BAR HARBOR — Voters here will weigh in on whether the school board should continue planning a combined middle school to serve all the towns in the school district. The non-binding “straw poll” question will go on the June ballot, as the Town Council decided on Tuesday. According to a memo from Superintendant Marc Gousse, …
BANGOR — Bar Harbor-based Improv Acadia’s Jen Shepard and Larrance Fingerhut are bringing audiences an improvised holiday musical this month, starting on Dec. 12. But unlike other holiday-themed entertainment, this show is not intended for the whole family. According to a press release issued by Penobscot Theatre Company, which is producing the show, it is …
BAR HARBOR — Tourism, growth and sustainability were the hot topics Tuesday as members of the Town Council discussed their goals and strategies for the next five years. Councilors were concerned about language in the draft goals document that makes reference to preventing “negative consequences of over-tourism.” In a closed goal-setting meeting last month, the …
BAR HARBOR — Captain James T. Kirk appeared over the summer in the window of 121 Cottage Street. This is the former McEachern & Hutchins Hardware Store now owned by Ocean Properties, currently headquarters for Acadia Coffee Company. People may remember Kirk from the window of the Sonogee barn on Eden Street. For years he …
BAR HARBOR — Local opponents of a new rule that has opened Acadia’s carriage roads to some categories of e-bikes may have a new ally. They received an email from Friends of Acadia (FOA) last week, offering to put them in contact with a national nonprofit organization that may sue the Department of the Interior …
BAR HARBOR — Once a week, pre-K students from Kids Corner Early Childhood Education Center circle up with a group of local senior citizens for music class with music therapist Carla Tanguay. With younger class members on floor mats, and older class members on chairs, everyone sings along with the songs Tanguay leads. From her …
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island’s volcanic history may well be in the past, but a new mountain just popped up last summer on the College of the Atlantic COA campus. The accidental result of building construction, the “mountain” quickly became a favorite spot on campus, both as a classroom and recreation area. According to …
BAR HARBOR — The town officially declared a “climate emergency,” following a 5-1 Town Council vote Tuesday. Councilors said they intend to create an action plan to address the emergency, but need more time to decide which specific actions the town will undertake. The climate resolution was brought to the council by members of the …
