Hancock news from the BDN for 03/18/2020

Hancock County news updates from the Bangor Daily News.

Hancock County news from the BDN for Wednesday, March 18, 2020

With Canada’s cruise ship ban, Maine likely to lose 50 visits and 80,000 passengers

Maine stands to lose about 50 of its scheduled cruise ship visits this year, the result of a Canadian ban on cruise ship visits in that country until July 1.
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Developer wants to put up more than 10,000 solar panels in Ellsworth

A New Hampshire-based developer wants to build a solar array of 10,900 panels, producing about 4.3 megawatts of electricity on Route 180 in Ellsworth, according to a proposal before city planners.
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It’s mud season in Acadia, where carriage roads are closed

One of Maine's signs of the annual "mud season" has arrived at Acadia National Park, where carriage roads are shut down to all users.
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The spread of coronavirus into Maine has small businesses on edge

A natural foods co-op in Blue Hill is booming. A restaurant in Millinocket and a bakery in Belfast are closing temporarily. A family supermarket in Ellsworth has lost business.
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MDI schools closing for 2 weeks due to coronavirus spread

Ten public schools in eastern Hancock County will close immediately in response to Coronavirus, with the school system’s superintendent saying that “to do otherwise represents a serious risk and overt threat to public health and safety.”
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College of the Atlantic to close dorms, move all classes online due to coronavirus

Another Maine college will shut its doors for the spring semester in response to the spread of COVID-19, a coronavirus that has sickened and killed thousands across the globe.
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March 12 live blog: The latest on coronavirus and Maine

We'll be constantly updating our live blog throughout the day as news comes in about the coronavirus and its impact in Maine.
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Maine Maritime opens training facility at former Bucksport mill site

All of Maine Maritime’s recertification classes for professional mariners will eventually move from the academy’s Castine campus to Bucksport.
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Maine gets $4.5M in federal funds for coronavirus measures

Maine has no confirmed cases of the disease as yet, but received on Wednesday $4.56 million in federal aid Congress appropriated last week to battle coronavirus.
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