Wastewater testing for COVID-19 nixed
The Board of Selectmen on Monday rejected a suggestion by members of the warrant committee that wastewater be tested for the virus that causes COVID-19 as it enters the three municipal treatment plants.
Articles by: Dick Broom
Dick Broom
Reporter at Mount Desert Islander
Dick Broom covers the towns of Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert Island High School and the school system board and superintendent's office. He enjoys hiking with his golden retriever and finding new places for her to swim. [email protected]
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Acadia campgrounds to open this spring
After being closed all last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the park’s campgrounds are to be open this year, starting in May.
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Acadia critic Davis named to park panel
Kendall Davis of Otter Creek has been appointed Mount Desert’s representative on the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission, which serves as a liaison between park officials and surrounding communities and provides input on park management issues.
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Boats from away filled local harbors last year; 2021 could be busier
While many of the local hotels and motels were half full, if that, for much of the 2020 tourist season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the harbors were having a banner year.
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$357K requested for fire station design, project’s cost raises concerns
Voters at the May Town Meeting will be asked to authorize spending $357,500 for engineering and other services related to designing the proposed addition to the Northeast Harbor fire station, which would house fire and EMS personnel and equipment.
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Sunbeam taking COVID vaccines to outer islands
Over the next two days, the Maine Seacoast Mission will be holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people 65 and older on four of the outer islands.
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Strong tourist season predicted
Micki Sumpter, director of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce, doesn’t need a crystal ball to tell her the 2021 tourist season is likely to be a strong one.
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COA housing approved with parking condition
The Mount Desert Planning Board last Wednesday approved College of the Atlantic’s plan to construct an apartment building at 141 Main Street in Northeast Harbor with 15 bedrooms for students and two bedrooms for faculty or staff.
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Shop tools donated to high school
Paul Gloger, a retired industrial engineer and lifelong hobby machinist who lives in Bar Harbor, has donated a number of tools and pieces of equipment to the career and technical education department at Mount Desert Island High School.
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$11.9M high school budget approved
A Mount Desert Island High School budget for next year of $11.94 million was approved by the high school board on Feb. 8.