The Mount Desert Island boys and girls swim teams dove into the pool Jan. 6 to host Old Town, with both Trojan squads defending their home water with ease against the visitors. The Trojans collected victories over the Coyotes, with the islander boys earning a 113-53...
The Maine Coast Heritage Trust reported that 2011 was a productive year for the statewide land conservation organization, with the completion of more than 40 land conservation projects, six of which were on Mount Desert Island and its outlying islands. “It’s been a...
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Sunday that three airlines had submitted proposals to provide service to and from Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton and Northern Maine Regional Airport in Presque Isle, while a fourth company bid to provide...
Walking in on art teacher Betty Allen’s painting class on a recent morning, a visitor found a genial gathering and an environment that was rich with Allen’s many creative pursuits. Allen and two of her students, Anne and Joe Paradise, were painting watercolors of the...
A former sardine carrier that was built in the mid-1950s on Swans Island is under restoration in Rockland. Jamie Steeves has made a mission of finding and restoring damaged old wood-hulled commercial fishing boats and returning them to use on the waters where they...
