Live music: Gary Wittner with the John Cooper Quartet

Guitarist Gary Wittner will perform for free at College of the Atlantic’s Gates Community Center on Monday Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Joining him will be the John Cooper Quartet, with Cooper on saxophones and Mike Bennett on drums. Opening the concert will be the COA Jazz Trio....

Southwest Harbor blotter

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. Oct. 28 Brennan Spofford, 32, of Bernard was summoned for attaching false plates. Cary Harper,...

Missing Bar Harbor teen found safe

A Bar Harbor teen who went missing more than a week ago has returned home safe. According to Bar Harbor police, Amethyst Geiger, 17, of Bar Harbor left home on Oct. 24 and was later seen in Bangor on the weekend of Oct. 29. An investigation by Bar Harbor Police...

COA presents play: ‘Zoo Story’

A middle-aged publishing executive settles on a bench in New York City’s Central Park, opening a book in hopes of an hour of solitude away from his business, his wife and their two daughters. But this is New York, and a transient intervenes, seeking to share the...

MWPA plans Fall Writing Retreat

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance will hold its 2011 Fall Writing Retreat Friday through Sunday, Nov. 18 through 20, at the Nonantum Resort. The all-inclusive retreat includes participant’s room, board and workshop fees. “We encourage writers to join...

Lori Davis, Ann Seavey named artists of the month

The Southwest Harbor Public Library has named photographer Lori Davis and artist Ann Seavey as its November artists of the month. Davis will be exhibiting her work throughout the library and Seavey’s jewelry will be on display in the Holmes Room’s curio...

Fishermen: Stability needed in fishery management

The New England Fishery Management Council sponsored a two-day workshop Oct. 25-26 to address “lessons learned” relative to the catch shares management program that now governs the region’s groundfish fishery. According to a NEFMC press release, remarks from active...

Star lecture with astronomer David Samuels

Join National Park Service volunteer astronomer David Samuels for an illustrated lecture on stars followed by outdoor telescope viewing Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at Moore Auditorium on the campus of the Schoodic Education and Research Center. The program is free and...

Almanac — Nov. 2 to Nov. 9

Bar Harbor tides, as well as sunrise and sunset times. Wednesday, Nov. 2 High 4:36 a.m. 4:56 p.m. Low 10:44 a.m. 11:22 p.m. Sun 7:10 a.m. 5:22 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 High 5:39 a.m. 6 p.m. Low 11:49 a.m. Sun 7:11 a.m. 5:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 High 6:39 a.m. 7:01 p.m....
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