ROCKLAND, Maine – A disagreement over whether Rockland should continue to try to change its port designation boiled over during Monday night’s City Council meeting when a member of the harbor management commission accused the harbor master of lying.
Members of the Mount Desert Island League of Towns were in general agreement that the new state law to allow consumer fireworks was a bad idea. The consensus arose at the league’s Feb. 28 meeting, as part of a discussion of local regulation of consumer fireworks. “Our...
In its first two years, the Family Triathlon Festival, sponsored by the Waldo County YMCA, grew in popularity and it appears the event might take another leap forward with the addition of a junior division. The third annual festival will be Saturday, May 12 at the...
The Maine Commission for Community Service invites submissions to its biennial Maine Volunteers in Action photo contest. The competition is open to any volunteer program sponsored by a municipal, educational, nonprofit or government entity that serves Maine...
Maine artists are invited to exhibit their work at the 10th annual Festival of Art to be held Thursday through Sunday, May 10 through 13. Sponsored by Senior College and the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center, this non-juried exhibit is open to amateur and...
At a March 4 ceremony held in Bangor at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Capt. Scott Lewis, commander of the HHC 286th CSSB, swears in Spc. Toni Dyer of Hancock, who extended her enlistment with the Maine Army National Guard by one year. Staff Sgts. Benjamin Hazen and...
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust recently announced that Marcia Bender had been promoted to vice president-senior operations officer, Ginny MacLeod had been promoted to customer service manager in the Southwest Harbor office and Terry Tracy had been promoted to assistant...
The Camarillo Cafe Concert Series will present a great double bill of musical entertainment on Friday, March 16, featuring two talented and entertaining singer/songwriters: Jude Johnstone and Dana Hubbard.
The Jesup Memorial Library welcomes Tony Sohns, owner of The Art and Rock Shop in Ellsworth and Bangor, and formerly of the Maine Children’s Museum, on Tuesday, April 10 for a presentation entitled “Green Eggs and Ham.” Children will learn how an egg...
Reader Dog Downeast resumes at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Wednesday, March 14, and continues through spring every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. This year, a new reader dog joins the pack. Connie is an 8-year-old corgi and certified therapy dog. In addition to...
