Island-wide Memorial Day weekend events
Here’s what’s happening around the island on Memorial Day weekend.
Articles by: Islander Staff
Islander Staff
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Island Briefs: AWL grand opening, silent vigil, senior prank, Islesford postmaster wins award
Acadia Wilderness Lodge Yurt Village, a glampground on the Kelleytown Road in West Tremont, had its grand opening May 19.
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MDI Bio Lab unveils new COVID-19 tracing app
The MDI Biological Laboratory is launching a citizen science program aimed at understanding the effectiveness of COVID-19 home test kits.
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Sports Shorts: AOTW, MDI tennis, Memorial Mile, Walk/Run-a-thon
Molly Ritter tied two school records this week with throws in shot put and discus.
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Juskewitch announces run for District 7 attorney
Steven Juskewitch of Dedham has announced his candidacy for district attorney of Hancock and Washington counties.
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Editorial: Mud season arrives
Low blows are nothing new in politics. Mudslinging just might be as American as apple pie. A national pastime bent on winning voters via shock and scorn – or at the very least sticking it to the other guy to the delight of the already converted. As a daily deluge of political angst chases us …
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Editorial: Treasures and responsibilities
Congress in 2020 passed the Great American Outdoors Act, which aims to fund up to $1.9 billion a year for five years to provide needed maintenance for critical facilities and infrastructure in national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas and American Indian schools. Those funds are already working locally. Earlier this year, $27M was allocated …
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Arts Glances: Final days of Jesup May exhibit, poetry reading, Rockefeller Garden
Stop by the Jesup Memorial Library to see the work of Bar Harbor-based artist Liddy Hubbell.
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Mount Desert Island softball team wins on the road
“When two good teams play each other, it can go either way.”
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MDI baseball falls to Ellsworth
The longstanding rivalry between the Trojans and Eagles was renewed on the diamond on Friday, May 20.
