1A.<\/span><\/p>\n The work could take the whole week.<\/span><\/p>\n Officials say during the project, traffic will be reduced to one lane with alternating traffic through the work area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n