Swan's Island

Hoyle is SERC artist in residence

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Out of 115 applicants, Swans Island artist Gary Hoyle was among 17 selected to be artists in residence at the Schoodic…

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Monday, May 20, 2013 at 12:52 pm

Artist & Galleries |

Offshore island added to refuge

SWANS ISLAND – A small island considered to be an important nesting ground for seabirds is now part of Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge after…

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Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 10:13 am

Environmental |

Swans burglar is sentenced

ELLSWORTH – One of the two men accused of taking weapons during the burglary last year of a home on Swans Island is to spend…

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Thursday, April 04, 2013 at 11:50 am

Cops & Courts |

Ellen Rennie Keeney

LITCHFIELD, CONN. and SWANS ISLAND — Ellen Rennie Keeney, 71, artist, teacher and volunteer of Litchfield, Conn., and Swans Island, passed away March 21, 2013,…

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Friday, March 29, 2013 at 11:05 am

Obituaries |

Haney named MDI High principal

BAR HARBOR — Matt Haney, an assistant principal at Mount Desert Island High School since 2005, has been named the new principal, effective July 1.

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Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 11:18 pm

News |

MDI falls in championship match to Medomak

BANGOR — Ten senior basketball players and three juniors hung up their jerseys for the season after Mount Desert Island High School narrowly lost a…

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Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 9:29 pm

Alerts |

Joseph J. Young

SWANS ISLAND — Joseph J. Young, “Joe”, 62, died Jan. 17, 2013, after a battle with cancer. He was born March 30, 1950, in Providence,…

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Monday, January 21, 2013 at 3:35 pm

Obituaries |

Island gets New Chief

SWANS ISLAND — The town has hired a former Ellsworth police officer as police chief.

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Thursday, January 03, 2013 at 1:28 pm

Cops & Courts |

Chief Resigns over Dog Flap

SWANS ISLAND — A Rottweiler’s fatal attack on another dog in the Mount Desert village of Hall Quarry three weeks ago has led to the…

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:11 pm

Cops & Courts |

Neil L. Fredette

SWANS ISLAND Neil L. Fredette, 57, died Sept. 25, 2012, after a long battle with cancer at his home on Swans Island. He was born…

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Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at 10:07 am

Obituaries |

Nancy Chandler Shattuck

SWANS ISLAND and RICHMOND, VT. — Nancy Chandler Shattuck, 75, passed away peacefully Sept. 27, 2012, at a Bangor hospital. She was born Oct. 15,…

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Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at 9:49 am

Obituaries |

Esther Marie MacDuffie

SCARBOROUGH Esther Marie MacDuffie passed away very peacefully Sept. 27, 2012. She was 85 years old. At the time of her passing she was held…

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Monday, October 01, 2012 at 2:05 pm

Obituaries |

Renovation Puts Venerable Lighthouse in Spotlight

SWANS ISLAND — Clinging to granite sparsely covered in grass, the Burnt Coat Lighthouse on Hockomock Head has enjoyed increased attention the last eight years.…

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Friday, September 14, 2012 at 8:39 am

Feature |

Enrollment Jumps at Some Island Schools

SWANS ISLAND — A 33-percent jump in student enrollment over this time last year has the staff at Swans Island Elementary School scrambling to find…

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Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 3:09 pm

Education |

Massive Steel Ball Appears in Swan's Island Driveway

SWAN'S ISLAND — Swan's Island police are looking into how a steel mooring ball ended up in a resident’s driveway.

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Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 1:43 pm

Cops & Courts |

Lighthouses Spotlighted in Upcoming Event

SWANS ISLAND — Showcasing more than $100,000 in recent repairs, the Burnt Coat Lighthouse property on Swans Island will be among 22 coastal sentinels open…

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Friday, September 07, 2012 at 1:27 pm

Maritime |