The Wastewater Division is eager to get rid of an old sewer line that often discharges raw sewage into Frenchman Bay. But representatives of Ocean Properties Limited have not yet signed an easement that would give the town the ability to create a new pump station and...
Woodard & Curran engineer James Wilson was present during the Oct. 10 meeting of the Southwest Harbor Board of Selectmen to update the board and the public on the progress of the ongoing project to improve Wesley Avenue and Mansell Lane. The bottom line,...
William “Billy” Porter of Southwest Harbor is once again remembered by a display of Jack o’ Lanterns on the bridge at Bass Harbor Marsh. Porter was 38 when he was struck and killed by a car at the bridge in 1997. The carved pumpkins are an annual celebration of his...
The following building permit was issued in Bar Harbor for the weeks ending Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 Sept. 27 Christopher R. White, 73 Mill Brook Road, to construct a 20-feet by 40-feet roof addition to existing garage, per plan submitted; $1,000. Lester A. Foss, Jr., 1402...
A feasibility study partially funded by the town will assess whether the ferry terminal property can be operated successfully through a public-private partnership, and whether the site can be used for cruise ship and land-based tourism operations, as well as a variety...