New MRI building makes it to hospital campus
Last week, nearly minute by minute, area residents tracked the last 45 miles of a 1,400-mile trip to bring a 200,000-pound building to Mount Desert Island Hospital.
Articles by: Faith DeAmbrose
Faith DeAmbrose
Managing Editor at Mount Desert Islander
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Portrait of MDI: See the community through its own eyes
The Jesup Memorial Library and Reel Pizza Cinerama are teaming up on a video installation project they are calling “Portrait of MDI.”
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Fully vaccinated can unmask starting Monday
The Mills administration changed its mask rules last Friday to align with new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Monday, May 24, Mainers who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to take off their masks in most indoor public settings.
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Mask mandates, business checklists begin to retire
BAR HARBOR–The Mills administration changed its mask rules Friday to align with new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of May 24, those who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to take off their masks in indoor public settings. This follows a previous announcement by the administration that allows …
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Wild Gardens of Acadia opens for 60th year
With over 400 species of native plants, mimicking the flora and fauna found within Acadia National Park, the Wild Gardens of Acadia is waking up from its winter slumber. Normally open year-round, the gardens took a break during the winter as COVID-19 restrictions continued, but the doors opened this past weekend to welcome visitors for its 60th season.
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Convicted sex offender arrested in Northeast Harbor
A man living in Northeast Harbor was arrested last week on federal charges for failing to update his address to the Maine Sex Offender Registry while on supervised release.
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MDI Hospital continues to adjust to vaccine demand
At Mount Desert Island Hospital, it will be science that guides decision making around vaccine distribution, explained President and CEO Chrissi Maguire on April 27.
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Vaccine rollout continues on MDI
This past week, the staff of Mount Desert Island Hospital, its associated practices and vaccine clinics put 900 shots into arms. This was the hospital’s largest weekly allotment of doses, adding to the 5,753 administered to date.
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Former Bar Harbor mail carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail
A Hancock man has pled guilty in Maine District Court to theft of mail by a postal employee, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced this week.
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UPDATE: Dorr Mountain hikers have been identified
The two hikers whose bodies were recovered late Saturday morning during a ground search at Acadia National Park have been identified as Wayne Beckford, 28, and Kassandra Caceres, 30, both of Rutland, Mass.