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Bar Harbor community rallies to raise funds for restoration of popular short trail
BAR HARBOR, Maine — After powerful back-to-back coastal storms in January ripped through Bar Harbor, the town’s iconic shore trail was left in disarray. The community has since rallied to fundraise the $1 million price tag for repairs. Leading the charge are Greg and Julie Veilleux, who witnessed...
Interview with Brad Williams Appearing at Criterion Theatre July 25 [VIDEO]
Comedian Brad Williams is bringing his Tour '24 to The Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor for 2 shows on Thursday, July 25. He sat down to talk with Chris Popper about his Tour '24, visiting Maine for the 1st time, eating lobster and more. Tickets are available for either the...
Mount Desert Island YMCA celebrates 125th anniversary
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island YMCA will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a fundraiser at the Bar Harbor Club including dinner, a cocktail hour, music and a silent auction on Thursday, July 11, from 5-8 p.m. The Young Men’s Christian Association started as a movement 170 years...
YWCA of MDI’s Pie Sales Begin Tuesday, July 2nd
If the warmer temperatures and the increased traffic on the Island hasn't convinced you summer is here, here's another sign...The YWCA of MDI kicks off their weekly pie sales on Tuesday, beginning July 2nd. The Y-pies are sold from 10 to noon every Tuesday, beginning on Tuesday, July 2nd and...
Meet the artist behind "Acadia Impressions"
BAR HARBOR — The July photo exhibit at the Blum Gallery, hosted by Friends of Acadia and College of the Atlantic, will feature the work of local photographer Howie Motenko. Motenko is a member of the MDI Photo Club and long-time friend and volunteer at Friends of Acadia. The show is called “Acadia Impressions” and contains photographs taken during Acadia’s sedentary winters.
What’s for dinner? Ask the Bar Harbor restaurant called Dinner
The tenants opening a restaurant simply named Dinner, on the western end of Bar Harbor’s downtown area, said they hope to build on the success of their other restaurant — appropriately named Lunch. Meghan Bishop and Aaron Porter leased 135 Cottage St., invested about $5,000 into fit-up, and...
Bar Harbor Lobster Pound on traveling YouTube show
BAR HARBOR — “Lobstah! I’m getting some lobstah tacos!” shouted Theo Williams, host of America’s Best Restaurants, just prior to biting into said dish. He was standing in the kitchen of the Bar Harbor Lobster Pound, riffing with employee Shan-Shel-El Cooper while she prepared three of the recently reopened restaurant’s most popular dishes for him. Behind a Canon R6 and a bevy of other videography equipment, cameraman John Van Dyke stood still and quiet, backed as far into the corner of the kitchen as his tall frame would fit. The owners of the lobster pound, Krista and Aaron Jackson, and an assortment of other employees crowded around the available edges of the kitchen, eager to see how an ABR episode is made as they were careful to not interrupt the shot.
Contemporary classical music comes to Bar Harbor
BAR HARBOR — Join DownEast New Music as it kicks off a second season, with two concerts happening right here in Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor. Over five performances and two weeks, DownEast New Music will celebrate pieces that speak to the lives and experiences of modern audiences. The...
Record travel expected ahead of Independence Day
MAINE (WABI) - Heading to Moosehead Lake for Independence Day? How about Bar Harbor?. If so, you won’t be alone. AAA is forecasting the busiest Fourth of July on record with about 71 million Americans expected to travel 50 miles or more during the nine-day holiday period. That includes...
8 Semifinalists for Maine’s Teacher of the Year Announced Include Hancock and Penobscot County Teachers
The Maine Department of Education announced on Tuesday, July 2nd the 8 semifinalists for the Maine Teacher of the Year. Ryan Lowell - Ellsworth High School - Hancock County. Emilie Throckmorton - Bangor High School - Penobscot County. Kristel Anuszewski - Windsor Elementary Elementary School - Kennebec County. Shilo Burnham...
MOUNT DESERT, SOUTHWEST HARBOR, TREMONT, AND TRENTON TOWN GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
July 2, 2024 Commissioners’ Regular Meeting Agenda. The Hancock County Commissioners will meet at 8:30 a.m. on July 2, 2024 in the conference room at the County Courthouse in Ellsworth, Maine. The public may attend in-person or join through Zoom; look for the green box labeled Commissioners Meetings Zoom Link on the Hancock County website.
Maine’s First Research Satellite Primed for California Launch
(TNS) — Barring weather or technical hiccups, Maine's first research satellite will be launched into space aboard a private rocket early Tuesday to collect climate data for Maine students studying urban heat islands, phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms. MESAT-1 is one of eight nano-satellites hitching a space-bound ride aboard...
Maine Driver Dies in a Crash on I-95 After a Tire Hit His Vehicle
An Old Orchard man died Tuesday in a freak accident on I-95 involving a tire from a vehicle on the opposite side of the highway. The Crash Happened Monday Morning in Southern Maine. Justin Nsenga, 49, of Old Orchard Beach died in the crash that happened Monday morning on the...
Pingree, King critique SCOTUS immunity decision, while Golden cautions not to rush to judgment
Some members of Maine’s congressional delegation are raising alarm of serious consequences to come from Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision granting the presumption of immunity from criminal charges for some official actions taken by presidents, calling the ruling an undermining of the country’s founding principles. However, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine told Maine Morning […] The post Pingree, King critique SCOTUS immunity decision, while Golden cautions not to rush to judgment appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
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