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Bangor Daily News

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Maine lobsterman forfeits excess traps after officials hide tracking devices on his boat

Dakoda Gray is accused of fishing 17 lobster traps over the 800 trap limit off Mount Desert Island.

Surry, ME · 1d

barharborstory.com

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Tremont is using state grant funding to explore a living shoreline at Seal Cove Picnic Area, where erosion threatens the beach and Cape Road.

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by ArtWaves. TREMONT—Tremont’s beloved Seal Cove Picnic Area is slowly disappearing as the ocean erodes the beach and quietly makes its way to the Cape Road. Could an erosion control concept called living shorelines be the answer to help combat nature and save the beach?

Tremont · 1d
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Stephen Coston’s path to Innkeeper of the Year began in a motel basement, with a stack of CDs and a job many people outside the industry don’t think about.

BAR HARBOR — Before Stephen Coston was named Innkeeper of the Year, before the 13 properties and the renovations and the business accolades, before the recognition that comes with building something that lasts, there were a whole lot of cigarette butts. He wasn’t smoking them. The cigarette butts...

Bar Harbor, ME · 2d
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Garage housing two vintage cars catches fire in Blue Hill

BLUE HILL, Maine (WGME) -- A large garage housing two vintage cars caught on fire in Blue Hill. Around 11:33 p.m. on Tuesday, the Blue Hill Fire Department responded to reports of a garage fire at 464 Ellsworth Road in Blue Hill. Firefighters were met with heavy fire conditions upon...

Blue Hill, ME · 1d
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Bar Harbor Historical Society lays off entire staff

The Bar Harbor Historical Society has laid off all five of its paid staff. “All the staff fears for that collection," former Executive Director Erin Cough said. "We've been told there will be no new exhibits next year ... there will be no programming next year.”. Cough said the layoffs...

Bar Harbor, ME · 2d

Bangor Daily News

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New mercantile shop opens on Blue Hill’s Main Street

Gingerfly Life is a new venture for former theme park designer Sarah Gibbon.

Blue Hill, ME · 2d

wabi.tv

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Hancock County SPCA to host pet photos with Santa on Saturday

TRENTON, Maine (WABI) - The SPCA of Hancock County is hosting a Pet Photos with Santa event Saturday, November 14 at the shelter on Bar Harbor Road in Trenton. The photo session will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Photos are by donation. Appointments are required. People can reserve...

Hancock County, ME · 1d

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Labrador Retriever missing in Deer Isle

On November 6th, little Freya wandered away from her owners at the Mariners Park boat launch. Immediately, they contacted Rob Russell from 2A TAC Drone Services, a Northeast thermal drone service primarily focused on pet, livestock and human search and rescue. "I had bought a thermal drone thinking I was...

Deer Isle, ME · 1d

mainebiz.biz

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Ellsworth opioid treatment center opens with 200-patient capacity

An opioid treatment center recently opened in a leased space in Ellsworth to address the need for accessible substance use disorder treatment in the Downeast region. The center is located at 190 Bangor Road. “People in Hancock County deserve access to high-quality opioid-use disorder treatment without having to travel long...

Ellsworth, ME · 2d

Maine Morning Star

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First working waterfront conference highlights lingering challenges from 2024 storms

Nearly three years since the devastating January storms that ravaged Maine’s coast, the state’s working waterfront says it is still feeling the effects.  Groups from across Maine’s coastal community gathered in Bar Harbor Thursday and Friday for the first ever Maine Working Waterfront Conference to discuss the lingering impacts of storm damage as well as […]

Bar Harbor, ME · 1d

92.9 The Ticket

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Maine Maritime Women's Basketball Tops Lasell 68-51 For First Win Of The Season

Mariners never trailed Friday, opening 16-7 and rolling past Lasell 68-51 for their first win. Busch's 18 and Forry's 16 led the way.

Castine, ME · 20h