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Saying goodbye to those we lost ELLSWORTH 2020 was a year full of loss, thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hancock County recorded its first death of a person who tested positive for coronavirus in May, a man in his 60s, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since then, as of Dec. 30, eleven Hancock County residents have died due to the coronavirus. However, locals have lost many more family and friends who lived elsewhere to the virus. Meanwhile, Hancock County lost several community leaders due to other causes during 2020. Longtime lawman Alan Brown of Ellsworth died on Oct. 16. ....
Cost savings sought for town garage SOUTHWEST HARBOR With the help of an Infrastructure Committee, selectmen have decided to revisit the plan for a new town garage to see if they can find cost savings before putting it back out to bid. “My biggest concern is we pare some stuff out of here, send it back out to bid and the bid comes back higher than the first time,” said Town Manager Justin VanDongen during the discussion at their Nov. 24 virtual meeting via Zoom. “The price of materials has gone up and I’m hoping that maybe there’s somebody that still needs work out there…I’m worried.” ....