BAR HARBOR — Dick Cough, Chris Coston, Robin Macleod and Karl Warner were first place (gross) winners with a score of 61 at the 25th Annual Bar Harbor Bank & Trust David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament at Kebo Valley on June 12. This annual charity event is a tribute to David R. Harding, longtime …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — When a new, independent Water and Sewer District took over those systems from the town a couple of years ago, it inherited a half-million dollar liability and systems that needed a lot of work, its leaders said at a public meeting last week. The district has been making steady progress in addressing …
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island High School varsity baseball team fell to Gardiner 4-1 Friday afternoon, ending the season for the Trojans, who went 11-5 in the regular season. MDI defeated Caribou at home Thursday in a preliminary playoff game. “It stings,” Head Coach Andy Pooler said after Friday’s game. “The seven seniors …
BAR HARBOR — There once were two neighbors, said Anote Tong, former president of the Republic of Kiribati, to the group gathered at the College of the Atlantic’s commencement ceremony Saturday. One of them had a tree in his driveway that made turning around in his car difficult. So he cut the tree. It fell …
BAR HARBOR — The international ferry here operated with no government subsidy between 1997 and 2006, according to the private company that operated the service. That was a first in the 50-year history of the route, said Mark MacDonald, CEO of Bay Ferries Ltd. In discussions about the whether international ferry service could or should …
BAR HARBOR — No one was injured and no buildings were damaged by a fire that burned 1.5 acres of forest on a Northwest Cove shorefront property Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported just after 2 p.m. at the 10-acre property on Town Landing Road. Firefighters from all four Mount Desert Island town departments responded …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Rain that had been forecast in the “chance of” category Saturday afternoon held off, but no steady wind materialized, either. The eight high school sailing teams that faced off in the annual Great Harbor Regatta persisted, completing 16 fleet races over the course of the day in Turbo 420s. The host Mount …
Maine has a lot of writers, and a lot of them write about how beautiful it is here. It would be reasonable to ask why, or whether, the world really needs another book with advice on bug repellent, reservations for camping in Baxter State Park and the odds of seeing a moose on Moosehead Lake. …
BAR HARBOR — It hasn’t been the best season ever for the Mount Desert Island High School varsity tennis teams — both stand at 4-7 on the season — but Tuesday’s home match against the visiting Washington Academy Raiders had some very bright spots. For one, senior Emily Banks had her first victory of the …
BAR HARBOR — Democratic gubernatorial candidates Donna Dion, Mark Dion, Mark Eves, Diane Russell and Betsy Sweet are set to participate in a candidates’ forum at Mount Desert Island High School on Wednesday, 23 May at 7 p.m. This forum follows a similar event several weeks ago with the Democratic and independent candidates for U.S. …
