Maine Supreme Court Weighs Tremont Dispute Over $230K Code Violation.

Maine Supreme Court Weighs Tremont Dispute Over $230K Code Violation.

Mar 06, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/BDN TREMONT—Maine’s highest court heard arguments Thursday from a Tremont couple who say they are entitled to a jury trial after being fined more than $230,000 for an alleged unpermitted junkyard. The couple are appealing a lower court’s ruling that they were not entitled to a jury trial because the six-figure civil penalty they faced, which represents more than six years … Continue reading Maine Supreme Court Weighs Tremont Dispute Over $230K Code Violation.

Plea deal reached in Southwest Harbor fatal hit-and-run

Plea deal reached in Southwest Harbor fatal hit-and-run

Jan 18, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News ELLSWORTH—A Bar Harbor man has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors for a case in which he ran over and killed a woman with his truck. John Holdsworth, 32, is expected to spend at least nine months behind bars on felony convictions for driving to endanger and leaving the scene of an accident involving death, according to … Continue reading Plea deal reached in Southwest Harbor fatal hit-and-run

Trial Set for Former Bar Harbor Resident Accused of Gross Sexual Assault

Trial Set for Former Bar Harbor Resident Accused of Gross Sexual Assault

Shaun Farrar Jan 03, 2025 Share If you or someone you know needs support because of sexual violence, you can contact the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s 24/7 hotline at 800-871-7741. BAR HARBOR—On March 21, 2023, David C. Gordon, 51, previously a Bar Harbor resident, was arrested by Sgt. Jerrod Hardy of the Bar Harbor Police Department and charged with gross sexual assault, class B. … Continue reading Trial Set for Former Bar Harbor Resident Accused of Gross Sexual Assault