BAR HARBOR — Alice W. Beaney, 88, died June 12, 2013, at Sonogee Rehab & Living Center, Bar Harbor. She was born March 29, 1925, in Surry, a daughter of Harold C. and Georgia E. (Worcester) Whitney.

STONINGTON — John Richard “Dick” Welch died June 7, 2013, at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. Dick was born Feb. 16, 1920, and raised in Little Neck, Borough of Queens, City of New York.

ELLSWORTH  — Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is holding Customer Appreciation Days July 17 at the Ellsworth branch on High Street and Aug. 2 at the Somesville branch.

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) has selected Anne Gibson, MBA, CFP, president of Gibson Financial Solutions Inc. in Ellsworth, to serve a three-year term on the NAPFA National Board of Directors effective Sept. 1.

BAR HARBOR — The Islander is shifting its time of publication to Thursday mornings beginning with the June 20 issue.

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Barbara Walsh will speak about her book “August Gale: A Father and Daughter’s Journey into the Storm,” at the Northeast Harbor Library on Wednesday, June 26 at 6 p.m.

ELLSWORTH — Registration for summer reading programs is under way at the Ellsworth Public Library.

ELLSWORTH — A community forum on Lyme disease is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ellsworth City Hall.

ELLSWORTH — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops titled “Essentials of College Planning” for adults 19 and over at the Hancock County Higher Education Center.

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Stephen M. LaFrenier, West Enfield, to G & D Properties Inc., Holden, land with improvements. Quitclaim Deed.