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6 days ago · Updated Nov 6, 2024. BAR HAROR — The Mount Desert Island YMCA is gearing up for its annual appeal with a giving week from Nov. 18-22. The YMCA has secured a match from generous donors totaling $63,000 and hopes to raise an additional $63,000 during that week to s…. Check out our Special Features. The latest news Mount Desert Island, Maine.
Deputy clerk resigns | News | mdislander.com
1 day ago · News. MOUNT DESERT —“With regret,” is how Select Board Chairperson John Macauley said the board would accept the resignation of the town’s deputy clerk, Jennifer McWain Buchanan. The five-member board unanimously voted to accept Buchanan’s resignation at its regular meeting on Nov. 4. Select Board Vice Chairperson Wendy Littlefield ...
Rockweed harvesting raises concerns for local citizens
18 hours ago · BLUE HILL PENINSULA — While farming and harvesting edible seaweeds like sugar kelp and dulse is on the rise in Maine, the commercial harvest of inedible rockweed has tripled over the last 20 years and accounts for about 95% of all seaweed harvested in the state. In 2021, 15.1 million pounds of rockweed harvested brought in a value just shy of ...
Window Dressers looks ahead to 2025 | Community
22 hours ago · No fasteners are required. A foam border makes the windows “snug right in,” according to Bradley Stager, coordinator of Bar Harbor Window Dressers. Stager estimates that over the past decade the local group has built more than 200 windows a year, an average of five per household. Their biggest year saw production of an estimated 600 windows.
Politics | mdislander.com - Mount Desert Islander
6 days ago · State flag will remain unchanged after Mainers vote to keep it. Updated Nov 7, 2024. ELLSWORTH — Mainers will not see a new — or rather, the old — state flag waving at the state house, as Question 5, An Act to Restore the Former State of Maine Flag, failed statewide. With 72% of votes counted as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 55.4%….
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MDI graduates 116 in the Class of 2024 - mdislander.com
Jun 6, 2024 · The MDI Trojan Class of 2024 took their seats, and graduating senior Emma Simard gave the opening remarks. Principal Haney stepped behind the lectern after Simard and thanked the faculty and community for their support in helping to make the success of the graduating class possible. “The Class of 2024 comprises resilient, thoughtful and ...
Significant voter turnout felt across Mount Desert Island
Nov 5, 2024 · MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — All across the United States voters are turning out in record numbers to cast their ballots, and this year, where a contentious presidential election is taking center stage, turnout has likewise been high on Mount Desert Island. In Southwest Harbor, the voting turnout early in the morning was impressive.
Second storm this week rips through Mount Desert Island
Jan 13, 2024 · PHOTO BY NAN LINCOLN. NORTHEAST HARBOR — With high tide in the rearview mirror, Mount Desert Island weathered this latest storm better than expected, with some exceptions. It is the second storm this week that has brought hurricane-force winds and significant storm surges, as high tide coincided with a full moon cycle and torrential rains.