Household windows may be all about the look, but when it comes time for something new, there’s a lot more to windows than meets the eye. Beyond aesthetics, which is always important, one’s got to look at a whole host of factors that might influence the way one replaces — or repairs — the windows …
BAR HARBOR — The Eastern Regional of the Maine Drama Festival, a one-act play competition, will take place at Mount Desert Island High School (MDIHS) this Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7. Eight schools will take part in the annual event, including Shead High School (Eastport), Washington Academy (East Machias), George Stevens Academy (Blue …
BAR HARBOR — It’s the flavors of the sea that guide the hands of Drew Smith and Cindy Bridges as they prepare daily meals at their Main Street specialty seafood and food store, Peektoe Provisions. Monkfish roasted and mixed with creamy mac ’n cheese, Haddock lightly sautéed and wrapped in savory tacos and thick …
BAR HARBOR — A drawing found in a Mount Desert Island High School classroom after school today sparked school officials and police to evacuate the building. A staff member called police after finding the drawing under some papers on a desk and finding the content “suspicious and concerning,” Police Chief Jim Willis said in a …
BAR HARBOR — Officials are urging residents to keep heating system vents clear and ensure there is a working carbon monoxide (CO) detector in their homes after a family of four had to be taken to Mount Desert Island Hospital by emergency responders Tuesday morning. Poisonous fumes from a heater exhaust were blamed. A mother …
BAR HARBOR — Former police chief Nate Young has launched his own private security firm. Young incorporated Acadia Security Solutions in August of this year. In late October, he received a contract security company license from the Maine Department of Public Safety (DPS), Sgt. Michael Johnston of the Maine State Police Special Investigation Unit said …
FARMINGTON, Conn. — Jackson Laboratory’s $111 million Connecticut campus opened Tuesday with a dedication ceremony featuring lab officials, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and top scientific leaders. The new Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine sits on a 17-acre site on the campus of the University of Connecticut Health Center. The 183,500-square-foot facility will house 300 researchers, …
TREMONT — The grandson of famed Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi will visit Mount Desert Island later this month to offer teachings and a two-day retreat focusing on the spiritual basis of his grandfather’s political actions.
SEATTLE, Wash. — With a successful grass-roots fundraising effort now underway, Bar Harbor native Dan Tracy’s vision for creating wind-powered cargo ships is coming to fruition.
BAR HARBOR — A steady stream of deer hunt opponents took to the microphone Tuesday to urge residents to vote no on a plan to open the area to deer hunting when they go to the polls Nov. 4.
BAR HARBOR — A charter fishing boat was abandoned and left to drift into the rocks of Acadia National Park just south of Thunder Hole after it began taking on water through the hull Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, what remained of the battered boat was mostly submerged. Most of her hull planks had been torn …
