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PublishedJuly 24, 2024
Island communities ask Gov. Mills to intervene to get ferry service back on track
The ferry service to islands in Penobscot Bay has been plagued by cancellations due to staff shortages.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2024
State police investigating death of boy, 1, on Vinalhaven
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner performed an autopsy Thursday, but the results have not yet been released.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2024
Maine State Ferry Service hampered by staffing shortages
After repeated trip cancellations, the state-run ferry service in Penobscot Bay has contracted with an Indiana company to provide temporary workers.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2024
State urges Winthrop, other school districts to take electric buses off the road due to defects
Winthrop, Vinalhaven and Yarmouth reported problems last fall with electric school buses, and the Maine Department of Education is advising all Lion Electric Co. buses be parked until further inspections are done.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Vinalhaven ferry grounding was due to human error, investigations find
The Captain Richard G. Spear returned to service in mid-November, after about $150,000 in repairs.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Winthrop School District one of several to report issues with new electric school buses
Two of Winthrop's brand-new Lion Electric Company school buses have not hit the road yet because of malfunctioning windshields, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said. Yarmouth and Vinalhaven have experienced similar problems.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Ferry damaged rudders, propellers when it struck ledge near Vinalhaven
The Capt. Richard G. Spear, the Maine State Ferry Service's newest ferry, had just left Vinalhaven bound for Rockland when it hit the ledge, transportation officials said Thursday.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
State-run ferry runs aground off coast of Vinalhaven
The Rockland-bound ferry was carrying 65 passengers and 5 crew when it ran aground Wednesday morning on a ledge.
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
Vinalhaven caretaker ordered to repay $300,000 of $900,000 her family received from German homeowner
A federal jury finds that Angelyn Olson used unrestricted access to Andreas von Hirsch's accounts to spend more than $4.5 million between 2013 and 2020 to pay herself and care for his property and boat.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2022
Judge orders AG to provide records surrounding 2020 stabbing death on Vinalhaven
The order comes in response to a lawsuit Lester Feltis filed against Attorney General Aaron Frey seeking investigative records about the slaying of his son, Roger Feltis.
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