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City of Ellsworth introducing payment plan for seniors affected by 30% tax increase
ELLSWORTH -- The City of Ellsworth is starting a program that aims to help seniors pay off their property taxes. According to Ellsworth tax assessors, a state program for those 65 and older froze property taxes last year. They say the program was repealed for being too expensive and those...
Blue Hill Fair returns for another year
BLUE HILL, Maine (WABI) - The Blue Hill Fair gets underway at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Fairgoers get in for the low price of $1 Thursday. There will be rides, livestock, tractor pulls and live concerts. Nashville country recording artist Aaron Tippin will be among those performing, he takes the...
Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Recovery Center will host Overdose Awareness Day event
ELLSWORTH, Maine (WABI) - In 2023, more than 600 Mainers lost their lives to substance overdose. This leaves a lot of grief and trauma in local communities. That’s why Healthy Acadia wants to provide a safe space for those in need on International Overdose Awareness Day. August 31 of...
In Hancock, a Years-Long Restoration Project Brings Hope to a Sinking Marsh
HANCOCK, Maine — On a warm bright afternoon, with just enough breeze to keep the mosquitoes at bay, Tatia Bauer crouched down and brushed her hand over tufts of bright green saltmarsh cordgrass that had sprouted in the high marsh of Old Pond, just south of Route 1 in Hancock.
Mac Smith to talk about Mrs. John Jacob Astor at Northeast Harbor Library
MOUNT DESERT — Author and historian Mac Smith will discuss and sign his latest book, “Plain Madeleine: Mrs. John Jacob Astor in Bar Harbor,” at the Northeast Harbor Library on Sept. 11 at 5:30 p.m. Smith's book documents Madeleine Astor’s life and the Astor presence in Bar Harbor, putting her story in the context of Bar Harbor's Golden Age. The program will be offered in person and on Zoom.
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