Hancock news from the BDN for 01/08/2020

Hancock County news updates from the Bangor Daily News.

Hancock County news from the BDN for Wednesday, January 8, 2020

After more than 20 years at the helm, Bar Harbor hospital’s CEO to retire at end of year

After leading the institution for more than 20 years, the head of Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor is planning to retire at the end of 2020.
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A new walk-in clinic is coming to Ellsworth

ConvenientMD will triage true emergency-room cases to the Ellsworth hospital’s ER and send chronic or specialty-care cases to physicians.
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3rd person pleads guilty in Winter Harbor dog-killing case

A Winter Harbor woman has been sentenced for helping two men accused of killing a fisherman’s dog avoid police after they became suspects in the August 2018 killing.
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The Maine Maritime football custom that ended with a ref shot by a cannon started with a 1968 prank

It all started with a stolen cannon.
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Man accused of killing Franky the pug arrested after domestic violence call

Nathan A. Burke, 38, had not been seen since violating his bail conditions in the Franky the pug case nearly six months ago.
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Maine plan aims to reduce lobstering impact on right whales

Maine's proposal for protecting endangered right whales from entanglements in lobster gear would maintain the status quo for inshore waters where most traps are located while reducing the number of trap lines farther offshore, officials said Friday.
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MDI lab gets grant to monitor arsenic levels in Maine well water

The $160,000 grant will supplement a million dollar grant that MDI received in 2018 to monitor arsenic and stimulate interest in STEM among high school students.
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