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🌱 How Bucksport residents are reimagining life after the Verso mill closure
Bucksport, Maine Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Bucksport! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Bucksport residents are reimagining life after the Verso mill closure
- What Bucksport’s long-debated landfill closure really means for the river
Also on today's calendar: Queen City Improv returns to Brown Hall and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cloudy and breezy; p.m. rain, with a high of 58 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 61, low: 39.
- Friday: Clouds and sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Looking Back week of May 7 (ellsworthamerican.com) — Bucksport residents are still grappling with the long-term impact of the Verso mill’s 2014 closure, but many see it as a chance to reinvent the town’s identity. A local nonprofit, Bucksport Heart & Soul, has been gathering residents’ ideas and priorities to help shape the community’s future beyond its mill-town past. 
• Bucksport welcomes closure of troubled landfill but contamination worries linger (bangordailynews.com) — Bucksport is moving closer to permanently closing its troubled landfill, with Sargent Corp. selected to handle the complex project ahead of a Dec. 31, 2026 state deadline. Residents and town officials welcome the progress but remain worried about PFAS-contaminated leachate flowing into the Penobscot River and whether the closure will include strong enough environmental protections.
📸 Around Bucksport
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Bucksport : Open to All Cancers →
125 Broadway, Bucksport
8:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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Other local events
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Queen City Improv returns to Brown Hall →
Elm Street Congregational Church, 31 Elm St, Bucksport
9:00 am -
Mount View Varsity Baseball @ Bucksport →
Bucksport High School, 102 Broadway #1, Bucksport
4:30 pm -
Scottish Country Dancing in Bucksport →
31 Elm St, Bucksport
9:00 pm -
Bucksport : Open to All Cancers →
125 Broadway, Bucksport
8:00 pm -
Washington Academy Varsity Baseball @ Bucksport →
102 Broadway, Bucksport
8:30 pm -
Scottish Country Dancing in Bucksport →
31 Elm St, Bucksport
9:00 pm
Saturday May 9
Monday May 18
Wednesday May 27
Friday May 29
Monday June 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Softball @Belfast V 4pm; JV 6pm
Hampden Academy Hampden, ME 04444
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Tennis Court: V Girls Tennis v MDI
Hampden Academy Hampden, ME 04444
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Bordick: JV Baseball v Belfast
Hampden Academy Hampden, ME 04444
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V Girls Tennis @ MDI
Hampden Academy Hampden, ME 04444
4:00 pm -
Tennis Court: Boys V Tennis v MDI
Hampden Academy Hampden, ME 04444
4:00 pm
Wednesday May 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Suspected gas leak prompts evacuation at Walgreens in Bangor, Maine.
3:02PM on May 4: Walgreens on Broadway in Bangor was evacuated due to a suspected gas leak and employee symptoms, prompting a call to Bangor Fire. (Nextdoor )
- Baskin-Robbins posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Bucksport. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for 9:00am -4:00pm Team Member Shifts in Bucksport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bucksport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Brewer
- Emma Jameson Shines With Grand Slam In 11-1 Win Over Nokomis (929theticket.com)
- National Democrats back Joe Baldacci in Maine CD-2 race (newscentermaine.com)
Ellsworth
- Scholarship winners announced (ellsworthamerican.com)
- Baby eel prices in Maine hit lowest point since global demand surged in 2011 (bangordailynews.com)
- Steve Shelton, Recognized by BestAgents.us as a 2026 Top Agent (yourdigitalwall.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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