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🌱 Hancock County search for missing Blue Hill boater ends in tragedy

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  • Hancock County search for missing Blue Hill boater ends in tragedy

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Nice with variable cloudiness, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 71, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 67 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Search Ends In Blue Hill, Maine As Authorities Recover Missing 82-Year-Old Boater (1019therock.com) — Hancock County officials have recovered the body of 82-year-old James Kannry, a seasonal resident of Blue Hill who went missing from his boat on September 20. After extensive searches by the Maine Marine Patrol and Sheriff's Office, his body was found about five miles from where he was believed to have fallen in, bringing a sad resolution for nearby coastal communities including Hancock.
   

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    Monday October 5
  • Cross Country Meet @ HGS
    Hancock Public Schools Hancock, ME 04640
    4:00 pm
  • Cross Country Meet @ Lamoine
    Hancock Public Schools Hancock, ME 04640
    4:00 pm
    • Tuesday October 6
  • HGS @ MDES Soccer
    Hancock Public Schools Hancock, ME 04640
    4:00 pm
    • Wednesday October 7
  • Lamoine @ HGS Soccer
    Hancock Public Schools Hancock, ME 04640
    4:00 pm

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Ellsworth

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Bar Harbor

  • From shorts to sweaters: Bar Harbor shifts gears for fall tourism (wabi.tv)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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