Acadia campgrounds to open this spring
After being closed all last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the park’s campgrounds are to be open this year, starting in May.
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It’s tree-tapping time on the island
On Sunday, a slew of people from around Mount Desert Island and neighboring towns were out trudging through the woods with tools, buckets and taps to start collecting sap. Pine Heath Road resident Rob Krieg, with the help of his children Gabriel and Mae, was one of them.
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MDI girls’ swim team wins PVC title
The Mount Desert Island girls’ swim team claimed the title in the recent Penobscot Valley Conference championships. MDI earned 357 points to soar past second-place Ellsworth (267 points) in the meet. The result gave the Trojans PVC titles in back-to-back seasons.
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Postal Service employee paddles to work
U.S. Postal Service employee Jeremy Averill lives with his wife and four children in Hadley Point, and he also paddles to work on his surfboard in the dead of winter.
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MaineHousing launches new rent relief program
MaineHousing is overseeing a new Emergency Rental Assistance Program for Maine renters affected by COVID-19. The program will officially begin accepting applications Monday, March 1, at noon.
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Neighborhood House shifts to take-out community meals
For the last decade, the Neighborhood House has been serving meals twice a month from November through April to anyone who wants one. This year, however, the lunch landscape has changed, and the once social outing has morphed into a carryout affair.
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Hubbell nominated to Maine State Housing Authority
Governor Janet Mills has nominated the Honorable Brian Hubbell of Bar Harbor for appointment to the Maine State Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. On Feb. 10, the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing voted to advance Mr. Hubbell’s nomination, which now faces a final confirmation by the Maine State Senate.
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Acadia critic Davis named to park panel
Kendall Davis of Otter Creek has been appointed Mount Desert’s representative on the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission, which serves as a liaison between park officials and surrounding communities and provides input on park management issues.
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CBC announces special camp rates for local families
Thanks to grants, PPP funding and support from members of the community, Camp Beech Cliff’s 2021 summer camp rates will not increase this summer.
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Boats from away filled local harbors last year; 2021 could be busier
While many of the local hotels and motels were half full, if that, for much of the 2020 tourist season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the harbors were having a banner year.