ELLSWORTH — Healthy Acadia has received a $10,000 donation from Machias Savings Bank to build and sustain critical community health services across Washington and Hancock counties. The gift will enable Healthy Acadia to strengthen services in and around eight towns served by Machias Savings Bank branches, including Baileyville, Bar Harbor, Calais, Columbia, Danforth, Ellsworth, Machias …
BAR HARBOR — A march through the downtown here is planned for Saturday, May 12, beginning at 1 p.m. The Mother March, organized by Indivisible MDI, was planned for people to show their commitment to “peace, love and the planet,” according to a press release. Following the march, a rally will be held with speakers …
BAR HARBOR — An elderly woman and her adult son are presumed dead after a house fire on Russell Farm Road Sunday morning, officials said. Names of the fire victims have not been released, but Sgt. Scott Richardson of the State Fire Marshal’s Office said two adult men lived in the two-story, wood-frame house with …
What do you think of Friday the 13th?
Lady Cordelia’s in a terrible bind. She’s raised all her kittens and been very kind. She’s loving with people and has lots of friends. Yet she doesn’t have a home. Can you make some amends? She’s young, she’s sweet, and she is quiet and neat. Her fur pattern is tabby, but don’t label her shabby. …
BAR HARBOR — The Criterion Theatre has received a $5,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation to help fund the Film for All Initiative, a commitment to increasing inclusion and accessibility of the theater through purchase and installation of ADA-compliant assistive listening systems. “The spaces in which we gather together should be a reflection of …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — There is a new water tank at Blackwoods Campground and a like-new entry station at Seawall Campground. With a capacity of 47,000 gallons, the new water tank is larger than the one it replaced, which had been “failing slowly over the years, losing water and having lots of small-scale fixes,” said …
