A discussion forum for candidates for the Southwest Harbor Board of Selectmen and for the town’s School Committee, held on Wednesday, Oct. 26 drew about a dozen people who used the opportunity to question candidates on a variety of topics prior to elections on Nov. 8....
On Nov. 8, Bar Harbor voters are being asked to decided four proposed land use ordinance amendments. Voting will take place on the third floor of the municipal building on Cottage Street beginning at 8 a.m. Polls close at 8 p.m. Descriptions of the proposed...
The following building and code enforcement permits were issued in Mount Desert from Oct. 17 to Oct. 24. Oct. 17 Ian Brzezinski, Trustee, 26 South Shore Road, Northeast Harbor; to remove partition between kitchen and sitting room. Kathleen Ada Dennis, 24 Rock End...
The collection of universal waste at the Acadia Disposal District’s annual Household Hazardous Waste and Universal Waste Collection, held in the parking lot at Mount Desert Island High School on Sept. 24, jumped to 1,231 items, up from 897 items collected in 2010. The...
At its Oct. 25 meeting, the Mount Desert Island League of Towns decided that a joint study of optimal cellphone tower siting might be a good idea. But, given the fact that it was a cellphone service provider, AT&T, that proposed to do the study on behalf of the...
