Sports Shorts: Athlete of the Week, new gym floors, trialthlon return
When athletes return to Bunny Parady Gymnasium for Mount Desert Island sporting events this coming season, they’ll be playing on a new gymnasium floor.
Articles by: Islander Staff
Islander Staff
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Editorial: The $10.6-million question
The Hancock County Commissioners have a happy – if potentially knotty – problem to solve.
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Editorial: Capping cruise ships
Whether they travel by land or sea, everyone it seems wants to be on Mount Desert Island.
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Martime Shorts: Maine grants, in-person meetings, annual survey
Two Maine programs were recently awarded multi-year grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support the recovery of the endangered Atlantic salmon.
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Arts Glances: Art auction, book sale, open studios
Come look for treasures at Southwest Harbor Public Library’s Last Chance Book Sale on Saturday and Sunday, July 31 and Aug. 1.
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Island Briefs: Church cleanup, council appointees, Wine & Whiskers
The Bar Harbor Town Council appointed members to several boards and committees Tuesday night.
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Island Police: Pull in your side mirrors! Hit and run sideswipe numbers are up
A hit and run accident involving an unlicensed driver on Main Street was reported around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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Sports Shorts: Athlete of the Week, travel soccer leagues, Northeast Harbor race
Athlete of the Week: Wyman Tapley BAR HARBOR – Bar Harbor’s Kebo Valley Golf Course hosted the Maine Amateur Championship last week, and several Kebo members were among the many participants. Member Wyman Tapley of Bar Harbor was the top local competitor as he shot 151 over the first 36 holes to make the cut. …
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Editorial: Giving children the chance to succeed
An estimated 8 million U.S. children, the majority under age 5, lived in households with at least one parent with a substance use disorder from 2009 to 2014, according to a report by the United Hospital Fund.
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Editorial: It takes a village
Last week, hundreds of people from Mount Desert Island (and beyond) followed the travels of a lone truck driver who was bringing a 200,000-pound building to Mount Desert Island Hospital