7 ways to be a good land user (from Maine Inland Fish and Wildlife)
As hunting season approaches, many of us are preparing gear, scouting locations, and looking forward to time outdoors.
Bar Harbor Story
News and features from Bar Harbor, Maine, and Mount Desert Island.
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Concert to Benefit Westside Food Pantry!
You are cordially invited to a special concert to benefit the Westside Food Pantry! Monday, August 24th, 7:00 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor.
Collins, King Secure $48 Million for New Downeaster Train Station in Portland
New station will reduce travel times and delays, improve reliability for passengers traveling throughout Maine and New England
August Fishing Report
Email Release
Minors Working on the Farm:
Child Labor Laws for Agricultural Employers
Pingree, Homeland Democrats Host Hearing on ICE’s Deadly Use of Force in Biddeford
Members heard testimony from local leaders, the Durán Guerrero family’s attorney, and immigrant rights advocates.
Marine Geophysicist To Lecture On Earth’s Mass Extinctions.
NORTHEAST HARBOR – On Wednesday, August 26th at 5:30 p.m.
From a Pipette in Bar Harbor to the Frontiers of Kidney Research.
The statewide program that began at MDIBL 25 years ago has helped launch thousands of scientific careers and transformed the laboratory itself.
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And some ongoing events.
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
People We've Lost
Wayne Davis. James ‘Jimmy’ F Morrison. Susan Tyler Ingram. David Vincent Mastropaolo. Lisa Rosebrook. Gregory Wayne Lawson. Ricky Ryan. John Burrill. Heather Marie Allen.
Reading Isn’t Quite Over Yet. At Least Not Here.
While national studies show Americans reading fewer books, MDI’s annual library sales offered a weekend-long argument for the enduring appeal of the written word.
Bar Harbor’s Tourism Debate Is More Complicated Than ‘Businesses vs. Residents’
A survey of 55 businesses found common ground on housing, tourism, and infrastructure, even as many respondents raised concerns about housing and costs.
Baker Island Lighthouse Has Weathered Almost Everything. Can It Survive Time?
Friends of Acadia has raised more than $400,000 to begin stabilizing the historic Baker Island tower.
It's All the Briefs and Press Releases.
There's so much good community news (and helpful things) in here.
Bar Harbor: Notice of Upcoming Public Tennis / Pickleball Courts Temporary Closure for Line Striping
BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor public tennis/pickleball courts located on the Athletic Field next to Cromwell Harbor Road will be temporarily closed for contractor application of additional pickleball lines.
Senator Collins: I Oppose the Administration’s Strategy that Would Allow the First Ships in New Classes of U.S. Navy Vessels to be Built Overseas
Press release.
Stories of Art, Loss, and Survival with Historian Suzanne Loebl
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Join us on Monday, August 24 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Poetry Reading with Rebecca Weiner Tomkins: King of the Fireflies and New Work
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Join us on Tuesday, August 25th from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
St. Saviour’s Downeast Summer Music Series wraps up on Tuesday, August 25, with local musician Gordon Falt performing from 5 - 6 pm.
BAR HARBOR—St.