The Mount Desert Board of Selectmen recommended Jan. 3 that the town divest itself of its interest in a parcel of Otter Creek property. The recommendation, which must be approved during the May town meeting, was due in part to the convoluted nature of the town’s...
A virus similar to one found in birds — but never before in harbor seals — was the cause of five of 162 recent deaths of the animals in New England, according to a press release from the Northeast Regional Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....
It is good to be number one, just ask Mount Desert Island boys basketball players and coaches. Nearing the midway point of the regular season, there is one unbeaten squad remaining in Eastern Class B. And that news is good for the Trojans and their fans. With Camden...
From Dec. 23 to Dec. 29, the following cases were closed in Ellsworth District Court. Rodney Chapman, 30, of Ellsworth, criminal speeding in Bucksport, dismissed. James Cook, 40, of Long branch, N.J., rule violation in Brooklin, $100 fine. William D. Gott, 19, of...
An ocean data buoy that had been adrift for 15 days in the Gulf of Maine was recovered approximately 60 miles south of Bar Harbor. On Nov. 20, one of the Northeastern Regional Association of Ocean Observing System’s buoys, known as Buoy M, separated from its mooring...
