ELLSWORTH — The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) schedules dozens, if not hundreds, of aquaculture scoping sessions, public hearings and informational meetings covering a variety of issues around the state each year, but few of them are important as three community meetings DMR has scheduled for next month. Maine’s $485 million lobster industry is …
AUGUSTA — An application by a Brunswick oyster farm for a 10-year, 40-acre lease in Casco Bay drew a band of protesters to the state capitol last week. They were there to petition the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) to impose a moratorium on aquaculture leases of more than 10 acres and to change its …
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 …
CRANBERRY ISLES — Voters at town meeting here last Saturday authorized the town to borrow up to $350,000 for a new fire truck for Great Cranberry Island. The vote was 41-10. One of the deciding factors, according to Town Clerk Denise McCormick, was the town’s Insurance Service Office (ISO) fire rating, which insurance companies use …
TREMONT — Southwest Harbor-Tremont Nursing Service, the nonprofit that provides ambulance service for both towns, is looking for a home for its second ambulance. The vehicle, known as R2, is currently housed at the Bass Harbor Fire Station. “They moved in temporarily 18 years ago,” said Tremont Fire Chief Keith Higgins. “We’ve really been making …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A Glenburn man was arrested Saturday evening on charges of operating after habitual offender revocation with a prior, possession of Schedule Z drugs and an outstanding warrant. A sheriff’s deputy recognized Christopher Thomas, 35, who he knew had a suspended license and pulled him over on Main Street in Southwest Harbor. A …
FAIRFIELD — Students from Mount Desert Island schools made a strong showing at the State MATHCOUNTS Competition at Kennebec Valley Community College earlier this month. Mount Desert Elementary School, Tremont Consolidated School, and Conners Emerson School sent participants to the March 9 event. Representing Mount Desert Elementary were seventh graders Jay Haney, Roger Strauss and …
MOUNT DESERT — Property taxes here will go up 28 cents to $7.95 per $100,000 of valuation – an increase of 3.25 percent – if voters at the May 7 town meeting approve the 2019-2020 town budget that the Board of Selectmen adopted Monday night. The estimated valuation of taxable property is $2.08 billion. The …
