TREMONT — It took three meetings, but the Board of Selectmen has finally voted in Jamie Thurlow as chair. Last month, Thurlow defeated Morgan Black, 157-21, to win reelection to another term. Selectmen met for two regular meetings following the Town Meeting election, but at each meeting one of the members was absent, leaving four …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Fifty-one years after the last class graduated from Pemetic High School, former students of the school are set to gather on Saturday, June 29 for a reunion. This year, the annual event will take place in the Southwest Harbor Historical Society’s new location at the Manset Church on Seawall Road. Graduates of …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Charlie Wray of Mount Desert and a group of Cranberry Isles teens were among the winners of a rowing regatta held Saturday in Southwest Harbor. The event was a fundraiser for At Home, a program of Downeast Community Partners designed to provide older residents with essential services and empower them to live …
TREMONT — Nearly $15,000 worth of prizes will be given away at the Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Races this Sunday, June 23, with bait topping the list again. More than 100 buckets of pigs’ hide bait has been donated for the event. The town’s ninth annual races will begin right around 10 a.m., according to …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Those who enjoy seeing Acadia National Park, and other areas of Maine, through the vibrant camera lens of J.K. Putnam will have to look no further than 334 Main Street starting in May. When his previous shop’s landlord decided to sell the building behind the library on Village Green Way at the …
TREMONT — Unwilling to give up more waterfront property in town to possible development, selectmen voted Monday to remove a proposed zoning change from the warrant for the town meeting in May. Under the proposal, some areas currently zoned for “commercial fisheries maritime activities” would have switched to “harbor shoreland.” “I think we should protect …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Five candidates are vying for the two open seats on the town’s Board of Selectmen. Residents will choose by written ballot who will fill the seats currently held by George Jellison Jr. and Chad Terry during the polling day on May 7. Open seats on the school board and high school board …
FRENCHBORO — After six months as an island resident, new teacher Mindi Vestal submitted her resignation and moved back to the mainland. “We’re sad to see her go,” said Mount Desert Island Regional School System Superintendent Marc Gousse in a Tuesday conversation with the Islander. “We were all surprised when she left … Outside the …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — After more than a decade of success at Sips restaurant on Clark Point Road, owner Jennifer Worcester has opened Sips 2.0 across the street. Strictly a to-go style shop, the smaller Sips is located next to the post office and offers pre-made meals, wraps and quesadillas, among other grab-n-go items. “I really …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Despite a few hiccups in the process and with help from an end-of-year approval of funds by the School Board, the new playground is finished and paid for. One selectman expressed concern that the playground still had outstanding debt and was not yet finished during several meetings at the beginning of the …
