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Jason Spinney anchors his houseboat yards from shore on Green Lake, and many property owners have pushed for a ban on overnight mooring.

Ethel M. Bell passed away at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta, in the early hours of May 5 at the age of 95. She was born on Aug. 8, 1926, the third child of Ethelyn (Nelson) Knowlton and Allan Cobb Knowlton in Liberty, Maine, where she grew up on the...

Over the course of their 10 years as a band, Witchitaw has earned the designation of The Hardest Working Band on The East Coast. They’ve been regulars at the annual Cavendish Beach Music Festival. You’ll hear good feelin’ southern influenced country music that pays homage to the original Country Rebels. Tonight I’ll chat with Lead singer Jason Spinney. We will talk about live performances, using time that Covid Gave us and just have a real good hang. Get ready to crank the volume for th...

increase font size Homemade ‘house float’ on Green Lake irks shorefront dwellers Houseboat-like structures anchored in one spot for days or weeks for recreational use are under fire. By Anne BerleantEllsworth American Share Jason Spinney, half owner of the pontoon-style floating structure pictured on the screen, speaks to city councilors and Green Lake shorefront property owners on April 19. Ellsworth American photo by Anne Berleant ELLSWORTH — The tension between lakefront residents a...

Homemade “house float” on Green Lake irks shorefront dwellers ELLSWORTH — The tension between lakefront residents and recreational users of Green Lake ticked up at an April 19 City Council meeting, in an agenda item sponsored by Councilor Heather Grindle. “It was brought to me by a number of folks,” she said. Under fire are houseboat-like structures anchored in one spot for days or weeks for recreational use, and that often attract their like, tied side-to-side for a fl...