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Wind Farm (Eastbrook) – A proposed wind farm that would place towers in Eastbrook and Osborn would build some of the tallest windmills in Maine.  The Ellsworth American reports 22-towers are proposed, and they’re nearly 600-feet tall.  Long Road Energy Partners have proposed the towers and they’ve made application to the Department of Environmental protection.  If built, the … [Read more...] about Local News – November 20, 2018

Driving/Snow (Ellsworth) – A steady snow fall has coated the ground in Downeast Maine this morning as the first significant snow of the season has shut down schools about everywhere.  The National Weather Service has advised that roads will be slippery and visibility limited during the fast moving storm that should end by early evening.  A few accidents are reported this … [Read more...] about Local News – November 16, 2018

Ellsworth Fire (Ellsworth) – Fire damaged an Ellsworth apartment house last night, but all the tenants made it out safely.  Firefighters from a half dozen communities responded to the blaze on Christian Ridge Road shortly after 8:30.  Flames were coming from the top floor, prompting firefighters to pull off siding and cutting a hole in the wall outside and tearing out a wall … [Read more...] about Local News – November 14, 2018

Ranked Choice Recount   (Augusta) – Maine’s Secretary of State says there is absolutely no evidence of ballot tampering as the ranked choice recount continues in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.  Republican Bruce Poliquin’s campaign says it has pictures of unlocked ballot storage containers and video of unsupervised absentee ballot processing in Bangor.  Secretary of … [Read more...] about Local News – November 13, 2018

Recount (Augusta) – State election workers get no holiday today as they conduct the ranked choice recount in the 2nd Congressional District Race.  Couriers picked up all the computer thumb drives from ballot tabulating machines and ballots that the machines couldn’t count from local election workers.  The Secretary of State’s office will analyze all those ballots and capture … [Read more...] about Local News – November 12, 2018