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BAR HARBOR — Local painter Katie Noble Churchill was selected this year to have her art featured on the annual Common Gr...
01/25/2025

BAR HARBOR — Local painter Katie Noble Churchill was selected this year to have her art featured on the annual Common Ground Country Fair poster as well as on merchandise for this year's fair.

BAR HARBOR — Local painter Katie Noble Churchill was selected this year to have her art featured on the annual Common Ground Country Fair poster as well as on merchandise

BAR HARBOR — Voters approved the $3.3 million Mount Desert Island Regional School System budget at an annual meeting on ...
01/24/2025

BAR HARBOR — Voters approved the $3.3 million Mount Desert Island Regional School System budget at an annual meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School wrestler Mason Rose made history on Wednesday night.
01/24/2025

BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School wrestler Mason Rose made history on Wednesday night.

PORTLAND — The remaining count in resident Charlie Sidman’s lawsuit against the town of Bar Harbor has been dismissed, S...
01/24/2025

PORTLAND — The remaining count in resident Charlie Sidman’s lawsuit against the town of Bar Harbor has been dismissed, Superior Court Judge Thomas McKeon ruled this week in Portland, ending one cruise-ship related cases brought against the town over…

PORTLAND — The remaining count in resident Charlie Sidman’s lawsuit against the town of Bar Harbor has been dismissed, Superior Court Judge Thomas McKeon ruled this week in Portland, ending

HERMON — Calleigh Trenholm has been quite the spark plug for the Mount Desert Island girls basketball team this winter.
01/24/2025

HERMON — Calleigh Trenholm has been quite the spark plug for the Mount Desert Island girls basketball team this winter.

BAR HARBOR — The restaurant Havana, a fixture on Main Street for over two decades, has been named a semifinalist in the ...
01/24/2025

BAR HARBOR — The restaurant Havana, a fixture on Main Street for over two decades, has been named a semifinalist in the Outstanding Restaurant category of the 2025 James Beard Awards.

BAR HARBOR — The restaurant Havana, a fixture on Main Street for over two decades, has been named a semifinalist in the Outstanding Restaurant category of the 2025 James Beard

MOUNT DESERT — Phase 3 of the Ripples Hill Neighborhood is moving ahead, following the approval of amended plans by the ...
01/23/2025

MOUNT DESERT — Phase 3 of the Ripples Hill Neighborhood is moving ahead, following the approval of amended plans by the Planning Board at the board’s Jan. 8 meeting.

PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Court on Tuesday remanded to a lower court for dismissal Black Bear Hydro Partners’ appeal ...
01/23/2025

PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Court on Tuesday remanded to a lower court for dismissal Black Bear Hydro Partners’ appeal of the state’s denial of a water quality certificate. Black Bear needs a state water quality certificate to renew its federal per…

PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Court on Tuesday remanded to a lower court for dismissal Black Bear Hydro Partners’ appeal of the state’s denial of a water quality certificate. Black

BAR HARBOR — Experience the joy of lambs and help welcome the newest arrivals at College of the Atlantic Peggy Rockefell...
01/23/2025

BAR HARBOR — Experience the joy of lambs and help welcome the newest arrivals at College of the Atlantic Peggy Rockefeller Farm on Saturday, Feb. 1 and Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9–11 a.m. The events, sponsored by the COA Food and Farming Workshop Series…

BAR HARBOR — Experience the joy of lambs and help welcome the newest arrivals at College of the Atlantic Peggy Rockefeller Farm on Saturday, Feb. 1 and Saturday, Feb. 8

TRENTON — After 14 years, the owner of Oceanside Animal Hospital is looking to sell the practice to spend more time with...
01/23/2025

TRENTON — After 14 years, the owner of Oceanside Animal Hospital is looking to sell the practice to spend more time with his ill wife. The business will either change hands or close by Feb. 14, ending a legacy of animal health care in Hancock County…

TRENTON — After 14 years, the owner of Oceanside Animal Hospital is looking to sell the practice to spend more time with his ill wife. The business will either change

TREMONT — Tremont officials discussed PFAS contamination in drinking water sources during their Tuesday night meeting wi...
01/22/2025

TREMONT — Tremont officials discussed PFAS contamination in drinking water sources during their Tuesday night meeting with Dr. Richard Hilliard, a postdoctoral researcher for MDI Biological Laboratory.

BAR HARBOR — The third time was indeed the charm for the framework of the new sustainable tourism task force, which fina...
01/22/2025

BAR HARBOR — The third time was indeed the charm for the framework of the new sustainable tourism task force, which finally gained Council approval on Tuesday.

BAR HARBOR — In a unanimous vote, members of the Town Council authorized staff to pursue a plan that would allow America...
01/22/2025

BAR HARBOR — In a unanimous vote, members of the Town Council authorized staff to pursue a plan that would allow American Cruise Lines passengers to disembark at the town pier potentially as early as this summer.

BAR HARBOR — In a unanimous vote, members of the Town Council authorized staff to pursue a plan that would allow American Cruise Lines passengers to disembark at the town

BAR HARBOR — Salsa Verde Grill will be on the move this winter, heading closer to the center of town on Main Street wher...
01/22/2025

BAR HARBOR — Salsa Verde Grill will be on the move this winter, heading closer to the center of town on Main Street where it will expand its operations in a larger space.

BAR HARBOR — Salsa Verde Grill will be on the move this winter, heading closer to the center of town on Main Street where it will expand its operations in

BAR HARBOR — Faced with back-to-back resignations from two of its seven members, the Town Council has appointed Meagan K...
01/22/2025

BAR HARBOR — Faced with back-to-back resignations from two of its seven members, the Town Council has appointed Meagan Kelly and Randy Sprague to fill the seats until the next election.

BAR HARBOR — Faced with back-to-back resignations from two of its seven members, the Town Council has appointed Meagan Kelly and Randy Sprague to fill the seats until the next

People continue to move to Hancock County, and a chunk of those are retirees. State economists predict that by 2030, 46%...
01/21/2025

People continue to move to Hancock County, and a chunk of those are retirees. State economists predict that by 2030, 46% of Maine residents will be 55 and over

ELLSWORTH — The news that more housing is needed in the area, this from a housing assessment study conducted by the Hancock County Planning Commission, should not come as a

BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island Regional School System announced the dates, times and locations for the latest in a...
01/21/2025

BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island Regional School System announced the dates, times and locations for the latest in a series of listening sessions that are a part of the organization's Visions of a Graduate initiative.

BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island Regional School System announced the dates, times and locations for the latest in a series of listening sessions that are a part of

The Criterion Theatre will once again go dark after the organization’s board of directors voted on Jan. 12 to close the ...
01/21/2025

The Criterion Theatre will once again go dark after the organization’s board of directors voted on Jan. 12 to close the struggling facility and let go its employees.

According to the board, the decision is intended to be temporary and was largely motivated by safety concerns over the 93-year-old structure.

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