Ellsworth City Council Candidates Forum\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Four candidates for two Ellsworth City Council seats met Tuesday at The Grand, focusing on infrastructure upkeep, cautious spending, and affordability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Incumbent Nancy Smith, former councilor Casey Hanson, and newcomers Tiffany Dilda-Gaspar and Robert Grant Sr. differed on short-term rental regulation, the RV park moratorium, and financing priorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Ellsworth American reports the discussion also revisited the failed recall effort from earlier this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Ellsworth American<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Trenton Crash Downs Utility Pole\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n A single-vehicle crash knocked down a utility pole Wednesday afternoon on Oak Point Road in Trenton.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The crash in the 580 block closed the road while crews waited for Versant Power to assess the damage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WABI news reports there\u2019s no further details released.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WABI-TV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Officials Study Ellsworth High School Improvement Model\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Out-of-state legislators and educators visited Ellsworth High School Oct. 6 to observe its Freshman Academy and BARR school-improvement model.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The program, in place since 2015, uses team meetings and relationship-building to boost graduation rates from 73% to about 90%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BARR now operates in nearly 500 schools nationally according to the Ellsworth American.<\/span><\/p>\n That includes 120 in Maine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Ellsworth American<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Waterville High Evacuated After Bomb Threat\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Waterville High School was evacuated Wednesday morning after a reported bomb threat around 7 a.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Police searched the building, determined it was a hoax, and charged a juvenile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WABI news reports students and staff were dismissed for the day, with classes expected to resume Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0WABI-TV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n $1M Approved for Maine Seafood Infrastructure\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Five Maine coastal communities will share $1 million for seafood infrastructure improvements through the state’s Seafood Infrastructure Adaptation Fund.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rockland gets $300,000 for its commercial fishing pier, while Tremont, Swan’s Island, Freeport and Boothbay Harbor will fund cold storage, dock and ice-making upgrades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The projects support about 100-plus fishing and seafood operations, that\u2019s according to WABI news.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WABI-TV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Christian Ridge Road Lane Restriction\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Thursday Ellsworth Public Works will repair a cross culvert Thursday, Oct. 15 near 387 Christian Ridge Road.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Traffic will be reduced to one lane with alternating flow while crews work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Drivers are asked to slow down and give crews room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n