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Drug arrest for fentanyl
TRENTON — A 29-year-old resident picked up by police Sept. 1 on an outstanding arrest warrant also was charged with unlawful trafficking in drugs. Joshua Starbird originally was arrested by the...
View ArticleCroquet at Woodlawn
ELLSWORTH — Pearl Mattson and Louise Levesque won the 2nd Annual Woodlawn Golf Croquet Doubles Tournament on Aug. 30 at the Woodlawn Museum in Ellsworth. The next event for the Woodlawn Croquet program...
View ArticleMaiden voyage
BAR HARBOR — Zuiderdam, a 936-foot vessel in Holland America Cruise Line’s fleet, makes its maiden voyage to Bar Harbor this Saturday. The mid-sized ship can carry nearly 2,000 passengers and was...
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School, town lines cross
TREMONT — School officials apologized to selectmen Tuesday for expanding a fenced playground onto town land without getting permission from the town. That led to discussion of other school-related...
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Horoscope September 8, 2016
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Get out and be free. Slip the bonds of your favorite chair and...
View ArticleHelicopter evacuation
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — A 47-year-old woman from Rutherford, N.J., was evacuated from cliffs at Monument Cove along the Ocean Drive in Acadia National Park on Aug. 31 after she fell 35 feet to the rocks...
View ArticleGoldenOak to headline Criterion’s Maine Music Festival
BAR HARBOR — Maine band GoldenOak will headline The Criterion Theatre’s Maine Music Festival, an event celebrating local talent, on Friday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. With Zak Kendall (guitar, lead vocals),...
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Cops to get Taser deal on trade-in
MOUNT DESERT — The Police Department here hadn’t planned to replace its Tasers until 2020, but it can save money on maintenance costs and get better support from the manufacturer by trading them in...
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After she said ‘yes,’ merchants help make proposal ‘unforgettable’
BAR HARBOR — Jason Amerault of New Hampshire enlisted the help of some local businesses in his plans to propose to his girlfriend, Tina Jaramillo, on Cadillac Mountain over Labor Day weekend. “I wanted...
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Marker notes first Acadia land gift
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — A plaque commemorating a gift of land to the federal government 100 years ago to form the core of what would become Acadia National Park was dedicated Tuesday. The plaque is affixed...
View ArticleLabor Day parade of sail
MOUNT DESERT — International One Designs (IODs) and Luders paraded up Somes Sound last weekend for the Northeast Harbor Fleet Labor Day series, one of the last races of the summer. In IODs, David...
View ArticleHarbor House youth programs
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The Harbor House athletics program will offer gymnastics for children in pre-K to fifth grade starting Sept. 23 and running until Nov. 17. The cost for pre-K to second grade children...
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Sunbeam getting new place to dock
MOUNT DESERT — The new dock at the Northeast Harbor Marina for the Maine Sea Coast Mission’s vessel, Sunbeam, is expected to be built this month. The northernmost floats at the marina will be extended...
View ArticleSolve climate change here
To the Editor: If you are scared by the extreme weather in Maine (drought, excessive heat, more intense storms) or discouraged by the disappearance of the Arctic ice pack, the devastation of coral...
View ArticleMove on
To the Editor: With the recent controversy over our governor’s unregulated mouth, I have had it up to here with just about everyone else in state government, as well as half of the rest of the...
View ArticleUnimpressive report
Residents of Northeast Harbor recently got a look at a consultant’s recommendations to strengthen the vitality of downtown Northeast Harbor. To say those recommendations are unimpressive would be...
View ArticleSpeeding problem
To the Editor: Another wonderful summer season is winding down on Beech Hill Road here in Mount Desert, and I would like to thank a few people and organizations for their efforts to keep this a safe...
View ArticleNo parking conspiracy
Members of Bar Harbor’s Warrant Committee voted last week to recommend that residents not approve a series of zoning regulations related to parking and parking garages. That recommendation will appear...
View ArticleIntermodal flexibility
To the Editor: My wife and I have been summer residents of Swans Island for many years. For us, the Island Explorer bus service has been one of most beneficial innovations to “life in the slow lane.”...
View ArticleLePage ouster
To the Editor: On Sept. 3, I emailed a slightly edited version of the letter below about Gov. Paul LePage to Sen. Brian Langley (R) with copies to LePage (R); Sens. Mike Thibodeau (R), Roger Katz (R)...
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