The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section has revised the total allowable catch for the 2012 northern shrimp fishery to 2,211 metric tons, an increase of 211 metric tons from the originally established total allowable catch,...
• Justin Lipkvich, a Mariaville senior at Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor, has been awarded one of three scholarships by the THINK program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The THINK Scholars Program promotes science, technology and...
The Bar Harbor Planning Department is experiencing some restructuring as the town heads into fiscal year 2013. A number of issues precipitated the shakeup, according to a memo from the town manager to town officials, and during the first in a series of budget...
The proposed ordinance to define, set standards for and regulate rooming houses in the Bar Harbor Land Use Ordinance and code was shelved by the Bar Harbor Town Council on Jan. 18 after councilors learned the YWCA of MDI would have fallen out of compliance with the...
With its jagged, island-strewn coastline and mountainous tree-covered interior, it’s hard to find any other U.S. destination more diverse in natural beauty than Maine.
On Feb. 11, the Blue Hill Family Dance is sponsoring a workshop led by Chrissy Fowler on teaching traditional New England dance to children and novices. Fowler, of Belfast, a contra dance caller, will lead the workshop geared especially for teachers and community...
The Mount Desert Island High School speech team earned a third-place “sweeps” award at the Maine Forensics Association-sanctioned speech tournament hosted by Skowhegan Area High School on Jan. 21. “That’s the team award for accumulated points earned from...
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art has announced its plans for the 2012 CMCA Biennial Exhibition. The show will be held at CMCA, 162 Russell Ave., Sept. 22 through Nov. 4 and will be co-curated by CMCA director Suzette McAvoy and independent curator Daphne Anderson...
The annual Arts Week at Tremont Consolidated School is in progress this week, having kicked off on Jan. 23. It is1 scheduled to wrap up with a final assembly on Jan. 27. Over the years, the school has hosted a number of visiting artists for the special week, including...
Stellar seasons for the Mount Desert Island boys and girls basketball teams continued over the weekend as the Trojans made the long trek to “The County” for a pair of showdowns with Aroostook County opponents Caribou and Presque Isle. Both the Trojan boys...
