College of the Atlantic president is installed

BAR HARBOR, Maine—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 coSource: Boston...

UMF’s sport weekend results

Women’s Soccer: UMF 4, Green Mountain 1 FARMINGTON – The University of Maine at Farmington responded to Green Mountain College’s game-tying goal with three straight scores to dispatch the Eagles 4-1 in North Atlantic Conference women’s soccer...

Author Carolyn Cooke to give reading

“Daughters of the Revolution,” a novel by Carolyn Cooke, has nothing to do with the Daughters of the American Revolution. The revolution to which Cook is referring is that of the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Cooke, an O. Henry award-winning author,...

Processing of oversized lobsters panned

A new emergency law that allows Maine processors to process oversize or undersize lobsters that were not landed in Maine, as long as the processed product is not sold in Maine, was criticized by members of the Zone B Lobster Council at its most recent meeting in...

Lingering warmth…

Boats small and large are still hanging onto the piers and moorings along the Manset shore, as their owners enjoy every last minute of the recent late-autumn warmth on the water.

Downeast Horizons hosts annual dinner

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,...

Ellsworth police officer rescues Tremont man from burning car

Decisive action on the part of an Ellsworth police officer saved a Tremont man from a burning vehicle early Sunday morning following a rollover accident on Bayside Road in Ellsworth. According to Ellsworth Police Sgt. Glen Moshier, the department received a 911 call...

MDI Hospital to hold public flu shot clinics

Mount Desert Island Hospital will host a series of public flu shot clinics beginning in mid-October. The clinics will take place through Nov. 8 at locations across the island. The cost is $25, but Medicare, Medicaid, and some private insurance plans are accepted. The...

Buoy the cat is missing

If anyone has seen this missing cat, Buoy, please call Christine Yanniello at 610-597-2609. Buoy was last seen on Hadley Point Road in Bar Harbor.

MDI Bio Lab program receives EPA grant

A coastal program in Salisbury Cove that aims to encourage teachers and students to be stewards of their environment has recently been awarded an $83,628 environmental education grant by Environmental Protection Agency. Mount Desert Island Biological Lab was one of 74...
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