The Schoodic Education and Research Center Institute has named Dr. Jessica Rykken and Mr. Seth Benz Dixon Fellows for 2011 and 2012. Rykken completed her fellowship in the fall of 2011. She assisted with biodiversity discovery programs at Acadia National Park,...
Swimmers of all ages donned their goggles and swim caps and gathered at the MDI YMCA Feb. 5 for the Sharks Aquathon, an annual pledge event to raise money for the MDI YMCA Sharks swim team. According to Sharks coach Jim Willis, Shark swimmers and nine community...
The Connecticut Bond Commission last approved $291 million in state borrowing to construct The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, Conn. In October, the Connecticut General Assembly voted in favor of sending the bond proposal to the Commission, with...
With the help of a new program, students in six- through eighth-grades can get outdoors every day during February and April vacation weeks, creating their own mystery adventure as they explore the ways of the natural world — while also having lots of fun. Offered in...
Art and literature fans gathered at the Bass Harbor Library Jan. 19 for an evening of food, drink and music in celebration of the “Fabulous Fences and Wise Words” exhibit. As part of the event, local artists displayed work that was inspired by Mark Twain’s...
