BAR HARBOR — After 20 years at the helm of Mount Desert Island Hospital, President and CEO Art Blank has announced he will be retiring at the end of the year. “Serving as your CEO for the past 20 years has been a great honor and privilege. I’m proud to have been part of a …
BAR HARBOR — When Ivan Andros of Lamoine found an old fiberglass boat on the side of the road marked “Free,” he knew just what to do with it. Andros picked the boat up and brought it in to school, where he and other students patched the cracks with fiberglass. The students are now working …
BAR HARBOR — The waterfront estate known as East of Eden sold at auction for $4.1 million Saturday, plus an additional $451,000 buyer’s premium, according to the buyer. Portland real estate developer and philanthropist Art Girard and his wife Fran Girard made the winning bid at the auction held at the estate at 145 Eden …
BAR HARBOR — House prices have more than doubled on Mount Desert Island since the year 2000, according to a study commissioned by the Island Housing Trust and released in November 2018. In Bar Harbor, home values went from $143,100 in 2000 to $320,300 in 2016, a 124 percent increase. One of the factors driving …
BAR HARBOR — The town’s Cruise Ship Committee weighed in on plans to test air quality around visiting ships last week, as directed by the Town Council. Town Manager Cornell Knight said he is in discussion with the Department of Environmental Protection. Knight will meet with Andy Johnson (Division Director of Ambient Air Monitoring) in …
BAR HARBOR — A restaurant employee was arrested July 11 after reportedly selling cocaine at the establishment, according to Bar Harbor Police Lt. David Kerns. Jonathan Parkinson, 23, of Bar Harbor, was arrested on a charge of aggravated trafficking in cocaine. Parkinson is alleged to have sold cocaine to Maine Drug Enforcement agents on several …
BAR HARBOR — Officials at nearly every level of government continue to scramble to get all the pieces in place for ferry service to Yarmouth to begin as soon as possible, but ferry company Bay Ferries announced last week that reservations for trips up to and including July 18 will be cancelled. The CAT ferry …
ELLSWORTH — In day three of the trial of Bar Harbor murder defendant Jalique Keene, jurors saw footage from security cameras at various locations as the prosecution attempted to piece together the events of May 31-June 1 leading to the death of Mikaela Conley. A grand jury indicted Keene, 22, on charges of murder and …
BAR HARBOR — Several seasonal businesses are opening later than usual, and cutting back hours, after not being granted visas for temporary foreign workers. “We have delayed our opening by a week, and we will only be serving dinner until we are adequately staffed,” said Gail Leiser, co-owner of Galyn’s in Bar Harbor. This year, …
BAR HARBOR—When a driver appears to be impaired but tests zero on a standard breathalyzer test, Officer Judson Cake takes over. Breathalyzers only measure alcohol levels. Cake looks for signs of other types of impairment. He is a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) for the Bar Harbor Police Department, and his work is in high demand. …
UPDATED Aug. 29 MOUNT DESERT — A boater thrown from a Boston Whaler on Somes Sound Tuesday morning was uninjured, but it took almost an hour of combined effort from the harbormaster and the Coast Guard to get the boat under control. The boat’s operator, who has not been identified, was rescued by a passing …
