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. Sabatini is continuing...
The scene is bleak and buttoned-up on a recent cold, still morning at the town marina in Northeast Harbor, as fishermen and recreational boaters alike await the passing of the dead of winter and the awakening of spring.
The Tremont Board of Selectmen Feb. 6 discussed details for a sidewalk, running from the Clark Bridge to Flat Iron Road, with civil engineer Greg Johnson and asked him to draw up a survey for the project. Appearing before the board at a regular meeting, Johnson said...
Selectmen at their Feb. 6 meeting discussed possible upgrades to the town’s snowplowing fleet, including disposing of one of the fleet’s older, smaller trucks and buying two new trucks. The town’s 2003 Ford “is the weakest truck,” said Town Manager Millard Billings....
It appears the only team in Eastern Maine that has more talent and depth than the Mount Desert Island swimming and diving squad is Bangor. Of course, Bangor is a larger, Class A school, while MDI toils in Class B. With that stated, expect the Trojans to fare well at...
The Mount Desert Island indoor track squads finished about in the middle of the pack at the Penobscot Valley Conference-Eastern Maine Indoor Track League championships Feb. 11 in the University of Maine field house. However, strong individual and relay performances...
After building consistency and improving their technique during the regular season, the Mount Desert Island wrestlers hoped to make a strong statement during the postseason. As it turned out, the Trojans’ actions on the mat Feb. 11 during the Eastern Class B...
With the help of a Bar Harbor police officer, vehicles in individual lanes of traffic took turns navigating past a power line that came down on one side of the road in Town Hill on the evening of Feb. 10. The twilight hour and approaching darkness made the timing...
The second phase of the study to determine the feasibility of operating a maritime facility the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in Bar Harbor won approval at the town council meeting on Feb.
When the Eastern Class B high school basketball playoffs begin with prelim games on Tuesday, Feb. 14 and Wednesday, Feb. 15, both Mount Desert Island squads should be among the favorites to make significant noise during the single-elimination postseason tournament....
