Author: Bar Harbor News

Doreen Benze was among the volunteers who helped package food at the Unity Food Pantry in this December 2014 file photo. The food pantry receives fruits and vegetables from area farmers through the Veggies For All program.

Town leaders agreed Tuesday to pursue buying a former ferry terminal for $3.5 million to alleviate harbor and downtown traffic congestion. The Town Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday to follow recommendations from its Ferry Terminal Property Advisory Committ…

The Maine Lighthouse Museum, 1 Park Drive, will host a children’s book Meet the Authors event Saturday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Angeli Perrow and Kelly Brooks-Bay will be signing their latest books, just in time for holiday giving. Brooks-Bay’s “Sea Glass and the Lighthouse” mixes the magical allure of sea glass along with a charming black Newfoundland puppy to ignite a daring night-time adventure.

The Maine Lighthouse Museum, 1 Park Drive, will host a children’s book Meet the Authors event Saturday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Angeli Perrow and Kelly Brooks-Bay will be signing their latest books, just in time for holiday giving. Brooks-Bay’s “Sea Glass and the Lighthouse” mixes the magical allure of sea glass along with a charming black Newfoundland puppy to ignite a daring night-time adventure.

The Great Race starts June 23 in Buffalo, New York, and travels through Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and New Brunswick before finishing in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In Maine, the 120 teams will make overnight stops in Bar Harbor, Bangor and Gardiner, and …