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Developers cut back their plans for Bucksport’s long-delayed fish farm

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Developers cut back their plans for Bucksport’s long-delayed fish farm

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

After years of delays and long periods of silence, the developers of a land-based Atlantic salmon farm in Bucksport that was once celebrated for its potential to help redevelop the former mill town now say they plan to move ahead with a project that’s a fraction of the original size. Local officials are still enthusiastic about the potential of the fish farm, which they say would grow the tax base and possibly even open up new opportunities at a…Read Article

New laws will help a group of towns take over Bucksport-area dams

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New laws will help a group of towns take over Bucksport-area dams

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

After getting an assist from state officials, a group of towns in Hancock County are making plans to take ownership of two dams that a scrap metal company wants to get rid of. This month the Legislature approved, and Gov. Janet Mills signed into law, three bills that are aimed at allowing quasi-municipal watershed management districts to be formed to own and maintain dams on Alamoosook Lake and Toddy Pond. The towns that surround these lakes — O…Read Article

Bucksport softball dethrones Hall-Dale to win Class C title

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Natalie Simpson and Jetta Shook star as the Golden Bucks avenge a pair of title game losses and prevent the Bulldogs from winning a fifth straight championship.Hamilton Bulldogs · Bucksport See the Story

Open house planned for retirement of Bucksport Town Manager Susan Lessard

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

BUCKSPORT — Bucksport Town Manager Susan Lessard is retiring June 30, and on that day the public is invited to say farewell at an open house at the town office from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Bucksport · Bucksport Read Article

State championship preview: Ellsworth baseball, Bucksport softball seek crowning achievements

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The Bucksport High softball team embarked on a business-like approach in winning its third straight Class C North regional title on Tuesday night.Baseball · Bucksport See the Story

MSG Senior Officials Reaffirm Unity

The two-day Pre-Summit Senior Officials Meeting of the Melanesian Spearhead Group concluded with high-level delegates reaffirming their commitment to strengthening regional cooperation, security, and reform ahead of the upcoming Leaders’ Summit. Director General in the Office of the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, George Maniuri, says the meeting is taking place during a challenging and uncertain […]Bucksport · Bucksport See the Story

Bucksport leaders hope fish farm will boost economy at the former mill town

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Whole Oceans renews state permits in Bucksport, aiming for smaller salmon farm to boost local economy and potentially generate 25-50 jobs.Economy · Bucksport Read Article

Bucksport girls track made school history. Their head coach had to watch on FaceTime.

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Bucksport girls outdoor track and field team made school history on Tuesday by winning the Class C state championship, a first-ever title for the Golden Bucks girls. And they did it without head coach Matt Morrison there with them. Morrison, who was named Penobscot Valley Conference Small School Coach of the Year a few weeks ago, got some unwelcome news when the state track championships were rescheduled from Saturday to Tuesday because of b…Bucksport · Bucksport Read Article

Fox named to Emmanuel College dean’s list

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BOSTON — Willa Fox of Bucksport has been named to the 2025 Emmanuel College dean’s list. Fox is majoring in sociology. To earn a spot on the dean’s list, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester.Bucksport · Bucksport Read Article

Bucksport’s 1st poet laureate resigns

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Bucksport’s poet laureate has resigned after dedicating 11 years to using poetry to document life in the town and its response to the closure of its paper mill. At 85, Patricia Smith Ranzoni is less able to carry on traditions and come up with new ideas, she said in her resignation letter. She gave up the lifetime appointment to offer the opportunity to someone else, as well as to pursue a desire to focus her writing on current events outside of…Bucksport · Bucksport Read Article

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