Hancock County Jail log

An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings. The following people were recently booked into Hancock County Jail. Feb. 17 Michelle Tina...

Curling club to host ‘College Crash Spiel’ March 3 and 4

Where do Harvard, Bowdoin, MIT, Unity, Colgate, Bates and Boston University all have in common? Well, they all curl and they’re all curling against each other this weekend, March 3 and March 4 at Maine’s College Crash Spiel taking place in Belfast. Maine...

Almanac — Feb. 29 to March 7

Bar Harbor tides, as well as sunrise and sunset times. Wednesday, Feb. 29 High 3:21 a.m. 3:55 p.m. Low 9:47 a.m. 9:59 p.m. Sun 6:07 a.m. 5:22 p.m. Thursday, March 1 High 4:13 a.m. 4:51 p.m. Low 10:43 a.m. 10:56 p.m. Sun 6:06 a.m. 5:23 p.m. Friday, March 2 High 5:10...

Tremont continues discussion on noise standards

About 20 Bass Harbor property-owners came before the Tremont Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee on Feb. 23 to see if restrictions could be worked out to address heavy industrial noise in the town’s residential areas. The committee had before it a proposal for noise...

Downeast Dog Scouts sponsoring ‘Idita-Read’ teams

The Downeast Dog Scouts are sponsoring Idita-Read teams this year at the Tremont School and the Blue Hill Library. The Idita-Read is a reading incentive event for school age readers. Team coordinator at the Tremont School, librarian Crystal Dow, is organizing students...