News
Mount Desert Vegan supper club offers community
2+ hour ago (394+ words) MOUNT DESERT " Mount Desert Vegan Supper and Social Club offers a space to learn about and connect over plant-based cooking. Dominika Delmastro came up with the idea of starting a vegan potluck-style dinner club to build community with other vegan…...
Southwest Harbor summer resident inducted into Gold Circle Honor Society
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (363+ words) Decorated retired NBC Nightly News producer ML Flynn, left, with NBC Nightly News journalist Kate Snow at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards last week. SOUTHWEST HARBOR " Decorated retired NBC Nightly News producer ML Flynn was inducted into the Gold…...
Southwest Harbor looks to fill new deputy clerk position | News | mdislander. com
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (241+ words) SOUTHWEST HARBOR " Those who have been to the Town Office in Southwest Harbor in the past year will notice it's almost always busy. With a growing community comes the need to hire more help, and that's exactly what the town…...
Bar Harbor Planning Board conflicted over truncated amendment process
9+ hour, 36+ min ago (550+ words) Members of the Planning Board discuss a proposed land use ordinance amendment at a workshop on June 2. "If some L-30's were to appear in Downtown Village 1 and 2, it could result in some conversations," said Planning Board member John Seavitt. "To…...
Voters OK new hires, restore school CIP funding at Bar Harbor Town Meeting
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (481+ words) Bar Harbor residents vote each year on the school and municipal budgets during the town meeting process. Residents vote by hand count, written ballot, and voice vote at town meeting. School Committee Vice Chair Misha Mytar (right), chair Marie Yarborough,…...
Union River summit goes 'back to the future"
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (761+ words) James Francis, Tribal Historian, Penobscot Nation, speaks to the audience during his keynote presentation, "Wechkotekuk and a Penobscot Sense of Place." ELLSWORTH " "Back to the future" was the theme for this year's annual Union River Watershed Summit hosted by Green…...
Regional collaboration highlights innovative adaptation strategies among women on Maine's working waterfront
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (323+ words) Seventh'generation fisherman Emma Fernald is featured in episode one of Everyday Adaptation, the new installment of Island Institute's From the Sea Up podast. Funded in part by a NOAA Climate and Fisheries Adaptation grant, the project examines how fishermen and…...
Healthy Acadia launches tent loan program for community events
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (250+ words) The lactation tent is available to rent free of charge for community events. Healthy Acadia announced the launch of the lactation tent loan program, a new initiative designed to support chestfeeding families, caregivers, and young children at community events throughout…...
NYT staffers talk about climate communication
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (154+ words) Mount Desert Islander NORTHEAST HARBOR " On Wednesday, June 10, at 5: 30 p. m. , the Northeast Harbor Library will host a free presentation on climate education by New York Times journalist, Andy Revkin, and Sustainability editor, Lisa Mechaley. In this talk, Mechaley and Revkin will…...
MDIHS Class of 2026 graduates June 7
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (148+ words) The MDIHS Class of 2026 will graduate on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p. m. BAR HARBOR " Another year, another class of Mount Desert Island High School graduates heading out into the world, equipped with the tools to find their place in it. Before they…...