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 …
Bar Harbor Town Clerk Sharon Linscott has announced her resignation, effective April 23. The search for a replacement is underway.
Known by many as the “caretaker of Bar Harbor,” Walter Seward served in the town’s maintenance department for many years, as well as working at the Bar Harbor Inn and at private residences.
Most summer camps on Mount Desert Island are forging ahead for the summer season with restrictions in place.
The fare-free Island Explorer bus system will start running June 23 as usual, but it will operate this year on only half the usual number of routes, Paul Murphy, executive director of Downeast Transportation, said in announcing the 2021 schedule.
Those concerned about their favorite breakfast restaurant changing after the word ‘sold’ was added to the ‘for sale’ sign at 2 Cats recently need not worry.
The bodies of two hikers from Massachusetts who appear to have fallen about 100 feet along ice covered cliff bands on Dorr Mountain were recovered on Saturday.
Governor Janet Mills today announced that Maine will adopt an age-based approach to expanding vaccine eligibility.
Maine Drug Enforcement Agents have arrested a Tremont man allegedly in possession of $100,000 worth of fentanyl, a synthetic form of heroin, on Monday in Newport.
TRENTON — Now that the money that is available to build the Acadia Gateway Center here has caught up with the ever-increasing cost, construction is expected to start next year and to be completed in 2023. The Gateway Center is to be a visitor information center and Island Explorer bus terminal, with a parking lot for nearly 500 cars. The idea …
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