On a day of globally coordinated protests loosely linked to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, dozens of people met at the Bar Harbor Village Green Saturday, Oct. 15 to discuss the ways in which rising income inequality, and what many described as corporate greed,...
Sales figures for the MDI area remained strong as the summer tourist season peaked in August, according to figures recently released by the Maine Bureau of Revenue Services.
Master Throat Singers from Tuva — The Alash Ensemble of Tuva — will perform at the Mount Desert Island High School Higgins-Demas Theater Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Throat singing is a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. Masters of...
On Friday, Oct. 28 between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., the public is invited to buy or bring a lunch and talk with College of the Atlantic faculty member in history, Dr. Todd Little-Siebold, on heirloom apples and the Downeast Food Heritage Collaborative, a partnership...
“That’s nice, nice, nice!” could be heard in the reading room of the Northeast Harbor Library, as one knitter in the Monday Evening Handicraft Group admired the handiwork of another. The mood was tranquil yet industrious, as more than a half-dozen handicrafters...
A pair of Mount Desert Island high school student-athletes took to the links Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15 at Natanis Golf Course to take part in the state individual golf championships, with both finishing in the middle of their respective packs. Trojan senior Ben...
Sales figures for the MDI area remained strong as the summer tourist season peaked in August, according to figures recently released by the Maine Bureau of Revenue Services. This trend was likewise mirrored on the county and state levels during August. August 2011...
The accolades continue to pile up for the Mount Desert Island girls cross-country team. This season, the deep, talented Trojans have proven to be the best in Hancock County, at the tough Festival of Champions in Belfast and now are regarded as the elite large school...
Hospitalman FMF Benjamin M. Clark recently earned his Fleet Marine Force pin while sering as corpsman with Charlie Company of 1st Battalion 3rd Marines (Lava Dogs) in Helmund Province, Afghanistan. The Lava Dogs are based out of Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay,...
Charles Hambleton, associate producer of the Academy Award winning “The Cove” will be visiting College of the Atlantic and screening the film on Tuesday, October 18 at 7 p.m. in McCormick Lecture Hall. “The Cove” received an Oscar for best documentary in 2009. It...
