2 Ellsworth hydrants still unavailable<\/b><\/p>\n
Ellsworth city officials tell the Bangor Daily News, all but two fire hydrants that were missing or unavailable last summer have been brought back online.<\/span><\/p>\n The paper says two hydrants at either end of Liberty Street caused residents to voice concerns after a house burned down.<\/span><\/p>\n However, the publication reports the city official confirmed the issue is not with the hydrants themselves, it\u2019s with the volume of water in the pipes.<\/span><\/p>\n City Manager Charlie Pearce told the BDN that officials are not only working to restore the hydrants but keep them in working order.<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2025\/10\/21\/hancock\/hancock-government\/ellsworth-hydrants-still-out-of-service\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Fatal car crash in Sullivan<\/b><\/p>\n A Milbridge man is dead after a crash in Sullivan on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It happened on Route 1 near the intersection of Taunton Drive.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department, 32-year-old Gared Birdtail was driving at a high rate of speed when his vehicle left the road, hit a tree, rolled onto its roof, and hit a second tree before coming to a stop.<\/span><\/p>\n The Sheriff’s Department says Birdtail was the only person in the vehicle and died at the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n The cause of the crash remains under investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n Ellsworth will give proceeds from foreclosed property to its last owner<\/b><\/p>\n After receiving backlash, Ellsworth city officials say they are reversing course in providing proceeds from a foreclosed property to the last owner, according to the Bangor Daily News.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n An Ellsworth city councilor accused the city of its responsibility in a sale of a tax-acquired property that was not properly permitted.<\/span><\/p>\n However other councilors have told the Bangor Daily News by doing so it could open up a legal dispute to not only this case but others who lost properties to the city of unpaid taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n The paper says a 6-0 vote overruled the initial position on the sale and a Brewer resident who inherited the property will receive the funds.<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2025\/10\/21\/hancock\/hancock-government\/ellsworth-maine-karst-tax-foreclosed-property-sale-proceeds-returned\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n USDA announced SNAP benefits will not be issued in November<\/b><\/p>\n The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that SNAP benefits will not be issued for next month according to WABI news.<\/span><\/p>\n SNAP, which is short for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is a program to help families with the cost of food.<\/span><\/p>\n 42 million Americans rely on the program, almost 170,000 of which live in Maine.<\/span><\/p>\n Although SNAP benefits cannot be issued for the month of November, benefits that have already been issued can still be used.<\/span><\/p>\n Those who are looking to apply for the SNAP program are still able to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n For additional resources, you can call 211.<\/span><\/p>\n