Author: Bar Harbor News

When J-Sun Bailey moved to Belfast earlier this year, he saw a sign announcing that a 105-year-old theater was for sale. The $1.6 million asking price was well out of his range, but he couldn’t shake the idea of owning the Colonial Theater.

In this May 2, 2013 file photo, the sun’s rays strike the rocky coast of Acadia National Park on Mt. Desert Island in Maine.

MaineDOT announces that its contractors wrapped up Phase One of the reconstruction of Route 3 in Bar Harbor by Thanksgiving Day. The project kicked off in early spring and continued throughout the busy summer season.

The new owner of Giacomo’s, the downtown Bangor eatery and grocery, is selling the business after less than a year. Owner Matt Haskell confirmed to the Bangor Daily News that David Reesman is set to buy it later this week.

Look But Don’t Touch: Tactile Illusions on Maps at the Harvard Map Collection explores how cartographers have used trompe l’oeil illustrations on maps. “Bird’s-Eye View of the Eastern Railroad Line to the White Mountains and Mt.