ImprovAcadia co-founders Jennifer Shepard and Larrance Fingerhut are permanently closing the Bar Harbor venue to pursue a year-round alliance with the Penobscot Theatre Company (PTC) in Bangor, where Shepard has accepted a full-time position as executive director.
Aside from her full-time job as a cook at Birch Bay Retirement Village in Bar Harbor, Toby Michelle Alley also gives intuitive readings. “Sometimes I find myself cornered in the break room giving impromptu readings and counsel to my coworkers,” she said.
Last summer season, sidewalk extensions, or parklets, provided local eateries and stores with additional space, which was essential due to coronavirus restrictions that limited the number of people allowed in a building at any one time.
Susana Del Cid, past president and member of the local rotary club, has opened Versatile-U, a new year-round boutique located at 13 Cottage Street.
When Bar Harbor residents head to the annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, June 8, they will find five choices for two seats on the Town Council.
Swan Agency Real Estate executive Kim Swan recently purchased, and plans to renovate, The Colony Cottages, a property just 2 miles down the road from The Bayview Hotel, which she bought in 2019.
Holly Masterson and David Horner are hard at work getting the Acadia Vendors Market at 55 Main Street up and running. Local vendors can stake a claim now for space at the outdoor market to sell anything from fresh produce to authentic crafts.
Nancy Diedricksen’s new creative business venture, Paint & Petal, budded from her passion for flowers and art. Through her creations, she seeks to bring meaning to each carefully curated bouquet and arrangement.
After sharing space with the Bar Harbor Congregational Church for three years, Open Table MDI, a nonprofit community organization that provides free meals for the public, has signed a lease agreement to move into its own location at 116 Cottage Street.
Bar Harbor Town Clerk Sharon Linscott has announced her resignation, effective April 23. The search for a replacement is underway.
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