Members of the Islesford Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a chimney fire on Sutton Island in the early morning ...

TREMONT — Nomination papers for elected officials are now available at the town office. Candidates interested in running for the open positions need to take papers out and have them returned to the ...

Looking to safeguard the working waterfront against aging infrastructure and rising tides, the Harbor Committee has voted ...

Sidman will now return to the Board of Appeals and have a chance to present his argument against the issuance of the permit, ...

Mount Desert Island Regional School System Superintendent Mike Zboray attended the Town Council meeting on Tuesday to present the school district’s plan for an administrative reorganization that ...

Maine Seacoast Mission is now accepting applications to its Scholarships program for the 2026-2027 academic year. Open to ...

This week the Mount Desert Islander published the first in a quarterly series of special publications focusing in-depth on issues and trends in Hancock County. This first issue centers on ...

SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Nomination papers for elected officials are available, with some already being returned to the town office. Residents interested in running for the open positions need to take ...

The Bar Harbor Garden Club will welcome April Nugent, farm manager at Peggy Rockefeller Farm as the guest speaker for its March meeting on Thursday, March 12, ...

The town has announced it will be hosting Q&A sessions on March 12, where staff will review four upcoming potential changes to the Town's Land Use Ordinance ...

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, casting its shadow across the lunar ...

On Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. a resident and member of the United States Coast Guard reported sliding off the road and striking a sign. Minimal damage was reported and the sign was determined to be USCG ...