Local News Briefs - January 17, 2014 (Bangor) – Flooding fears have prompted police and public works officials in Bangor to put the Kenduskeag Plaza off limits today. Folks who park in Downtown Bangor were advised to use the Pickering Square Parking Garage instead. Police Lieutenant Paul Edwards tells WNSX a small ice jam on the Kenduskeag Stream prompted the flooding concern. (Bar Harbor) – Town councilors in Bar Harbor have the report on the town’s suspended police chief, but they’ve yet to take action. The Mt. Desert Islander reports the town council has twice met in executive session, but it’s not clear whether chief Nate Young was the topic. Young was put on paid leave last October after allegations that he was driving drunk while off duty. (Ellsworth) – Accused wife killer Christopher Saenz reportedly wants his belongings, though he’s held without bail. The Ellsworth American reports the 30-year old asked police to keep his landlord from giving away his late wife’s belongings to her family members. Police told Saenz it was a civil matter and he would need to speak with his attorney. (Stonington) The Stonington Water Company might be on to what’s part of the cause of loss of millions of gallons of water on a regular basis. The Island Advantages reports the culprit could be old meters. Olver Associates took over operation of the company in the Spring and has slowly tested and replaced meters in homes. The company told Stonington’s Selectmen some of those meters are sluggish or stopped and that means a lot of water wasn’t being measured. (Bar Harbor) – The school budget for Mt. Desert Island High School is relying more on property taxes and less on tuition from off island students. The Mt. Desert Islander reports there are just 100-tuition students attending the high school in Bar Harbor. That’s down 60-students from 10-years ago, and at more than $9-thousand dollars a student, is a loss of more than a half million dollars from non-property tax revenue streams. (Blue Hill) The “new” roof on Blue Hill’s Consolidated school library leaked water during heavy rains earlier this month. The Weekly Packet reports the roof is just over 3 years old and was installed by Williams Roofing Company of Brewer. The school’s building and grounds supervisor says the roof has multiple issues and he doesn’t know why it’s started to leak through the skylights. (Stonington) Stonington’s municipal budget is up about 7.5 percent which accounts for a just over 105 thousand dollar increase. The Island Advantages reports selectmen approved the 1.5 million dollar budget earlier this week. (Lamoine) Lamoine’s newly elected school board has gotten right to work and they will seek input from the community for the next steps in Lamoine Consolidated School’s future. A community forum will be held the last Tuesday of the month in the school’s cafeteria. The board says they hope to hear what works and what needs improvement in the formation of a new school district. (Hancock) An important part of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital’s formation and a long time Hancock Point resident has died. Jean O’Meara (O MAR AH) died on Monday at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Her husband, the late Dr. Edward O’Meara founded MCMH. The two had five children. Mrs. Omeara was 91. (Ellsworth) There’s more demand than supply for a local organization who needs volunteers to check on home bound Hancock County seniors’ well being. Friends in Action Executive Director Jo Cooper tells WNSX the organization provides a variety of services, from rides, calls, visits, and more. (Bar Harbor) A big chunk of a 2 billion dollar Maine Department of Transporation three year plan will go to reconstruction of Route 3 in Bar Harbor. MDOT Spokesman Ted Talbot tells WNSX, the Bar Harbor project will cost 14 million dollars, and is a top priority. Talbot says they’ll start the project in spring 2015 and work through Memorial Day in order to avoid summer traffic. High School Basketball Boys Deer Isle-Stonington 49, Bucksport 45 Sumner Memorial 61, Searsport District 50 Greenville 42, Shead 34 Hampden Academy 76, Skowhegan Area 42 Girls Bucksport 56, Deer Isle-Stonington 32 Sumner Memorial 57, Searsport District 33 John Bapst Memorial 46, Hermon 39 Narraguagus 57, Washington Academy 42 Woodland 55, Jonesport-Beals 23 Penobscot Valley 52, Penquis Valley 17 Piscataquis Community 46, Central 29 Schenck 54, Bangor Christian 17
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:22:38 +0000
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