December 9-10 Community Holiday Celebration in Southwest Harbor

With the dangerously cold temperatures expected on Friday and Saturday, February 2nd and 3rd, Open Table MDI, located at 116 Cottage Street in Bar Harbor will open as a Warming Center from 9 a.m to 6 pm. each day. They will have coffee, hot cocoa and tea available. Plus, it's...

One of the hardest things about COVID was the sense of isolation that many people have felt. That's why I am so pleased to see that Friends in Action has resumed their Senior Lunches every Tuesday at 12 Noon. And now, due to popular demand, they have expanded and will be serving on Thursdays at 12 noon !

When James Taylor comes to the Bangor waterfront on June 27, 2023, we want our loyal listeners to be there. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10. But you don't have to wait to score a pair of tickets to the show. If...

The University of Maine at Farmington released their Fall 2022 Dean's List Students whose grade point average for the semester is equal to or greater than 3.8 are listed with High Honors. Students whose grade point average for the semester is less than 3.8 but equal to or greater than 3.5 are listed with Honors.

The Ellsworth Eagles won the Class B North Cheerleading Regionals, held at Ellsworth High School on Monday, February 6th. Hermon came in 2nd, and John Bapst 3rd. The teams will now head to Augusta on Saturday, February 11th for the State Championships. Here are the results of the 10 teams...

The Dexter Tigers Cheering Team won the Class C North Cheering Championships at Ellsworth High School on Monday, February 6th. Central came in 2nd and Bucksport 3rd. The top 3 teams were separated by only 1.55 points. Teams will now compete in the Class C State Finals on Saturday, February...

The Bar Harbor Town Council came out of Executive Session on Tuesday night, January 31st and appointed Sarah Gilbert, the Finance Director the Interim Town Manager by a 6-0 vote (Councilor Dobbs was excused). Gilbert has been the Finance Director since 2021. The appointment comes in the wake of Kevin...

The best thing you can do for yourself, is to go see a Unified Basketball game. Trust me, you will laugh, you will cry, and it will be the best hour of your week. The MDI and Ellsworth Unified Basketball Seasons tip-off this Wednesday, February 8th when the two teams meet at MDI High School at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday night, saw my wife, Bonnie and I rushing to Brewer to the Eastern Maine Emergency Vet with our 7 year old Great Dane, Elmer. He had a 'flipped" stomach, and it's thanks to my wife, and the crack team at the Eastern Maine Emergency Vet that he is alive and home.

In the final home meet of the season, the MDI Girls and Boys Swim and Dive Teams defeated Bangor at the MDI YMCA on Friday, February 3rd. Prior to the meet, MDI High School honored the 10 seniors. The MDI Girls defeated Bangor 131-18 and Boys defeated Bangor 108-62. Here...

The Ellsworth Boys Basketball Team beat the John Bapst Crusaders 76-26 on Saturday afternoon, February 4th to remain undefeated, with 1 game left in the regular season. Ellsworth led 22-5 at the end of the 1st Quarter and 40-16 at the end of the 1st Half. The Eagles were up 60-22 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.