Bob Pyle is retiring after 40-plus years of service as librarian and director of the Northeast Harbor Library. The library’s trustees are throwing a retirement party for Pyle on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. The library’s new director, Brook Minner, will also be...
The Friends of Blue Hill Bay will host “Behold the Bay: a symposium celebrating the marine resources of Blue Hill Bay” on Friday, Nov. 18 at 9 am at the Blue Hill Town Hall. The daylong symposium will include several speakers and a panel discussion...
The following building and code enforcement permits were issued in Mount Desert from Oct. 3 to Oct. 14. Oct. 3 Paul B. and Serena R. Kusserow, 14 Lower Dunbar Road, Seal Harbor; to expand an existing non-conforming two-family dwelling as approved by the Planning Board...
The results of the 2011 Acadia National Park Hawk Watch program have been tallied and the results show an unusual spike in the sightings of one raptor species and a notable decline in the sightings of other species common to the region. Every year since 1995, rangers,...
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. Oct. 11 Police responded to a two-car accident on Peabody Drive in Pretty Marsh in which a Jeep...
