ELLSWORTH — The Mount Desert Islander is set to embark on the next chapter of its history under new ownership. Alan Baker, owner of the Islander and its sister paper, The Ellsworth American, announced Wednesday that he has entered into a purchase and sale agreement for the two newspapers with Maine media entrepreneur Reade Brower …
ELLSWORTH — Hammond Lumber Co. announced Wednesday that it had purchased EBS Building Supplies, which employs more than 300 people across its 10 locations in Hancock, Washington and Knox counties. The announcement was made at the Ellsworth store. EBS also has locations in Bar Harbor, Belfast, Blue Hill, Bucksport, Calais, Camden, Cherryfield, Machias and Rockland. …
BAR HARBOR — By taking no action to “opt in” under a new state law, the Town Council prohibited marijuana cultivation, retail stores, marijuana product manufacturing operations and testing facilities here on Tuesday. This action followed the general consensus of councilors that the town should wait for a state framework. The plan is to move …
BAR HARBOR – Following last week’s vote approving a town purchase of the former ferry terminal on Eden Street, the company currently operating ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia has reaffirmed its interest in returning international ferry service here. Town officials received a letter of intent from Bay Ferries chairman Mark MacDonald on Tuesday …
ELLSWORTH — Retail sales boomed for the second year in a row on Mount Desert Island and merchants are attributing this in part to changes in travel patterns. Bar Harbor restaurateur Michael Boland owns Havana Restaurant, Choco-Latte Café, Acadia Coffee Co. and co-owns the Islesford Dock Restaurant & Gallery on Little Cranberry Island. “Fear of …
BAR HARBOR —West End Drug is a lot of things. It’s a soda fountain, a restaurant, a pharmacy and a medical supply store. Considering some of the antiques displayed on the wall, it could even be a museum. A drugstore also needs to carry emergency essentials and last-minute gifts. This is a role that Deborah …
MOUNT DESERT — For George Grohs, military service turned out to be ideal preparation for starting and growing his own business. He is the owner of Coastal Computers in Somesville, which provides a wide range of services, from repairing home computers to designing, installing and providing support for large IT systems. Growing up in a …
BAR HARBOR — Vicki P. Losick of the MDI Biological Laboratory has been recognized as an “outstanding investigator” by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for her research on wound healing. The designation carries a grant award in the amount of about $348,000 per year for five years, or a total of about $1.7 …
BAR HARBOR — Two College of the Atlantic students are semifinalists for a $100,000 prize as part of a televised business startup competition airing this fall. Grace Burchard ’17 and Anita van Dam ‘19 comprise the sustainability-focused [Re]Produce, one of 26 teams competing on Season 3 of the weekly TV entrepreneurial pitch contest “Greenlight Maine.” …
BAR HARBOR — Joseph G. Schmitt has joined Bar Harbor Bankshares as senior vice president, chief marketing officer. His office is located at the corporate headquarters in Bar Harbor. Schmitt will lead the marketing strategy for the bank, deploying it across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. “Joe is an innovative executive who brings a terrific …
