As Maine high school basketball gears up for regular-season action, The First, a bank whose headquarters are based in Damariscotta, has announced it will add Mount Desert Island High School into its First Hoop program this season. Designed to promote team spirit and...
Mount Desert Island will host the second annual MDI Jingle Jog and Walk on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m. The one-mile, non-competitive jaunt starts near the Maine Seacoast Mission, at 127 West Street, in downtown Bar Harbor. In lieu of an entry fee, participants should...
Stan Gott bought an inexpensive digital camera after he retired in 2000. He was having so much fun taking pictures that his wife, Sandra, decided she had to have a camera, too. Ever since, the couple has been having a wonderful time taking pictures during the outdoor...
An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings. Nov. 21 Brandon Pettengill, 38, of Sullivan was arrested for operating after suspension and...
The following cases were closed in Ellsworth District Court from Nov. 21 to Nov. 25. Bruce W. Ashmore, 55, of Verona, failing to make an oral or written accident report in Verona, $150 fine; operating under the influence in Verona, $500 fine and license suspended for...
