Most Maine bonds appear headed toward passage

Voters appeared to approve the bulk of $50 million in state borrowing included in six bond questions that appeared on Tuesday’s ballot. As of 9:30 p.m., the Bangor Daily News projected five of the six bond questions would win passage.

Power Outage and Branch Opening Update

All Camden National branches will be open for normal business hours today, November 4th, with the exception of our Bangor Mall and Town Hill locations. Customers are being asked to please visit our Bangor Union Street, Bangor Exchange Street or Bar Harbor branches for...

A look at the $50 million in bonds on the ballot

The airwaves in Maine have been dominated by ads for the heated three-way governor’s race and the contentious bear-hunting referendum. But Maine residents also will be asked on Tuesday whether they want to approve six bonds proposals totaling $50 million that...

Abbe Museum Hosts Creative Summit

On November 14th and 15th, Native artists will convene at the Abbe Museum in downtown Bar Harbor for a summit with the goal of developing and sustaining a community of contemporary Wabanaki artists. The summit, inspired by and designed to complement the Abbe’s...

Three exceptional lives on one small island

As I indicated in a story I wrote recently about Ashley Bryan , I have pretty close personal ties to Islesford, Maine, a community on Little Cranberry Island, which is about a mile and a half off the southeastern shore of Mount Desert Island. Islesford is a year-round...

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust 26th Annual Community Food Drive

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is hosting its 26th Annual Community Food Drive from November 1 – November 21. Everyone is invited to bring donations of non-perishable food, cash, and grocery store gift cards to any of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s 15 branches...

Mount Desert Island’s four towns could share one police chief

There currently is only one full-time, permanent police chief serving on Mount Desert Island, and according to officials from the island’s four towns, that might be the case for a long time to come. For the past year, since former Bar Harbor police Chief Nathan...
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