Acadia gets $500K for Great Meadow project
Acadia will receive $500,000 in federal funds for the Great Meadow restoration project, which aims to improve water flow in the wetland, remove invasive plants and improve trails.
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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Can town meeting be saved from apathy?
At the Mount Desert annual town meeting May, moderator Bill Ferm pleaded with the people still there not to leave.
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Permit parking OK’d for NEH
An ordinance change that will allow residents of Main Street in Northeast Harbor to obtain off-street parking permits was approved by the Select Board May 16.
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Three towns to share EV chargers grant
The Community Action Grant was awarded by the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future.
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Two MDI teachers earn excellence awards
Two MDI teachers are recognized for their acheivements, one as Teacher of the Year and the other as a STEM Scholar.
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Kumar honored as Presidential Scholar
Sirohi Kumar is one of only two high school students in Maine and 161 nationwide to be named a 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
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Acadia collects $692K in winter entrance fees
The cost of keeping the entrance station open for those five months was about $140,000, so the net revenue was roughly $552,000.
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Lichtenstein given volunteerism award
Phil Lichtenstein is this year’s recipient of Mount Desert’s Spirit of America Award.
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Woman injured in fall from Beehive Trail
A 57-year-old woman from New York suffered apparent neck and back injuries when she fell about 30 feet from the Beehive Trail on Thursday morning.
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ANP to install EV charging stations in campgrounds
Acadia National Park plans to install electric vehicle charging stations in Blackwoods Campground this year and probably in Seawall Campground next year.
