Maine Teacher of the Year Nominees Announced

Fourteen teachers have been nominated to be the 2014 Maine Teacher of the Year. Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen says the teachers come from schools in Augusta, Bar Harbor, Biddeford, Farmingdale, Hampden, Hartland, Hiram, Milbridge, Milo, Portland, Saco, Sanford,...

It’s time to open up the U.S. travel market

The Nova Scotia International Ferry Partnership is a group of private business people who were asked by municipal leaders to help re-establish ferry service between Nova Scotia and the U.S. We agreed, with the provision we would base any support for the service on...

Timber firm airs plan for trails, camping on Schoodic Peninsula

Physical work to create hiking trails, multi-use trails for nonmotorized vehicles, and a campground on land next to the Schoodic portion of Acadia National Park could begin sometime this year if a land management firm gets the necessary approvals, according to an...

Howland tannery site upgrade set for summer

A landscape architect from Bar Harbor is developing designs for about $150,000 worth of improvements to the former Howland tannery site, Town Manager Tracey Hutton says.
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