The Mount Desert Island YMCA Sharks swim team begin practices Monday, Oct. 17 and the squad is looking for new swimmers. The Sharks were founded in 1971 and have been practicing and competing at meets since, even when the YMCA had no pool in the mid-1990s. Over the...
Weather permitting, the Beech Mountain fire tower will be open on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beech Mountain is described as an excellent spot for viewing the fall foliage, according to Acadia National Park officials. Dogs on leash are allowed to...
The Mount Desert Island boys soccer team finds itself embedded in the middle of the Eastern Class B playoff chase with two regular-season games remaining, while the Trojan girls likely are on the outside looking in at the postseason as the end of the campaign looms....
On Friday night, Oct. 7, about 225 people, including program participants, parents and guardians, staff and board members celebrated 37 years of Downeast Horizons, providing services to adults and children with developmental disabilities in Hancock, Penobscot,...
Blue whales are the longest, heaviest and loudest animals on earth. A record-size blue whale can reach 98-feet and 200 tons, and yet the lives of blue whales for the most part are still a great mystery. On Thursday, Oct. 13 long-time blue whale researcher, Michael...
The Nokomis football team had not won a game this season and the Warriors had their sights on filling that void in the victory column Saturday afternoon, Oct. 8, when Mount Desert Island came to town. The Warriors essentially had their best chance at a win slip...
HARBOR — The first College of the Atlantic alumnus to lead the Maine institution says he wants to explore the possibility of a tuition-free campus in the future. Darron Collins was installed as president on Sunday and described the Bar Harbor college as…Source:...
While being knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten after its highly-anticipated showdown with undefeated, No. 1 Greely of Cumberland, the Mount Desert Island volleyball team continues to be one of the top teams in the state after winning three of its last four matches...
Jeff Nolan ran, pedaled and paddled to first place Oct. 8 as the Mount Desert Island Lions Club hosted its 15th annual Acadia Triathlon at Long Pond. The triathlon consisted of a four-mile run, 14-mile bike and four-mile kayak or canoe paddle. It was a fundraiser for...
The Mount Desert Island girls cross-country team has demonstrated, week after week, that it is among the most talented and deepest in the state, regardless of class, and on Oct. 7 the Trojans proved what most already knew — they are the best in Hancook County. That...
