College of the Atlantic will host a one-day printmaking intensive Saturday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The workshop, Telling Stories in Mixed Monotype, will be conducted by Dina Petrillo of Belfast with Dru Colbert of COA. The focus of the workshop is visual...
Maine Department of Labor Commissioner, Robert Winglass, will be in Hancock County Thursday to meet with local business leaders and visit several employers in the region.
Bar Harbor tides, as well as sunrise and sunset times. Wednesday, Feb. 15 High 4:14 a.m. 4:56 p.m. Low 10:45 a.m. 11:04 p.m. Sun 6:30 a.m. 5:03 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 High 5:22 a.m. 6:07 p.m. Low 11:54 a.m. Sun 6:28 a.m. 5:04 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 High 6:31 a.m. 7:15...
The following building permits were issued in the town of Mount Desert from Feb. 6 to Feb. 10. Feb. 6 Derf T. McKeeton & Vivien E. Igras, 10 Walls St., Otter Creek; to construct an 11 feet by 5 feet, 6 inches open frame deck with steps, per submitted...
Sales totals in the Mount Desert Island area, Hancock County and the state as a whole recovered slightly during December, according to statistics recently released by the state Bureau of Revenue Services. Additionally, December’s totals show that while the sales...
Once again, the mix of residential and commercial activities in a single zone has caused discord between neighbors in Tremont. On Feb. 9, the Tremont Board of Appeals heard an administrative appeal requested by Nancy Diedricksen regarding the Planning Board’s Dec. 13...
Grover’s Corners, the fictional New Hampshire town where “Our Town” was set more than a century ago, may not be all that different from Bar Harbor, or other Maine towns – even today in the 21st century, according to Gina Sabatini.
In light of two-term District 35 Representative Elsie Flemings recent announcement that she would not seek another term, Hancock County Democrats did not need to wait long for someone to throw their hat in the ring.
Ten “United States presidents” were on hand at Trenton Elementary School Feb. 14, accompanied by flourishes of “Hail to the Chief” and surrounded by a coterie of “Secret Service” agents. It was the school’s 10th annual Presidential Speech Day...
The Mount Desert Island Regional School System has released its annual report card for the 2010-2011 school year. The report includes demographic data on both students and teachers, including figures relating to student enrollment, number of teachers working for the...
