Learn-to-curl sessions Nov. 5-6

The Belfast Curling Club, located on Route 3, will hold learn-to-curl sessions the first weekend in November. Scheduled classes will be Saturday, Nov. 5 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 4:30 p.m. There also will be a session on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. The cost is $10 per...

MDI Marathon: Why I run

About a year ago my sister convinced me to enter a marathon with her — she has done four in the past and wanted to do one more so she chose the MDI. I had never really run before, but after three years of battling achilles tendinitis, my heel was feeling better and I...

MDI YMCA Sharks look for new swimmers

The Mount Desert Island YMCA Sharks swim team begin practices Monday, Oct. 17 and the squad is looking for new swimmers. The Sharks were founded in 1971 and have been practicing and competing at meets since, even when the YMCA had no pool in the mid-1990s. Over the...

Trojan boys look to host prelim, girls need key win to qualify

The Mount Desert Island boys soccer team finds itself embedded in the middle of the Eastern Class B playoff chase with two regular-season games remaining, while the Trojan girls likely are on the outside looking in at the postseason as the end of the campaign looms....

MDI holds off winless Nokomis to keep playoff hopes alive

The Nokomis football team had not won a game this season and the Warriors had their sights on filling that void in the victory column Saturday afternoon, Oct. 8, when Mount Desert Island came to town. The Warriors essentially had their best chance at a win slip...
Not signed in Sign in