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Deer Isle senior housing project to keep $184K in donations
Officials with the former Island Nursing Home in Deer Isle are using $184,000 in donated funds to help develop a plan for converting the facility into housing for older Mainers. The money was...
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A Maine Maritime grad is leading the Baltimore bridge collapse investigation
A graduate of Maine Maritime Academy is the lead federal investigator on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after it was hit by a cargo ship on March 26. Marcel Muise is a...
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Historic 1886 Ellsworth jail is finally getting its crumbling facade fixed
The former jail in Ellsworth, which has sat mostly unused for 45 years, is getting some badly needed repairs after years of neglect. The brick facade of the old jail, which was built in 1886, has been...
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Bar Harbor resident sues town to reduce 2024 cruise ship visits
A Bar Harbor resident who has spearheaded a local citizen effort to greatly reduce local cruise ship visits has gone to court to try to force the town to slash the number that will visit this summer....
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The era of large cruise ship visits to Bar Harbor might soon end
Unless another court ruling overturns Bar Harbor’s new cruise ship limits, 2025 is expected to be the last year that large passenger ships drop anchor in Frenchman Bay. But it could be sooner than...
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Bar Harbor lawmaker resigns, shrinking Democrats’ majority in the Maine House
AUGUSTA, Maine — Rep. Lynne Williams of Bar Harbor has stepped down from the Legislature after accepting a state job.Williams, a Democrat who was serving her second term in the Maine House of...
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Bar Harbor’s College of the Atlantic names new president
College of the Atlantic, a small liberal arts college with an emphasis on environmental studies, has selected a former university official in Utah to be its next president. Sylvia Torti, who served as...
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Boston man accused of trafficking drugs at Ellsworth hotel
Police on Monday arrested a Boston man after an investigation into possible drug trafficking at a hotel in Ellsworth. Investigators with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Down East Task Force...
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Maine officials seek suspension of Hancock County probate judge
State officials have petitioned Maine’s top court to suspend Hancock County’s elected probate judge from practicing law. The petition, dated April 1, seeks an immediate interim suspension of William...
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Acadia National Park gets almost $1M for climate change projects
Acadia National Park will receive $950,000 in federal funding for climate change-related projects and ecosystem restoration, the park announced Wednesday. The money comes from $195 million in...
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New pub opening with 2 other shops in prominent Ellsworth space
A new pub, a new vintage record store and an existing home goods shop are expected to open later this month in a prominent section of downtown Ellsworth. While the three businesses will occupy the...
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You could live in this century-old Bucksport bank for half a million dollars
A 114-year old brick bank building on Main Street in Bucksport with a high-end apartment in the basement is on the market for just over half a million dollars. The red brick building, built in 1910,...
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Acadia’s Park Loop Road opens to traffic on Monday
Acadia National Park’s Loop Road will soon open again to vehicles. The National Park Service will allow vehicles on the Park Loop Road starting Monday. Pedestrians also will be allowed to trod again...
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Man accused of burglarizing Ellsworth restaurants
An Ellsworth man has been arrested after he allegedly burglarized several local restaurants. Jacob Fallica, 23, was charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief, according to the Ellsworth...
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Ellsworth approves license for controversial housing facility
The Ellsworth City Council has approved a business license for a controversial lodging establishment that caters to people looking to get back on their feet from substance use disorder and other...
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Council: Fired Ellsworth chief was likely drunk when reporting to work after...
The former city manager and police chief of Ellsworth was likely drunk when he reported to work after one of his officers shot a man in December, according to newly released documents that shine light...
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Read the letter explaining why Ellsworth’s police chief was fired
An investigation by the city of Ellsworth found that former city manager and police chief Glenn Moshier was likely drunk when he reported to work on the night of Friday, Dec. 22, after one of his...
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State argues company has no right to old shipwreck off Bar Harbor
The state is claiming it owns a more than century-old shipwreck filled with granite off the coast of Bar Harbor, while the private company that located it seeks salvage rights. The Southwest Harbor...
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Bucksport salmon farm still isn’t under construction 5 years after approval
There has been little sign of progress in the construction of a proposed salmon farm at the former paper mill in Bucksport, nearly five full years after the project was fully permitted by state and...
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Suspect taken into custody after MDI house fire
A suspect was taken into custody Monday afternoon after a fire erupted at a home on Stanley Mountain Road in Mount Desert. Chief David Kerns of the Mount Desert Police Department confirmed that a...
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