Whales and license laws top lobster industry agenda
ELLSWORTH — The blowy weather that made lobster fishing a hard chance recently might well have been a blessing in disguise. The wind and cold ...
Vehicle ban worries wormers
AUGUSTA — The age-old conflict over access to Maine’s tidal flats got another airing last week during a public hearing on proposed legislation in the ...
Transfer station hours slashed
BAR HARBOR — The town’s transfer station’s hours are set to change June 1, following a town council vote last week. “One of the ways ...
Rotary Club announces $10K in gifts
BAR HARBOR — The Bar Harbor (MDI) Rotary Club recently sent out over $10,000 worth of checks to local organizations, which included the YWCA MDI, ...
Music therapy offered
BAR HARBOR — Melissa Violette, one of a handful of board-certified music therapists in Maine, is launching a new Outpatient Music Therapy Program in concert ...
Coastal planning grant awarded
ELLSWORTH — A watershed management project for part of Frenchman Bay has been awarded a $36,908 grant from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and ...
Grief support for drug deaths
ELLSWORTH — A support group for those who have lost a loved one to a drug overdose is set to meet Wednesdays Feb. 20 through ...
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Meet Town Clerk Kathy Downes
After graduating from Bucksport High School, where she played basketball and softball, Kathy Downes went ...
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Stout defense powers girls’ quarterfinal win over MCI
BANGOR — The Mount Desert Island High School girls’ basketball team’s senior class has won ...
Middle school basketball victories
BAR HARBOR — The Conners Emerson School boys and Pemetic/Tremont girls won Coast League titles ...
Boys fall to Ellsworth in quarterfinals
BANGOR — This time, it wasn’t meant to be. The Mount Desert Island High School boys’ ...
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Film explores ancient carvings
MOUNT DESERT — The Northeast Harbor Library will host a screening of “Song of the ...
Artists celebrate inspiration from women
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Visionary women come in many different forms. Each of the more than ...
Games morning at library
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Volunteers Dick Atlee, Sarah Corson and Linda Hayward will host Saturday Games ...