The Trenton Volunteer Fire Department recently recognized its 2011 Firefighter of the Year — Assistant Chief Steve Heckman. Heckman has been involved in the department’s public education program promoting fire safety at the town’s elementary schools and is also the...
About three dozen communities in Knox, Waldo, and Hancock counties are among about 200 cities and towns in central and southern Maine to benefit from Central Maine Power Company’s tree care program during the second half of 2011. The work along utility lines is part...
Friends of Blue Hill Public Library welcomes everyone to the annual Library Holiday Party on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. A highlight of the event will be Noel Paul Stookey performing “The Night Before Christmas” to music that he wrote for the...
Santa and Mrs. Claus made their first appearance on Mount Desert Island this holiday season, delivered to the village green in Bar Harbor by a pair of handsome black steeds. With a big smile visible from under his beard of white and plenty of “ho, ho,...
On Friday, Nov. 18, The Friends of Blue Hill Bay hosted “Behold the Bay: a symposium celebrating the marine resources of Blue Hill Bay” at the Blue Hill Town Hall. More than 60 people from as far away as Augusta attended the day-long event, including...
