The two cruise ships that came to Bar Harbor Oct. 26 were the last for 2011, marking a symbolic, if not official end to the year’s tourist season. Moored off of Bar Harbor Wednesday were the 950-foot-long 3,110 passenger Caribbean Princess and the 955-foot-long 2,518...
Average retail gasoline prices in Maine have fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.51 per gallon Oct. 30. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.46 per gallon, according to gasoline...
Southwest Harbor Police Chief David Chapais was present at the Oct. 25 meeting of the Southwest Harbor Board of Selectmen to request the town’s police department be equipped with up to six Tasers. According to Chapais, the need for Tasers, which are gunlike devices...
Southwest Harbor voters will decide who should fill vacancies on the town’s board of selectmen and school committee during the Nov. 8 election and will also decide whether or not to fund a water tank replacement project and accept easements from three town residents....
A pumpkin-carving extravaganza that took place at the Southwest Harbor Public Library during the day on Oct. 26 culminated in an evening show of lit Jack-o’-lanterns on the library’s front lawn. There were plenty of classic Jack-o’-lantern features on display. But...
