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Man arrested at Leonard Leo protest gets $62.5K settlement

MAY 10, 2024 Share by Bill Trotter A Bar Harbor man who sued police after he was arrested at a protest outside conservative legal activist Leonard Leo’s home on Mount Desert Island received $62,500 in a settlement with the officers who handcuffed him and took him to jail. Eli Durand-McDonnell was arrested as he and others were protesting in Northeast Harbor in July 2022 over Leo’s influence in getting … Continue reading Man arrested at Leonard Leo protest gets $62.5K settlement

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Can an Island Come Together To Save Itself?

More than 160 residences in Tremont could be inaccessible in flooding event CARRIE JONES APR 24, 2024 Share TREMONT—A road to a national park campground is washed away in many places, covered in rocks in others. A dock house is swept into the sea. Near the Tremont Consolidated School, a bridge waits to be overwhelmed by tidal waters. Over on the town’s wharf, electrical outlets … Continue reading Can an Island Come Together To Save Itself?

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Ellsworth Named the Second-best Place in the US to Start an Airbnb

FEB 10, 2024 Share by Zara Norman of the BDN ELLSWORTH—Ellsworth has some of the strongest demand for short-term rentals in the country, due in large part to its status as the gateway to Acadia National Park. The city has been ranked the second-best place to start an AirBnB or VRBO business in the U.S., according to a new report from AirDNA, a company that tracks vacation rental data. … Continue reading Ellsworth Named the Second-best Place in the US to Start an Airbnb

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The Oldest Ghosts of Bar Harbor and Hancock County

Conners Emerson Parade Today, Ledgelawn Trick or Treat and Tonight’s Halloween Events CARRIE JONES OCT 31, 2023 Share SULLIVAN AND BAR HARBOR—Sightings of the dead woman began in 1799 at the Blaisdell house in Sullivan. But before they saw her, they heard her. A strange noise in the cellar. Then another. Then another. As the new century arrived, so too did Nelly (Hooper) Butler’s voice. … Continue reading The Oldest Ghosts of Bar Harbor and Hancock County

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WORLD TRAVELING CAT LOST IN ELLSWORTH

PARENTS WHO WORK ON THE ISLAND ARE FRANTICALLY SEARCHING FOR BELOVED FELINE CARRIE JONES AUG 27, 2023 Share ELLSWORTH AND BAR HARBOR—If you’re in Ellsworth and see some dirty socks hanging from trees, don’t take them down. Those socks belong to MDI Biological Laboratory scientist Travis Carney. And they’re there because Carrie and Travis Carney want their cat back. The theory is that the cat … Continue reading WORLD TRAVELING CAT LOST IN ELLSWORTH

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Woman Rescues Baby Deer Stranded in Ice Covered Lake

Fawn Decides To Stick Around For A While BAR HARBOR—Sometimes Bambi gets a little bit of help thanks to Maine ingenuity and heart and a personal flotation device. A few days ago, Machelle Lea LaHaye took a break from work inside her home to take “a woodsy walk” down to Graham Lake. But what she saw on the lake spurred her into action. A fawn … Continue reading Woman Rescues Baby Deer Stranded in Ice Covered Lake

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Tracking The Maine Paranormal

New podcast and website keeps tabs on the spookier side of Maine and Hancock County BAR HARBOR—There are many first-hand reports of paranormal and UFO experiences throughout Bar Harbor, Hancock County and the state of Maine and now two podcasters are sharing those experiences and a public data base where people can input their own experiences in a way that’s safe, positive, and engaging. The … Continue reading Tracking The Maine Paranormal

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“I never witnessed, nor desire to see, such a terrible affair again.”

The Disaster of the Mt. Desert Ferry Wharf Killed Twenty BAR HARBOR—In August 1899 one of the biggest disasters hit the Mount Desert Island community when twenty people died and according to the Portland Daily Press, “a score or more were badly hurt” when the Mt. Desert Ferry’s wharf collapsed as people were boarding it, heading to the island. Author and historian Mac Smith detailed aspects …

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Having a Little Tension With Your Family is Sometimes Part of a Vacation

“Does your heart have some sort of emotional attachment to this rug because I’d just as well get rid of it,” the woman in the pop-up camper asks the man.   They’re a couple.   Everywhere he walks, he walks slowly with his flip-flops dragging across the asphalt, the pine needles, the dirt. He wears a giant rainbow shirt.   She wears fleece and jeans. … Continue reading Having a Little Tension With Your Family is Sometimes Part of a Vacation

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