Snow is coming down across Mount Desert Island early Thursday afternoon, with reports of slick roads and blowing snow outside of downtown Bar Harbor. A winter weather advisory remains in effect through 9 p.m. tonight. The National Weather Service is calling for snow,...
An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings. Dec. 31 Paul Hewes,19, of Northeast Harbor was summoned for operating after suspension. Trudi...
Thanks to the efforts of libraries, schools, businesses and nonprofits across seven islands in Hancock County, The Big Read is coming together for a month-long extravaganza of events designed to bring Mark Twain’s popular novel, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” to...
An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings. Nov. 28 Nathan Harkins, 28, of Tremont, was summoned for theft. Jan. 3 Devon Ryder, 26, of...
The Mount Desert Island High School Speech Team hosted its third annual Maine Forensics Association-sanctioned home tournament on Dec. 17. Recuperated now from the all-day “extravaganza,” as speech coach Marjory Russakoff put it, the team is preparing a demonstration...
Acadia National Park rangers and search and rescue crews have been busy so in far in January as the unusually mild winter has drawn visitors to the park — while also creating icy conditions in many park locations. According to park rangers, at approximately 5 p.m. on...
When my wife, Carol, and I travel we often choose to stay in a bed and breakfast.
The touring schooner Rachel B. Jackson will not be calling the Bar Harbor town pier its home port this season.
Jackie and Charlie Mitchell woke up on the morning of Jan. 11 to find that someone had flung a dead deer over the hood of their truck. Jackie Mitchell said she received a telephone call at about 8:30 a.m. from another resident who lives across the narrow harbor. “He...
The Maine Photography Show, the premier state-wide juried exhibition of fine photography in Maine, is taking entries through midnight Wednesday, Feb. 1. The show is open to all amateur and professional photographers with a Maine address. More than $1,000 in prizes...
