All Village NetMedia publications to cease with this issue

Dear Bar Harbor Times, Capital Weekly, VillageSoup Gazette, VillageSoup Journal and the Scene subscribers, readers and users of our respective websites: It is with deep regret that I inform you that effective Friday, March 9, 2012, we will discontinue these...

Acadia National Park’s Carriage Roads temporarily closed

The carriage road system in Acadia National Park will be closed to all users until the roads thaw sufficiently to allow use without causing damage, according to park officials. The closure begins on March 9 and is expected to last at least two weeks. Spring thawing...

Spring forward Sunday

Spring ahead, fall back. Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 11, which means clocks are turned ahead one hour to gain an extra hour of daylight at the end of each day.The new time begins officially at 2 a.m. on March 11, but most people turn their clocks ahead...

Trenton woman injured in Indian Point Road rollover

A Trenton woman was transported to the hospital early on the morning of March 7 after sustaining possible broken bones in a rollover accident on the Indian Point Road. According to Mount Desert Police Officer Leigh Guildford, Kristen Rodge, 46, was traveling north on...

Gallery Grand hosts opening March 9

The Gallery Grand on Main Street in Ellsworth is hosting a bevy of artists and writers during its grand opening Friday, March 9 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Through March 30, Jeanne Seronde Perkins will be displaying her collages and watercolors at the gallery. Also on display...

Clammers on front lines of climate change

When it comes to the acid-base balance in human blood or ocean water, a small change can mean a lot. That was the message presented at a March 3 seminar at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum. The scale between acid and base conditions is expressed using the term pH, on...

Hancock County Jail log

An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings. The following people were booked recently into Hancock County Jail. Feb. 24 Llewellyn John...
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