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TRENTON — If Trenton had a poet laureate, Charlotte Parker, who has lived here nearly all of her 91 years, would probably be a top…
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Human remains found here two weeks ago have not yet been identified, a spokesman for the state medical examiner’s office said Tuesday.
BAR HARBOR — There was a public hanging at Mount Desert Island High School early on the morning of Sept. 1.
ELLSWORTH — Lard or butter? Macoun or Cortland apples? Those are some of the choices facing chefs and home cooks invited to enter the American…
A show featuring photographs of local firefighters in action opens Sunday, Sept. 11 at Harbor House’s Old Yellow Schoolhouse building on Main Street in Southwest…
ELLSWORTH — The Dr. Charles C. Knowlton School on State Street, which has been out of use for a year, will be demolished by Nov.…
GOULDSBORO — A new 190-foot communications tower designed to improve cell phone reception on the Schoodic Peninsula was approved by the Gouldsboro Planning Board Sept.…
GOULDSBORO — The bells of the Prospect Harbor United Methodist Church will ring 343 times Sunday in honor of the 343 firefighters who died in…
ELLSWORTH — Maine scallopers will once again have a 70-day season to drag or dive for the tasty bivalve that, in 2010, put about $1.49…
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy will kick off the fall sailing season this weekend by hosting a pair of intercollegiate regattas.
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — The Clean Water Clean Shores project, formed two years ago to maintain Maine’s pristine coastline, has been expanded for 2011 and…
AUGUSTA — The State of Maine, Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is soliciting bids for the sale of Federal Limited Access Northeast Multispecies fishing permits.
PORTLAND — The New England Fishery Management Council will host a “lessons learned” workshop following a year of sector operations under the regulations initiated by…
The Hancock County Commissioners will meet at the County Courthouse in Ellsworth for budget workshops.
BROOKLIN — The week of Sept. 12 will mark the 25th Annual WoodenBoat Sail-In, the gathering of windjammers in WoodenBoat Harbor that has become one…
ORLAND — The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Aug. 31 crash in which an Orland man was run over while lying in the…
AUGUSTA — No one in state government — all the way up to the Governor — denies the state is failing to regularly inspect Maine’s…
During the economic collapse of Chrysler and General Motors in 2009, several brands of car lines were terminated at GM, while Chrysler escaped with most…
MACHIAS — Machias Savings Bank has announced that Lawrence L. Barker, senior vice president of business banking, has been promoted to president of Machias Savings…
OTIS — It took a few tries, but Marilyn Garnett has perfected a dog treat recipe that local canines are eating up.

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