Quarry hearing to focus on noise
MOUNT DESERT — It has always been about the noise. Residents of Hall Quarry, especially those who live near the quarry owned by Harold MacQuinn, ...
Voting now open for “Women of Distinction”
BAR HARBOR — YWCA MDI has announced the finalists for this year’s Women of Distinction awards and is inviting the public to vote for one ...
Recovery coaching
ELLSWORTH — On July 1 Healthy Acadia, with support from Governor Janet Mills and the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHS), launched ...
Boatworks turns to workboats
CRANBERRY ISLES — A few raindrops couldn’t dampen the spirits in the historic Blue Duck building on Little Cranberry last Saturday, as Oso Oloroso, the ...
Achieving a quorum a challenge for boards
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — When Jesse Dunbar accepted the code enforcement clerk’s job with the town recently, he resigned from his position on the Planning Board. ...
School starts Aug. 29
BAR HARBOR — The new school year starts Thursday, Aug. 29 for all students in the Mount Desert Island Regional School System. At MDI High ...
Pancake breakfast in memory of Young
BAR HARBOR — A pancake breakfast and silent auction will be held at Birch Bay Retirement Village Main Dining Room on Friday, Aug. 23 from ...
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Meet Fire Chief Steve Corson
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Stethoscope Open planned
MOUNT DESERT — Mount Desert Nursing Association presents its third annual fundraising golf tournament, the ...
Fall sports season begins
BAR HARBOR — The 2019 fall sports season began Monday morning as the Mount Desert ...
Nelson sweeps at Claremont Classic
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Playing in an unusually late Claremont Croquet Classic, Dave Nelson’s mastery of ...
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Book tackles darker side of inheriting a family fortune
Author and journalist Janny Scott be at two Mount Desert Island libraries next week for ...
Colt to discuss 1968 Harvard-Yale game
MOUNT DESERT — A Harvard-Yale football game that was played on Nov. 23, 1968 is ...
My mother-in-law wants ME to apologize to her for her son’s behavior
Dear Carolyn: My husband, “Eric,” and I accidentally offended my mother-in-law, “Gwen.” Eric’s parents are ...