Petition seeks to put big new aquaculture leases on hold
AUGUSTA — An application by a Brunswick oyster farm for a 10-year, 40-acre lease in Casco Bay drew a band of protesters to the state ...
Elver landings
AUGUSTA — The Maine elver season opened Friday, March 22. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) announced just under 35 ...
Moonbeam fills in for Sunbeam
BAR HARBOR — The Maine Seacoast Mission has found a boat to deliver services to several of Maine’s outer islands while the Sunbeam V is ...
Access to medication- assisted therapy
ELLSWORTH — Healthy Acadia has received a $1.5 million three-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support the Downeast ...
Hancock County Court Feb. 1-28
The following cases were adjudicated, reviewed or continued in Hancock County Court, according to official records: Feb. 1 to Feb. 28 Michael R. Daniel, 27, ...
Transport plan set for release
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — The park’s long-range transportation plan, which has been in the works for more than four years, is to be released next ...
Marine museum summer camp set
SEARSPORT — The Penobscot Marine Museum will hold two week-long summer camps for children this summer. A camp for children ages 5 to 8 will ...
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Selectmen Chairwoman Julie Curtis: “I like to know who my neighbors are”
The current chairwoman of the Eastbrook Board of Selectmen, Julie Curtis attended Cave Hill School ...
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Sea of Blue run/walk set
MOUNT DESRT — The annual Sea of Blue Walk and 5K, promoting autism awareness, is ...
Indoor track awards announced
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School athletes were selected to the All-Penobscot Valley ...
5th/6th-grade girls win Bear’s Den Tournament
BAR HARBOR — The Acadia Youth Sports 5th/6th-grade girls’ basketball team won the Bear’s Den ...
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Nature: Animal friendships
Friends are important to all men and beasts and the different friendships formed are sometimes ...
Painting’s whereabouts a mystery
BAR HARBOR — Painter Nelson L. Dodson donated an oil painting called “Shore Walk” to ...
Feeling worthless is a mental health issue
Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I can’t seem to get out of ...