Ellsworth District Court news

Shawn M. Arguin, 21, of Southwest Harbor, sale and use of drug paraphernalia in Bar Harbor, $300 fine; possession of marijuana up to 1-1/4 ounce in Bar Harbor, $350 fine.

Nature notes

I love the community of Bar Harbor. I was drawn away to the Washington, D.C., area these past two weeks due to the passing of my mother-in-law, Claire Springuel.

Island bound

In front of the house on Main Street, in the middle of Southwest Harbor, there ‘s a sandwich board sign bearing a one-word message so compelling it’s almost impossible not to pull over.