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TRENTON — The Trenton Board of Appeals on Aug. 11 denied resident Linda Hodgkins’ appeal of Code Enforcement Officer Angie Chamberlain’s issuance of a

Acadia-area League of Towns voted unanimously to ask about the possibility of the county assuming responsibility for animal control.

Brian Lee at Maine Medical Partners in otolaryngology in Biddeford, Heidi Miller at Maine Medical Partners in the Casco Bay surgical care unit, Eric Shurtleff at Maine Medical Partners in the division of acute care surgery, and Josh Vaughn at Maine Medical Partners in orthopedics and sports medicine, a division of orthopedic trauma and fracture care. Landry/French Construction in Scarborough hired Bert Kiesow as project development executive. Kiesow has 25 years of experience in constructio...

Fred Ehrlenbach Named Citizen of the Year by Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce th Annual Awards night at a date to be determined in June. Gretchen Wilson, the Executive Director of the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce said "It seems like the perfect fit this year, Fred just stepped down after 12 years on our board, the last two as President. I honestly don’t know how he continues to wear so many hats; he’s pretty selfless with his time in so many arenas.” Fred grew up in Ellsworth, gra...

How Maine towns are run TRENTON — We are approaching town meeting season, when many municipalities statewide will gather for the annual event (sometimes spread over multiple meetings) to elect town officials, vote on ordinances, levy taxes and approve the yearly budget. In preparation, here’s a quick refresher on how local government operates.  The most commonly used form of government in the state is the town meeting/board of selectmen structure. According to the Maine Municipal Associati...

Island Briefs Coalition membership    BAR HARBOR— A letter from the Maine Service Center Coalition requesting that the town pay $500 in dues to continue its membership was presented at last week’s Town Council meeting. The coalition serves as a clearinghouse of information, a gathering point for people with common interests, a forum for speakers to present and interact and a place for collective advocacy for the town of Bar Harbor. In addition to protecting all municipal re...

Budget passed, middle school question voted on at Trenton Town Meeting TRENTON — The town held its annual meeting in late Dec. at the Trenton Fire Station and via Zoom, following an election of selectmen and School Committee members. During the meeting, which was moderated by Selectman John Bennett, the town voted to approve its fiscal year 2021-22 municipal budget of $915,000. This is in addition to the $4,321,885 school budget that was approved by voters at a special town meeting in October...

Group urges Trenton to leave AOS TRENTON — The Trenton Elementary School should withdraw from Alternative Organizational Structure 91 (AOS 91), according to the School Evaluation Options Committee (SEOC), which made the recommendation to the Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 29 meeting.  Additionally, the committee requested that “the Trenton School Board prepare a letter expressing a vote of no confidence with regard to Dr. Marc Gousse, superintendent [of] AOS 91,” according to a statement...

Budget passed, middle school question voted on at Trenton Town Meeting TRENTON — The town held its annual meeting last Tuesday night at the Trenton Fire Station and via Zoom, following Monday’s election of selectmen and School Committee members.  During the meeting, which was moderated by Selectman John Bennett, the town voted to approve its fiscal year 2021-22 municipal budget of $915,000. This is in addition to the $4,321,885 school budget that was approved by voters at a special town me...