It was a year of growth and evolution for the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, an organization devoted to fostering an ...

After much debate and deliberation, the Southwest Harbor Board of Appeals voted 4-1 (Preston) to grant an appeal filed by ...

As students begin to return from their summer breaks and settle into classrooms once again, administrators at both the local ...

A Hancock County jury on Sept. 11 found a Hancock man who had worked for the late U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn guilty of ...

Rep. Holly Eaton (D-Deer Isle) has been appointed to the Surface Water Ambient Toxics Advisory Group, one of two legislators ...

The Downeast Music Series at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church continues Thursday, Sept. 25, from 5-6 p.m. The concert is free ...

Monday's Selectboard meeting — the first one overseen by new Town Manager Alex Kimball — started off on a tense note when ...

The Downeast FC U13 travel soccer team has kicked off their season in dominant fashion, racking up a 5-0 record in both ...

A citizen reported their scooter stolen from their place of work. It was later determined they had left the scooter at a ...

Local interviewer Jill Goldthwait will lead a conversation on summer communities and seasonal pastimes with longtime Bar ...

Local geologists Duane and Ruth Braun know a lot about rocks, including the rocks that make up Mount Desert Island.

Maine Beer Company announced the permanent installation of a 53-foot fin whale skeleton at its Freeport tasting room, the origins of which can be tied back to Bar ...