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BAR HARBOR — More than 60 Mount Desert Island Regional School System teachers and a few parents of students attended the school board’s meeting Monday night to press their call for a “fair and competitive” contract. Representatives of the teachers union and school board have been trying to negotiate a new three-year contract since last …
BAR HARBOR — The CEO of the private company proposing to bring back Bar Harbor-Nova Scotia ferry service faced a battery of questions Tuesday evening from town councilors and residents. Some of those questions were about the company’s history in Bar Harbor and current activities in Portland. Others were about ensuring public waterfront access and community input in …
The following were arrested or booked into the Hancock County Jail between July 9 and 15: Walker R. Gaspar, 30, Deer Isle, domestic violence assault. Jared L. Kjenstad, 33, Owls Head, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, burglary and forgery. Khadijah N. Kenion, 19, Brownstown, Mich., hold for other agency. Matthew C. Milliken, 32, Ellsworth, …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Racing a sailboat, especially a gaff-rigged one, requires some wind. If there’s not much wind, you need some serious strategy. Thirteen Friendship sloops were on the starting line Saturday for the annual Southwest Harbor Rendezvous and Race. Scott Martin, who took over from Miff Lauriat this year as commodore of this little …
BAR HARBOR — Kate Pielmeier is spending several hours a day, four days a week this summer staring out at the water from the Schoodic Ferry as it travels between Bar Harbor and Winter Harbor. She’s looking for harbor porpoises. Pielmeier, a graduate student at College of the Atlantic, is a research associate in the …
MOUNT DESERT — University of Maine researchers Kim Huguenard and Laura Rickard will give a talk about the effects of storm surge (rising water levels generated by a storm) in the Bass Harbor and Southwest Harbor estuaries Wednesday, July 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Somes Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary in Somesville. This interactive …
MOUNT DESERT — New, high-definition security cameras are on their way to the Northeast Harbor marina. Last week, the town’s Board of Selectmen authorized Harbormaster John Lemoine to spend $4,302 from an equipment reserve account to replace seven security cameras and a DVR at the marina with new models.
BAR HARBOR — Conners Emerson support staff – ed techs, secretaries, bookkeepers, cafeteria workers and janitorial staff – will see three years of raises per a new contract approved by the School Committee on July 2. The action came after executive session negotiations between three support staff union members and two school committee members. The …
