SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Voters here are to weigh-in Tuesday on the purchase of land next to the Manset Town Dock that many see as critical to the future of the town’s waterfront. Voters at a special town meeting scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the fire station are being asked if they wish to …
ELLSWORTH — A judge last week denied a motion to revoke the probation of a Southwest Harbor man convicted of possessing child pornography but did approve stricter conditions regarding his sex offender treatment program. Wayne Buchanan, 63, was in Hancock County Unified Criminal Court Friday for a hearing to revoke his probation and to amend …
BAR HARBOR — A box has been placed in Hannaford in which people can make donations of candy to residents of Ledgelawn Avenue, where many families go trick-or-treating on Halloween. The residents of Ledgelawn Avenue are grateful to the community for these donations. Ledgelawn Avenue residents who would like a donation delivered to them on …
MOUNT DESERT — By a vote of 3-2, the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals decided last Thursday that the Planning Board erred in deciding that Harold MacQuinn Inc. was not eligible to apply for a license to operate its granite quarry in the village of Hall Quarry. But the three board members who voted in …
CRANBERRY ISLES — Most kids don’t need a strong back and strong arms to make it to school in the mornings. But most kids don’t row a skiff across a mile and a half of ocean to get there. That is what five kids – ages 5 to 13 – who live on Islesford and …
MOUNT DESERT — Elected officials from Acadia-area towns have identified the need for more affordable, year-round housing as one of the issues they want the League of Towns board to address in the coming year. “The list of folks who need our assistance is ever growing,” Alison Beane, executive director of Island Housing Trust (IHT), …
BAR HARBOR — Marc Gousse, superintendent of the Mount Desert Island Regional School System, has publicly apologized for what he called his “error in judgment” in accepting tickets to a New England Patriots football game from Cross Insurance. He expressed regret Sunday night in separate emails to the school board and to the school system’s …
TREMONT — The adage “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire” didn’t hold up at a public hearing Monday on a proposed ban on commercial marijuana sales in the town. That was in contrast to a Sept. 18 public hearing where both sides of the issue were hotly debated. The public hearings were held in advance of …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — Artists and photographers are invited to submit digital images of park scenes for possible use on Acadia’s 2018 annual pass. The selected image will appear on thousands of passes purchased by visitors from all over the country. “Having a new image on the annual pass each year will continue the long …
