Dementia support group starts
BAR HARBOR — A new early stage Alzheimer’s/dementia support group for people with memory loss will be launched by Mount Desert Island Hospital and Birch Bay Retirement Village on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The...
View ArticleCelebrate Polly Bunker
CRANBERRY ISLES — The Great Cranberry Island Historical Society will celebrate Polly Bunker Day on Sunday, Aug. 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Each year, the historical society honors one of the...
View ArticlePlant collector to speak
BAR HARBOR — Dan Hinkley, plant explorer and author, will give a talk about plant collecting at Garland Farm on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 4 p.m. Hinkley has spent decades traveling the world and finding new...
View ArticleAll-Stars in PVC
BAR HARBOR — Several Mount Desert Island High School volleyball players were named Penobscot Valley Conference All-Stars. Senior Alaina Duley was named to the first team; seniors Emma Watras and Grace...
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Perconti picked for All-Star Game
BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island High School’s Matt Perconti was selected last week to participate in the Baseball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game. Perconti was MDI’s top pitcher this season,...
View ArticleEditorial: Civic interest
The Town of Bar Harbor has a permanent Cruise Ship Committee, appointed by the town council and charged with overseeing cruise ship operations and making recommendations to the council for any needed...
View ArticleEditorial: Stay high or go low?
The minor dustup between the district attorney and his challenger, though amusing, did nothing to enhance the public profile of either gentleman. DA candidate Steve Juskewitch emailed the Hancock...
View ArticleEditorial: Name of the game
Mount Desert Island High School sports teams regularly win sportsmanship awards. These awards recognize “conduct which imposes a type of self-control involving honest rivalry, courteous relations among...
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Flattop 5K set for March 30
LAMOINE — This year’s running of the annual Flattop 5K Road Race is scheduled to be held March 30 at the Lamoine Consolidated School. The 2019 Flattop 5K will be the 14th running of the annual race,...
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MDI boys’ tennis team claims regional title
The Mount Desert Island boys’ and girls’ tennis teams returned from the Northern Maine Class B Championships at Bates College in Lewiston on Tuesday with some new hardware. The post MDI boys’ tennis...
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