Scientists at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor commemorated World Kidney Day, March 8, by announcing a statewide initiative to test new treatments and diagnostic tools for chronic kidney disease.
The initiative, cal…
Trivia night at Leary’s Landing in Bar Harbor combines socializing and mind exercise as people stretch their brains for prizes. Trivia night happens Sundays starting at 8 p.m. There is a trivia night at the Dog and Pony Tavern in Bar Harbor a…
Read More Jacob and Christian Cuff are brothers and musicians.
They write their own indie-rock music, have recorded a number of albums and have performed extensively across the United States and in Europe.
Originally from Bath, the Cuffs have worked se…
Fran Charles, manager of the Northeast Harbor Fleet, will offer a racing rules class on Sunday, March 11 at 12:30 p.m. at the Mount Desert Island Community Sailing Center.
During the school year, Charles is the coach of the Massachusetts Inst…
At a March 4 ceremony held in Bangor at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Capt. Scott Lewis, commander of the HHC 286th CSSB, swears in Spc. Toni Dyer of Hancock, who extended her enlistment with the Maine Army National Guard by one year. Staf…
Read More The Jesup Memorial Library welcomes Tony Sohns, owner of The Art and Rock Shop in Ellsworth and Bangor, and formerly of the Maine Children’s Museum, on Tuesday, April 10 for a presentation entitled “Green Eggs and Ham.”
Children will learn …
The annual family-friendly indoor remote-control regatta is set for Friday, March 9 at 6 p.m. at the Mount Desert Island YMCA in Bar Harbor. The event, hosted by the MDI Community Sailing Center, is free for all comers. “Everyone is welcome…
Read More 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 Be…
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 D…
Read MoreMady Allen is planning a big bash for her Sweet 16 birthday — bigger, even, than the year she actually turned 16. Allen is another Mount Desert Island leap year baby. At age 64, she retired four years ago from a 30-year teaching career in N…
Read More The Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club held a regular open game on Feb. 23.
The first place team was Carol Harriman of Bangor and Will Taylor of Blue Hill.
The next game will be held on Thursday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal…
The Southwest Harbor Public Library’s Women’s History Project Committee begins its annual celebration of Women’s History Month with a talk by Mount Desert Island Historical Society Executive Director Tim Garrity on Thursday, March 1 at 6 p.m….
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