Organizers of the Mount Desert Island Christmas Bird Count are looking for birders of all levels to cover different pieces of the 176-square-mile Christmas Count circle, checking every cove, harbor, field and patch of woods for birds on and around Mount Desert Island....
The Washington Hancock Community Agency announced the appointment of Sarah Nugent as the director of its Down East Business Alliance division. Nugent holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Connecticut, and has been with the WHCA for 15...
A visitor to the Island Arts Association’s 38th Annual Holiday Craft Fair, held Dec. 2-3 at the Atlantic Oceanside Conference Center in Bar Harbor, peers inside the “fairy houses” made by Beth Pomeroy of Tremont. The fair featured crafts by Mount Desert Island-area...
Whale calves are inquisitive beings. As with human toddlers, a young whale’s curiosity can wreak havoc without a protective adult around. Mom is usually the attentive one, so researchers recently were amazed to watch a humpback they have named Breakers — a typical...
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust concluded its 23rd annual Community Food Drive on Nov. 18, resulting in more than 1,900 food items and more than $1,100 collected for and delivered to local food pantries prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. The food and cash helped fill...
