Mars Hill News

The school districts that merged in 2009 to form AOS 99, the Mid-County School District, have decided to end the arrangement and return to their previous structures - SAD 20 in Fort Fairfield, SAD 42 in Mars Hill and Blaine, and the Bridgewater School Department - to better serve the educational needs of their communities.

ELLSWORTH, Maine - A study panel of health and environmental experts commissioned by the state of Massachusetts found insufficient evidence to support claims that noise from commercial wind turbines directly cause health problems or disease.

Peter Beckford of Clifton walks to one of the cabins on their property. Beckford disputes that the proposed wind farm in town is too close to these buildings.

BANGOR, Maine - Steve Crane of Exeter was elected this month to serve as president of the National Potato Council for 2012.