Steuben News

Shellfishermen are still having a tough time. While some flood closures have reopened, Wednesday morning the Department of Marine Resources closed much of the shore because of Red Tide.

BAR HARBOR : A man reported, June 12, that when he unrolled a piece of carpeting he bought from a local hardware store he saw the message, a oeYoua re gonna die,a written in blood on the inside.

A building that housed a guide business was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon, but firefighters were able to save an attached garage that contained taxidermy equipment and specimens.

We've been dreaming of a little getaway camp on a lake, kind of like the one in On Golden Pond.

Cover Story Excerpt: A bold step backward It was a stubborn cold start, but once the old Perkins fired off it rolled along like a good diesel should.

It was pretty obvious the 39-footer coming out of a bay at H&H Marine in Steuben, Maine, was not the typical lobster boat.

A Steuben man remained in jail on Monday after he allegedly threatened to kill his estranged wife and the staff of a local eatery.

FREEPORT a ' Pownal residents upset by a 36 percent tax increase in the Regional School Unit 5 budget have forced a vote on repeal of school consolidation.

Some towns experiencing consolidation regret STEUBEN, Maine - Towns that no longer want to be part of the regional school unit they voted to join are finding themselves caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

BAR HARBOR : The hull and top are all laid up for Diver Ed's new boat, to be used for his unique "Dive-in Theater" program in Frenchman Bay.

Bigger was supposed to be better - or at least cheaper - for consolidated school districts.

Road contracts and funding for the town's library dominated discussion at Steuben's annual Town Meeting March 7, leading to three paper ballots in addition to the one required for the town warrant.

Like all good things, Glen Mittelhauser began working as a biologist at a remote coastal bird refuge by accident.

The newly formed Regional School Unit 24 has a governing board, pending state certification.

Arthur Morison and Rich Malaby have announced their write-in candidacies for the Hancock seat on the newly formed Regional School Unit 24 board.

Last month, voters in 12 communities approved joining a consolidated school district.

H&H Marine is building several boats at its shop in Steuben, Maine, for commercial fishermen in New England, the West Indies and California.

The School Board will meet Jan. 14 to consider options now that the town has voted not to join the new Regional School Unit 24 .

Investigators close case in fatal Trenton accident ELLSWORTH, Maine - A local woman won't be prosecuted for her role in an accident that killed a pedestrian in Trenton last year.

The newly consolidated school district of Ellsworth and school unions 92 and 96 now has a name - Regional School Unit 24 .