Midcoast Half-Marathon March 11 in Lincolnville

A second half-marathon has been scheduled for the Midcoast for 2012. While the second annual Blueberry Cove Half-Marathon will be in August in Tenants Harbor, the first annual Midcoast Half-Marathon, a 13.1-mile road race, will be Sunday, March 11 at 9:30 a.m.. The...

Welles certified as Maine real estate broker

On Jan. 18, Anne L. Welles received her official designation as a Maine real estate broker. Welles has been selling local real estate for the past 10 years as an associate broker. She retired in 2011 after 37 years teaching at Pemetic Elementary School. Anne brings to...

Talk: Making a difference around the world

Joe Cistone believes that people can make a difference wherever they live. He will be talking about his organization, International Partners in Mission, on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 4;10 pm. at the McCormick Lecture Hall at College of the Atlantic. Cistone’s talk, “Changing...

Selectmen approve mooring rental change, dumpster removal

Acting on a recommendation made by Mount Desert’s Marine Management Committee and the harbormaster, Shawn Murphy, the Mount Desert Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Jan. 17 to change the manner in which the town handles mooring rentals. In the past, mooring...

PHOTO: The race is on

Judson Cake left, of Bar Harbor and Matt Lunt right of Portland lead the pack out of the gate at the snowshoe race at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal on Sunday.

Myriad goings-on lined up at The Grand

The coming months at The Grand Auditorium will be seeing a lot of creative activity, with a series of arts workshops lined up, along with the venue’s usual slate of live performances and film. “There’s a lot going on here. It’s very exciting,” said Arts Education...

Sundances for Shirley actor

It’s a perspective the 30-year-old actor from Shirley has gained since shooting on Black Rock, an independent thriller, began in Milbridge, Maine, near Bar Harbor last June.

Exhibit: ‘In the Lyme-Light: Portraits of Illness and Healing’

Bar Harbor artist Emily Bracale will exhibit her artwork in a show about Lyme disease at the Blue Hill Public Library during the month of February. The show is both a personal account of her experience with Lyme and an event designed to educate the general public...
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