Human remains found in Clinton<\/b><\/p>\n
Police found human remains in Clinton on Tuesday. According to ABC7, Maine state police say it happened while they were assisting the Clinton police department on a missing person investigation. Authorities\u00a0discovered the remains in a field off route 100 around 11:30a.m.Details are few but the remains were taken to the medical examiners’ office in Augusta to be identified and to determine the cause and manner of death.<\/p>\n
The formation of a new three County Community Action Agency is now well underway<\/strong>. The Unified Program will serve Aroostook, Washington and Hancock counties.The collaborative agency will launch in 2026 with a new name and brand.A press release says as of October first all remaining Downeast community partners contracts for essential services such as Head Start, energy and housing services and elder services have been transferred or are in the process of being transferred to Aroostook County action program.Anne Perry, the chairperson of Downeast community partners board of directors says quote “We are confident that\u00a0ACAP<\/span>\u00a0will carry forward the legacy that Downeast Community Partners\u00a0has long been known for.”<\/p>\n Concerns are growing about the economic impact of the federal shutdown on places like \u00a0Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island<\/strong>.According to the Bangor Daily News, access to the park has not been barred as in past shutdowns, and though there continues to an influx of leaf-peeping tourists in Acadia, entrance fees are not being collected. \u00a0Last October, Acadia collected about $1.5 million in fees that it stands to miss out on this month if the shutdown continues,\u00a0according to the nonprofit group Friends of Acadia.\u00a0\u00a0Much of the park staff has been furloughed for the duration of the shutdown while rangers continue to staff the Cadillac summit road to make sure motorists have reservations to drive to the top.https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2025\/10\/06\/hancock\/hancock-culture\/acadia-national-park-shutdown-effects\/<\/a><\/p>\n A home business on in Bucksport is getting people in the Halloween spirit<\/strong>. You will find skeletons all over the lawn of Central\u00a0Street Automotive in Bucksport. Tina\u00a0Chabourne<\/span>-Allen and her husband start decorating for\u00a0halloween<\/span>\u00a0on labor day weekend. Their display attracts locals and motorists alike.Tina says this year she decided to use a carnival theme. She says the display is not scary. It’s all kid friendly with happy skeletons doing different things.\u00a0Those who stop by and enjoy the display are encouraged to give a donation to either the Bucksport animal shelter or\u00a0 St. Jude’s hospital.Tina has a donation bin for the animal shelter and a qr code for st.\u00a0Judes<\/span>\u00a0on her lawn.<\/p>\n Nordic\u00a0Aquafarms<\/span>\u00a0in Court<\/b><\/p>\n Legal troubles continue to mount for Nordic\u00a0Aquafarms<\/span>. The company is in court in Belfast this week where plaintiffs are seeking financial damages from the company’s decision to abandon its fish farm project in Waldo\u00a0County. According to abc7, Nordic abandoned its proposal for the project at the beginning of the year.Belfast residents\u00a0jeffrey<\/span>\u00a0mabee<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0judith<\/span>\u00a0grace, and the friends of\u00a0harriet<\/span>\u00a0l. Hartley conservation area have filed a slander of title lawsuit against\u00a0nordic<\/span>,\u00a0seeking damages and attorney fees upwards of 800 thousand dollars. The legal battle stems from property disputes as the city of\u00a0belfast<\/span>\u00a0previously attempted to take\u00a0intertidal<\/span>\u00a0land by eminent domain that\u00a0nordic<\/span>\u00a0intended to use for its defunct fish farm proposal. In\u00a0februrary<\/span>\u00a02023, Maine’s highest court ruled unanimously that the\u00a0intertidal<\/span>\u00a0land was owned by residents\u00a0maybee<\/span>\u00a0and grace and the conservation group held a valid conservation easement on the land.\u00a0 The city of\u00a0belfast’s<\/span>\u00a0attorney says the city disagrees with the motion and argues that the city’s voluntary reversal of the eminent domain does not amount to a court judgment in the plaintiffs’ favor.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.foxbangor.com\/news\/bench-trial-begins-in-belfast-as-new-motions-are-filed-against-nordic-aquafarms\/article_ce9b89ca-cc7c-4219-966a-43ebbb49536a.html<\/a><\/p>\n Ellsworth Renewables Ribbon Cutting<\/b><\/p>\n Elected officials and community leaders gathered in Ellsworth\u00a0Tuesday, to celebrate Ellsworth Renewables new 5.9 mega watt community solar farm. 10,200 solar panels sit on over 26 acres of land on Bucksport Road.\u00a0 Leaders with\u00a0Nextamp<\/span>, which owns, Ellsworth Renewables\u00a0say\u00a0the project has been more than 4 years in the making and will help provide electricity to 700 homes.<\/p>\n Whitneyville<\/span>\u00a0Library’s\u00a0WhatNot<\/span>\u00a0Gift Shop<\/b><\/p>\n THe<\/span>\u00a0whitneyville<\/span>\u00a0public library is filled with so much more than just books. It’s\u00a0also where dozens of\u00a0crafters<\/span>\u00a0display their works of art all year round in the library’s\u00a0WhatNot<\/span>\u00a0Gift Shop. According to ABC7, Visitors will find everything from jewelry and paintings to homemade\u00a0blakets<\/span>\u00a0and Christmas ornament. According to Library Director, Patricia Brightly, \u00a015% of all sales from the\u00a0WhatNot<\/span>\u00a0Gift Shop\u00a0and money raised from public suppers help keep the lights on and the library in operation.<\/p>\n