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
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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
Down East Community Hospital welcomes its first baby of the New Year
From Down East Community Hospital: "Machias - On January 8 at 8:46 am, Sage Neptune of Pleasant Point delivered the first baby born at Down East Community Hospital for 2017. Caleb, the very handsome son of Sage Neptune and Tyler Davis, weighed in at a healthy 9 lbs., 3 ozs. He is the third grandchild of Wilfred and Patricia Neptune and the first grandchild of Erica and Brian … [Read more...] about Down East Community Hospital welcomes its first baby of the New Year
Local News – January 9, 2017
Snowmobile Fatal (Oakland) - A 52-year old Massachusetts man has died after the snowmobile he operated went through thin ice on Messalonskee Lake in Oakland. The Warden Service reports to Star 97.7 Richard Dumont went through the ice Saturday afternoon. Witnesses called 9-1-1,. the fire department used a rescue sled and pulled Dumont from the water, but he was pronounced dead … [Read more...] about Local News – January 9, 2017
