BAR HARBOR — The town council voted Tuesday to ask Maine’s congressional delegation to add a provision to the Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act that would transfer ownership of 50 acres of park-owned property off Crooked Road in Town Hill to the town. Council Chair Gary Friedmann said the property could be used for …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The very first bill introduced by Maine 2nd District Rep. Jared Golden is, ironically, almost identical to a bill introduced in January 2017 by former Rep. Bruce Poliquin, whom Golden defeated in the November election. It is the Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act. That bill was passed by the House last …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — Park officials have received a go-ahead from the National Park Service in Washington to use park entrance fees to pay for plowing the Ocean Drive section of the Park Loop Road and some trailhead parking areas if there is significant snowfall during the partial government shutdown. Friends of Acadia (FOA) made …
MOUNT DESERT — Local cycling enthusiasts have so far raised more than $16,000 toward the town’s $45,000 share of the cost to study the feasibility of making safety improvements to the 2.9 miles of Peabody Drive (Route 3) between Asticou Azalea Garden and Seal Harbor Beach. The board of selectmen voted Monday night to hire …
BAR HARBOR — The white plastic canister hanging from a low branch of a tree near the fountain in the Village Green here looks, at first glance, like a bird feeder, but it’s there to capture winter moths. It’s part of a Maine Forest Service project to chart the spread of the insects that, as …
BAR HARBOR — Sundog Solar has been chosen to install a solar panel array on the roof of Mount Desert Island High School to meet all the school’s electricity needs. The high school trustees voted unanimously Jan. 2 to enter into a contract with Sundog for installation of the panels this summer. ReVision Energy also …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — The impact of the partial shutdown of the federal government will have a mostly delayed impact on Acadia. The shutdown is having little effect on the visitor experience because the park normally provides few visitor services this time of year. But winter is when a lot of the park’s out-of-the-public-eye work …
MOUNT DESERT — Hundreds of people filled the great hall to overflowing at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor for last Saturday’s memorial service for Robert “Bob” Pyle, who died Christmas Day at 73. Mount Desert Town Manager Durlin Lunt, who had known Pyle since 1963, delivered the eulogy, paying homage to “a rich life …
MOUNT DESERT — The flowers aren’t blooming, the plants aren’t growing and the visitors are mostly gone. But that doesn’t mean there is no activity in the winter months at the properties of the Land & Garden Preserve. A new fencing system to keep deer out has been installed around the Asticou Azalea Garden. “After …
BAR HARBOR — Policy changes that would allow for surveillance cameras on school buses and inside school buildings are being considered by the Mount Desert Island Regional School System board. The proposed policy revision was recommended by the board’s policy committee and is on the agenda for the board’s Jan. 14 meeting. The current policy on …
