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B.L.A.S.T. — Babysitter Lessons And Safety Training
This course is designed for students ages 12-16. Saturday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Visit www.MaineHospital.org FMI.
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital
Let the Sun in and Keep the Cold out
Integrity windows and doors by Marvin are available.
EBS Building Supply
Our new models are here!
Summer is approaching! Time to start planning your home!
Al Benner Homes
Question: What is Real Food?
Answer: Real Food comes from nature, it is unprocessed or minimally processed before it is consumed.
Blue Hill Co-Op
Charming 2012 Duplex in Ellsworth!
Two units with garages in well-established area. Radiant heat floors. Live in one side and rent out the other! $325,000
Acadia Realty Group
Never to early to plan for spring!
New lawn installation and existing lawn repair. Brick paver walkways and patios, hydro-seeding, retaining walls and more. 667-5808
E. Skip Grindle & Sons
BAR HARBOR — Curiosity didn’t kill the cat – but almost.
WINTER HARBOR — Sixteen participants trained to be FrogWatch USA coordinators during a special workshop at the SERC Institute May 15-16.
MOUNT DESERT — Two couples who live near a granite quarry in the village of Hall Quarry are appealing a decision by code enforcement officer Kim Keene not to order the cessation of quarrying at the site.
BAR HARBOR — Lobstermen in Frenchman Bay are being requested to move their gear in coming weeks to make way for the biannual Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey.
BAR HARBOR — A hotel worker is charged with reckless conduct after police say he accidentally set some bathroom towels on fire while working his housekeeping shift.
OTIS — Town officials continue to explore options for replacing or renovating the town office.
PORTLAND — Steady winds whisked the Mount Desert Island High School varsity sailing team to the middle of the pack in the 2013 Cape Jamboree at SailMaine on May 11.
GARDINER — LOVE is in the air.
The Maine Arts Commission Maine Crafts Association is calling for 2,000 Maine residents to show their love for Maine art in the form of a $29 pre-payment for a proposed specialty plate bearing the iconic logo created by famed American artist Robert Indiana in 1964.
ELLSWORTH — The following individuals were arrested and/or summonsed in Hancock County in recent days:
AUGUSTA — Over the past 50 years, Maine legislatures and governors have added millions of dollars in tax breaks for businesses without ever doing the detailed analysis to find out which are effective and which are wasteful.
MOUNT DESERT — The main road into Northeast Harbor will be closed to through traffic this weekend for repair work on a culvert beneath Route 198.
ELLSWORTH — Stephen H. Nightingale, MD, accepted a warning and a one year probation from the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine in a consent agreement signed May 14.
PORTLAND — A Surry man, arrested May 7 after leading police in North Carolina on a high-speed chase, is now facing federal kidnapping and firearm charges in Maine.
ELLSWORTH — The state has proclaimed May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month to draw attention to the tick-borne illness.
VERONA ISLAND — The final support cables were cut on the Waldo-Hancock Bridge Thursday morning as workers continue to dismantle the bridge.
Junior tournament tennis competition for boys and girls ages 16-18 will be taking place May 31-June 2 at the Ellsworth Tennis Center in June with the Chris Angell Memorial Summer Classic.
ELLSWORTH — Wrestling fans would do well to keep their eyes on eighth grader Trent Goodman of Sedgwick.
The second-ranked Ellsworth Eagle girls improved their record to 8-1 and moved closer to the undefeated and top-ranked Waterville Purple Panthers with the victory.
ORONO — Five boys and three girls from Hancock County teams advanced to the next level in Tuesday’s Region 2 qualifier for Maine’s High School Tennis Singles Championships.
ELLSWORTH — Sophomore Moriah Brown pitched a one-hitter, striking out seven batters, as the Ellsworth Eagles rolled to a 12-0 shutout of the John Bapst Crusaders on Tuesday.
The Bucksport Golden Bucks lost their second game of the season. Since then, they have reeled off eight consecutive wins, upping their record to 9-1 and claiming the top spot in the Eastern Maine Class C baseball standings.
Junior League baseball registration for boys ages 13-14 will be held Saturday, May 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the George Stevens Academy baseball field in Blue Hill.
EAST MACHIAS — The Mount Desert Island High School varsity softball team has hit a rough patch.
EAST MACHIAS — Following a definitive win earlier in the week, the Mount Desert Island High School varsity baseball team lost to Washington Academy Tuesday night.
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Eagle girls and the Mount Desert Island Trojan boys, two of the top teams in Eastern Maine Class B tennis, scored 3-2 wins in an Eagles-Trojans faceoff on Monday.
BAR HARBOR — Memories of a great friend and former businesswoman here have propelled two downtown shop owners to launch a scholarship dedicated to providing arts experience to women of all ages.
BAR HARBOR — Phoebe Durand McDonnell simply lights up when her hands start strumming the strings. Her full-size harp comes alive with the attention, sending out beautiful streams of sound.
SURRY —Pat and Barbara Tedesco are avid foragers.
ELLSWORTH — Singer and guitarist Chris Smither brings his blend of blues and folk to The Grand in Ellsworth at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, for a concert featuring songs from his latest CD, “Hundred Dollar Valentine.”
STONINGTON — Opera House Arts will stage a community reading and sing-through of Penobscot playwright Bundy H. Boit’s play “Hatty” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, May 22-23, at Stonington Opera House. The two-act play with music is based on the life and time of Harriet Jacobs.
ELLSWORTH — Maine comedian Bob Marley, a USO-style show, the Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers and a recreation of the theater’s 1938 opening are among the highlights of “Grand Week” running July 7-13.
ELLSWORTH — When budding hip-hop impresario Dustin Smelley was invited to his first “sit down,” he broke out in a sweat.
BROOKSVILLE — Poet Thomas R. Moore’s second collection of poems offers, like its predecessor “The Bolt-Cutters,” windows into epiphanic moments minor and major from the poet's life.
BAR HARBOR — The 3rd Annual Taste of Bar Harbor is scheduled to kick off this week with chef events, a pub tour and popular dessert contest.
MOUNT DESERT — Sanford Phippen, author of 12 books and editor of The Puckerbrush Review will speak at the Northeast Harbor Library on Wednesday, May 15, at 6 p.m.
BLUE HILL — Joseph H. “Red” Marshall, 91, died peacefully May 15, 2013, at his home in Blue Hill. He was born Feb. 24, 1922, in Arlington, Mass., the son of the late Alice Marshall.
LEWISTON — Catherine A. Bauer, 19, of Auburn died Saturday, May 11, 2013, with her loving family at her side, at Central Maine Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born July 10, 1993, in Boston, Mass., a daughter of John and Gina (Pallozzi) Bauer.
WALTHAM — Marjorie Jordan, 89, died Nov. 25, 2012, in Venice, Fla. A celebration of Marjorie’s life will be held 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013, at the Eastbrook Community Center, 959 Eastbrook Road, Eastbrook.
SEAL HARBOR — George R. Walton Sr., 82, of Seal Harbor, the husband of Jeanette E (Swett) Walton, passed away May 7, 2013, at MDI Hospital with his family at his side. He was born Aug. 31, 1930, in Seal Harbor. He was the son of William and Phyllis (Carter) Walton.
SULLIVAN — Wilton Foster Jones Sr., 83, died peacefully May 6, 2013, at home with his family. He was born Jan. 17, 1930, in Sullivan, a son of Alton Foster and Effie (Havey) Jones.
LITTLE DEER ISLE — Susanna Laure Leigh, 69, died peacefully on April 21, 2013, at her home on Little Deer Isle after a long illness, as the late afternoon sun glittered on the water outside her window — a sight she always loved.
BLUE HILL — Judith A. (Ryan) Grindle, 66, passed away peacefully April 26, 2013, in her home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Judy was born May 12, 1946, in Cambridge, Mass., the daughter of Harold and Anna (Walsh) Ryan.
BRADENTON, FLA. And STEUBEN — David E. Dorr of Bradenton, Fla., and Steuben passed away May 1, 2013.
WINTER HARBOR — Kay (Smallidge) Pierce, 91, went to be with The Lord, whom she loved, in her home on May 3, 2013, after a most courageous battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 23, 1921.
PRINCETON, MASS. — Ellen McCarthy Howe, 84, died peacefully surrounded by her family at her home in Princeton, Mass., April 27, 2013. She was predeceased by her husband of many years, Alan F. Howe, which was truly a marriage of love and devotion.
