TRENTON — Can I recycle a dirty pizza box? Does a cereal box technically count as cardboard? Will anyone notice if I slip a #3 plastic in the bin marked only for #1 and #2? Trenton residents will no longer have to deliberate over such questions as they stand over sorting containers. That’s because on …
TRENTON — Voters at Town Meeting next spring will decide whether the town will adopt part or all of the state Uniform Building and Energy Code. According to Code Enforcement Officer Angela Chamberlain, the town can adopt the building code without the energy code, the energy code without the building code, or it can adopt …
TRENTON — A special town meeting is set for Tuesday, Oct. 22, to vote on proposed land use ordinance changes intended to make it easier for landowners to develop their property. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the town office. Like most towns, Trenton requires a certain minimum road frontage to develop …
BAR HARBOR — On Monday, Matt Gerald of Western Bay Oyster Co. held a public scoping session on a proposed longer-term aquaculture lease of the 3.36-acre site in Western Bay that he’s already farming. The site is near the head of Mount Desert Island, south of Old House Cove in Western Bay and near Windaway …
BAR HARBOR — Health care delivered by neighbors, to neighbors, at the highest level of skill. That’s how Jim Bright, chairman of the board of trustees, summed up the mission of the Mount Desert Island Hospital when he spoke at the organization’s annual meeting at the Bar Harbor Club Monday. Chrissy Maguire-Harding, the hospital’s chief …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The former Dockside Inn at 48 Shore Road across from the town dock in Manset reopened this past weekend under new ownership and with a new name. Peter Trout Tavern is owned by Ryan Lamon and Alex Loftus. The pair purchased the 48 Shore Road property in December and have spent the …
BAR HARBOR — When a representative of the town’s largest employer met with the Town Council Tuesday, discussion centered on perennial issues of year-round housing, land purchases by large nonprofit organizations that do not pay taxes, and voluntary payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT). Katy Longley, The Jackson Laboratory’s chief operating officer, gave a presentation …
BAR HARBOR — The town is now taking in about $10,000 per day from parking meters and kiosks, Town Manager Cornell Knight told the Town Council Tuesday. Gross revenue since the meters and kiosks were activated a month ago has been $181,000, he said. “Most are through credit cards, 88 percent of transactions, and 12 …
