Mount Desert Island native Matt Dunlap hopes to take his past experience as Maine’s secretary of state to the U.S. Senate. Dunlap, a Democrat, announced his candidacy for the seat held by Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, who announced last week…
Read More The owner of the Independent Cafe in Bar Harbor, Democrat Tim Rich, announced his he plans to vie for the Maine House of Representatives District 35 seat currently held by Rep. Elsie Flemings, D-Bar Harbor.
“There have been a couple of thin…
“Is Offshore Wind Coming to Maine?” That is the title of a an afternoon-long session at the upcoming Maine Fishermen’s Forum.
The three-day forum, from March 1-3, will be held at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. The offshore wind session…
As always, the 37th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum has a full three-day schedule of panel discussions, fishing association meetings, meet-and-greets, two floors of trade show exhibits, family programs, a seafood reception, a banquet and dan…
Read More The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has put in a budget request for 2013 of $5.1 billion, $600 million below the $5.5 billion that NOAA had requested for 2012.
However, the budget request reflects an increase of $153.9 million…
The northeasterly storms that frequent the Maine coast in winter and spring can bring dramatic changes to sandy beaches, coastal marshes and bluffs.
The waves and flooding that accompany strong storms threaten coastal property with erosion, a…
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association has scheduled a series of meetings — one in each of the state’s seven lobster zones — to discuss current research on interactions between lobster gear and endangered whales.
The meetings will include…
Sales totals in the Mount Desert Island area, Hancock County and the state as a whole recovered slightly during December, according to statistics recently released by the state Bureau of Revenue Services. Additionally, December’s totals sho…
Read MoreIn light of two-term District 35 Representative Elsie Flemings recent announcement that she would not seek another term, Hancock County Democrats did not need to wait long for someone to throw their hat in the ring. Brian Hubbell filed a decl…
Read MoreRepublican gubernatorial candidate Mitt Romney won the Hancock County GOP straw poll by a narrow margin over Ron Paul at the party’s caucus, according to results released on Feb. 11. Rick Santorum came in third with Newt Gingrich in a distant…
Read More Four working days into his appointment as commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources, Patrick Keliher said his schedule was keeping him plenty busy on the many fronts involved in managing the state’s fisheries.
Keliher was sworn in …
The Maine Department of Marine Resources issued a clarification of a Jan. 31 Associated Press report that 2011 lobster landings exceeded 100 million pounds.
“While we believe this figure to be accurate, it is preliminary,” said DMR Commis…
