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Arrivals and departures
Access to the care that bookends rural Mainers’ lives is disappearing. Mount Desert Island Hospital is the latest in a string ...
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Community support needed for Bar Harbor Pride Festival
Organizers of the Bar Harbor Pride Festival are hopeful the event will take place June 5-7 this year, but it’s going to ...
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Horse education center and Amish market unite for community experience
Emily Carpenter and her father, Mike Carpenter, are opening the Acadia Horse Center, an educational hub about draught horses ...
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Officials have clashed over Sheriff's Office spending. Here's a look at the numbers.
The budget for employing and outfitting the men, women and law enforcement dogs who patrol Hancock County has grown by over a ...
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Offshore wind developer puts power contract talks on hold
Three years after they began, negotiations over a proposed power contract for an offshore floating wind farm in the Gulf of ...
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Southwest Harbor considering a four-day work week
Administrative employees at the town office are considering a four-day work week and discussed logistics at the last Select ...
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Fernald, Jackson promoted at First National Bank
BAR HARBOR — Two employees of First National Bank in Hancock County were recently promoted. Brenda Fernald is now vice ...
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A Climate to Thrive invites residents to a community-driven energy planning workshop
A Climate to Thrive invites residents of Mount Desert Island to participate in a community-driven energy planning workshop at ...
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Health program for fishermen launched
Healthy Harvesters, a wellness program designed for fishermen, has been launched by the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries and the town ...