Gov. Paul LePage has nominated Patrick Keliher to serve as commissioner of the state Department of Marine Resources. Keliher, of South Gardiner, has been serving as the DMR’s acting commissioner since last July. He had previously served as deputy commissioner and...
After a seemingly endless wait through an unusually mild December and first week of January, a few area ice fishermen were able to take to the ice with augers and traps at the ready on a sunny Monday. While most of Mount Desert Island’s lakes are still mostly open or...
The following building permits were issued in the town of Bar Harbor during the week ending Dec. 30. Dec. 28 Mount Desert Island Hospital, 330 Main St.; to demolish existing building and leave the foundation in place, per plan; $22,400. Dec. 29 Terence E....
Mount Desert Island student-athletes always prove competitive in Penobscot Valley Conference-Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meets and that was especially true Jan. 7 in the University of Maine field house. In that meet the Trojans girls finished first and the MDI...
The Mount Desert Island boys and girls swim teams dove into the pool Jan. 6 to host Old Town, with both Trojan squads defending their home water with ease against the visitors. The Trojans collected victories over the Coyotes, with the islander boys earning a 113-53...
The Maine Coast Heritage Trust reported that 2011 was a productive year for the statewide land conservation organization, with the completion of more than 40 land conservation projects, six of which were on Mount Desert Island and its outlying islands.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Sunday that three airlines had submitted proposals to provide service to and from Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton and Northern Maine Regional Airport in Presque Isle, while a fourth company bid to provide...
The Maine Coast Heritage Trust reported that 2011 was a productive year for the statewide land conservation organization, with the completion of more than 40 land conservation projects, six of which were on Mount Desert Island and its outlying islands. “It’s been a...
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Sunday that three airlines had submitted proposals to provide service to and from Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton and Northern Maine Regional Airport in Presque Isle, while a fourth company bid to provide...
Walking in on art teacher Betty Allen’s painting class on a recent morning, a visitor found a genial gathering and an environment that was rich with Allen’s many creative pursuits. Allen and two of her students, Anne and Joe Paradise, were painting watercolors of the...
