From Emera Maine: "This afternoon in Washington County, a vehicle has hit a pole and 2073 customers are without power. Crews are responding to this incident, working quickly and safely to restore service and replace the pole. The towns that are impacted by this incident include: BANGOR, BERRY TWP, CATHANCE TWP, DENNYSVILLE, EAST MACHIAS, EASTPORT, EDMUNDS, EDMUNDS TWP, … [Read more...] about Over 2,000 Emera customers without power after crash in Washington County
Update on last week’s fire in Rockport
UPDATE FROM THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE - "Fire Investigators say last week’s fire that destroyed a mobile home in Rockport was caused by a chair catching fire that was too close to the wood stove. Bruce Fales was interviewed by investigators last weekend in his hospital room at Maine Medical Center. He told them he was asleep at the time of the fire and escaped out a … [Read more...] about Update on last week’s fire in Rockport
Local News – January 10, 2017
Jax lab Building (Bar Harbor) - As a crane hoisted a steel beam into place yesterday in Bar Harbor, workers on the new building celebrated the completion of the frame on Jackson Laboratory's new Center for Biometric Analysis. The ceremony in the frigid air marked a milestone at the building that will eventually house about 200-workers. the expansion project should be complete … [Read more...] about Local News – January 10, 2017
PCSO investigating credit card fraud
From the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office: "The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a credit card fraud and has obtained pictures of a person of interest. We ask for the public’s help in identifying the individual in these photos. These photos were captured during the first week in January 2017 at the Hannaford Grocery Store in Hampden. If anyone has … [Read more...] about PCSO investigating credit card fraud
The latest “Cost of Raising a Child” report is out
From the US Department of Agriculture: Families Projected to Spend an Average of $233,610 Raising a Child Born in 2015 WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2017 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the 2015 Expenditures on Children by Families report, also known as "The Cost of Raising a Child." The report, developed by economists at USDA's Center for Nutrition … [Read more...] about The latest “Cost of Raising a Child” report is out
