Not the Hot Spot, a tough spot

A motorist found themselves in a tough spot behind the Bar Harbor Fire Station on Thursday afternoon when a slip of the foot left their car nose-down into a loading dock, said police.

Hancock County Jail log

The following individuals were booked recently into the Hancock County Jail. March 28 Donald Jack Pierce, 62, of Hancock, probation revocation.

Fire damages Bar Harbor apartment

No injuries resulted from an early morning fire that damaged a unit in the Acadia Apartments on West Street Extension Thursday, April 7 according to Bar Harbor Fire Chief David Rand.

Bar Harbor police blotter

March 29 A Cottage Street business reported a male subject letting his dog defecate on their lawn.

183 acres, motor inn acquired by nonprofits

Bar Harbor’s tax base could decrease roughly $6 million after this month’s assessment, the largest dip unrelated to re-evaluations in the past decade, according to Tax Assessor Steven Weed.

Ellsworth District Court news

The following cases were closed in Ellsworth District Court March 28 to April 1. Crystal Beal, 28, of Milbridge, unsworn falsification, dismissed.

McNair poetry column headed for newspaper

Newly appointed Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair will publicly announce his first statewide poetry initiative Wednesday, April 20 at a gathering in the Blaine House.

Mount Desert Island vocalists shine at states

The Mount Desert Island High School show choir received a 1 rating and earned second place in Division II in the State Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Festival, hosted by Ellsworth High School on Saturday, April 2. MDI High School soloist Finn Jordan received the best...
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