SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A local lobster pound owner believes she may have found a new, marijuana-based method for killing Maine’s signature seafood species more humanely. A lobster named Roscoe was Charlotte Gill’s first test subject. In her experiment, Gill placed Roscoe in a covered box with about two inches of water at the bottom. Marijuana […]
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Roland A. Beaulieu
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Roland A. Beaulieu, 75, died Saturday, Aug. 25, after battling complications of throat cancer. He passed away peacefully at the home he shared with his wife and daughter’s family in Southwest Harbor, surrounded by family. Roland was born May 6, 1943, in Lewiston, the son of Albert M. and Pearl G. Beaulieu. Roland […]
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Litchfield woman reported missing is located in Southwest Harbor
A Litchfield woman who police said was missing early Monday morning was located later in the day in Southwest Harbor, where she was driving her car. Early Monday, Maine State Police announced that the woman, 77-year-old Jacka Beckwith, had failed to show up at a relative’s house in Bangor on Sunday and was later spotted […]
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Mount Desert Island lobster pier sold to Connecticut financier
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A local lobster pier that for decades has been home to a family-owned lobster retail and wholesale business has been sold. The new owner of Beal’s Lobster Pier is Russel Bernard, managing principal of a real estate private equity firm in Westport, Conn. The pier is located at the end of Clark […]
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Missing kayaker found near Deer Isle
ELLSWORTH — After a 14-hour search, a kayaker who had been reported missing on Thursday night, was found near Deer Isle by the Coast Guard. The kayaker, Matt Grabowski, 30, was on a several-day kayaking and camping trip around Isle au Haut when he missed a scheduled check-in with his friend’s father. The Coast Guard […]