The Bull Hill wind farm being sought by Blue Sky East LLC – a subsidiary of First Wind – would be located in Township 16 MD near Eastbrook.
The trickle of cars and buses loaded with leaf peepers will soon become a steady stream. From our rough, rocky coast to mountains and waterfalls farther inland, Maine possesses some of the most stunning foliage spots in the United States. GOING FOR A HIKSource:...
Jamie McKown, College of the Atlantic’s Wiggins Chair in Government and Polity, will host an instructive workshop on genealogical and historical research titled “History on the Cheap.” The workshop is on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the college’s...
Dr. David Feldman, faculty member in math and physics at College of the Atlantic, has received a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture in Rwanda in 2012. He will be working in the Department of Applied Physics at the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology in the...
TEMPO, the Eastern Maine Pops Orchestra for Young Musicians, has announced its schedule for its second concert program of the inaugural season to be presented this October in the Down East area.
Mount Desert officially opted out of adhering to the state’s set of building codes during the Oct. 3 meeting of the Board of Selectmen. The decision came after several months of questions and confusion surrounding the new codes, known as Maine Uniform Building...
The following deed transfers were recorded from Sept. 26 to Sept. 30 at the Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Sept. 26 Darren C. Whitney to Beverley D. Wadsworth, property in Sullivan. Shannon L. Fish to Christopher G. Jordan, property in Otis. Paul G. Crenshaw to...
Bark Harbor is open for our 11th season! Located at 150 Main Street across from the Village Green in beautiful downtown Bar Harbor.
From left, Andrew Shea and Sawyer Worcester prepare to cut the ribbon for the new indoor playground that opened Sept. 26 at the Mount Desert Island YMCA. The indoor playground project was spearheaded by Shea and Kate Worcester, and was made possible through a generous...
The largest sailboat ever built by the Hinckley Co. is home for a month-long visit after roaming the world since its launch in 1993. The 76-foot Freesia is a classically styled luxury yacht that was one of the first Hinckley models to use composite construction...