Hancock news from the BDN for 10/02/2019

Hancock County news updates from the Bangor Daily News.

Hancock County news from the BDN for Wednesday, October 2, 2019

MDI town considers potentially quicker police coverage — that’s 50 percent more expensive

The only town on Mount Desert Island that doesn’t have its own police department is considering whether to switch the agency it relies on for police coverage.
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Emera buyer now says it doesn’t need to borrow the full $959M price to buy Maine utility

The head of the Canadian company that plans to buy Emera Maine said Monday that the company won’t have to borrow the full purchase price of $959 million to complete the deal.
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How possible 19th-century remains could alter the plans for Bucksport’s salmon farm

A contractor has examined part of the former Verso Paper mill site in Bucksport to ensure that a proposed $180 million Atlantic salmon farm does not disturb archaeological remains that might be there.
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Massachusetts man who went missing while working in Hancock County found safe

Maine State Police are seeking help finding a Hancock County man whose family has not heard from him for days.
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After 75 years, this Deer Isle organ player has one more performance to give

When Gerald Wheeler finishes his last performance as an organist and choir director on Sunday, a 75-year performance career that’s included time at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London and New York City’s Carnegie Hall will conclude with it.
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Acadia will allow e-bikes on carriage roads starting Saturday

Not all types of so-called “e-bikes” will be allowed, and everyone — traditional bikes included — will have to abide by a 20 mph speed limit.
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A crab shell sighting at Acadia is more evidence of a ‘ticking time bomb’ on Maine’s coast

A discovery last week shows that another invasive aquatic species is continuing to take hold along the Maine coast, a development that could spell trouble for some native species on which fishermen depend.
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A referee was shot by a cannon during a Maine Maritime Academy football game

A video showed the referee immediately grabbed his head and collapsed to the ground when the cannon was set off.
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The building where Blue Hill’s sailing history got its start has sold

A property that played a pivotal role in the establishment of Blue Hill as a sailing and recreation destination will soon be a residence now that it has been purchased for $1.12 million.
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Acadia’s chief ranger to oversee park service sites in New Mexico and Colorado

After spending nearly the past 16 years at Acadia, the park’s chief ranger is leaving to take a National Park Service superintendent position overseeing sites in New Mexico and Colorado.
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The story behind the only Acadia ranger to be killed in the line of duty

In November 1938, a few months after he got married and started his new job as an Acadia National Park ranger, Karl Jacobson was shot near Schoodic Point. He died two days later.
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