Machias Bay Chamber Plans for Annual Dinner and Auction

The Machias Bay Chamber of Commerce has planned a night of fun, dining and auction sales for 5 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Lee Pellon Center in Machias. The event will also be a venue for members to showcase their food specialities at the dinner buffet.

Murder defendant denies assuming victim’s identity

William Morse on the first day of his trial at the Hancock County Superior Court in Ellsworth on Wednesday, April 8. Morse is charged with killing Trenton resident Richard Bellittieri. Ellsworth resident Pauline Buie went to police in November 2012 to report that her...

Longtime Bar Harbor bagel maker folds up shop

During and immediately after college, before I became a news reporter, I spent a few summers working as a prep cook at a handful of restaurants on Mount Desert Island. I never got to know her beyond a few brief interactions, but I known of her, as many MDI residents...

Titanic’ author at WORKS

WORKS, 21 E. Main St./Route 1, will host Mac Smith reading from, discussing and signing his new book “Mainers on the Titanic” Saturday, April 11, at 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public; refreshments from Big Sexy Baked Goods will be available....

‘Trains, Trolleys and Airplanes’

Harland Eastman has fond memories of the five o’clock freight train that used to pass through Springvale on its way to Rochester, New Hampshire, when he was a child. The train crossed a bridge over Main Street, not far from Eastman’s home.

MDI Historical Society to celebrate new permanent exhibit

The Mount Desert Island Historical Society invites the public to the Sound School House, 373 Sound Drive, to celebrate the fruits of a long winter’s labor in “Waves of Change,” 4-6 p.m. April 20. Join the Society for the opening of a new permanent...
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