The silhouettes of fishermen are etched against the waters of Bass Harbor as they head off to their lobsterboats at dawn on a recent morning, when at least a dozen fishermen were taking advantage of the week’s continued fair weather.
Thousands of Maine residents have their tax returns prepared each year by AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest volunteer-run, free tax counseling and preparation service. No prior experience is required, however computer familiarity is necessary. You do...
The Acadia Gateway Center’s bus maintenance facility is close to completion, and it is expected that Downeast Transportation Inc. and its Island Explorer bus fleet will be able to move into the facility in December. The bus facility is the first phase of the Acadia...
“Want to go for a spin?” Chevrolet Volt “PR guy” Rob Peterson asked me recently in the parking lot of the Somesville One-Stop. “I should tell you that I’m not really a car person,” I said, as I warily eyeballed “the world’s first” “not a hybrid” “electric vehicle with...
Lisa DeMuro, owner of Walkin’ the Dog in Bar Harbor, is in the business of pets — and business is good. “The pet industry is huge and it just gets bigger every year,” said DeMuro. “It’s one of the few that are out there in this economy that aren’t floundering.”...
