Yankee know-how opens the road now CARRIE JONES JUL 26, 2024 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Seawall Road opened this afternoon after six contractors volunteered to create a temporary fix for the Mount Desert Island road that had been devastated by winter storm surge and closed for months. On the Southwest Harbor side closest to Seawall Hotel, a Southwest Harbor police officer dismantled the “road closed” sign. “When’s … Continue reading Seawall Opens!
Week of work begins July 22 CARRIE JONES JUL 18, 2024 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Work on the Seawall Road in Southwest Harbor is slated to begin on Monday, July 22, and if all goes well, the Seawall Road will receive a temporary reconstruction that will allow it to be used again once that work is completed. A post by John Goodwin Jr. Construction states that they hope … Continue reading Six Contractors Have Committed To Fix Seawall For Free
MDI police, HCSO, and state police logs and briefs; Bar Harbor grass fire quickly extinguished SHAUN FARRAR MAY 01, 2024 Share PENOBSCOT—On April 26, at approximately 4:51 a.m., the Hancock County Regional Communications Center (RCC) received a distress call from a female resident of Penobscot, reporting a male individual experiencing a medical event. The call was abruptly disconnected approximately 20 minutes after the RCC received … Continue reading Hancock County Sheriff’s Arrest Man For Stabbing Domestic Partner
Fire Chief Expects FEMA and MEMA Visits CARRIE JONES JAN 17, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor Fire Chief Matt Bartlett said that the town has an estimated $1.3 million in damages thanks to the January 10 and January 13 storms that brought massive storm surges, wind and flooding to coastal communities on Mount Desert Island and throughout Maine. Bartlett said that the town’s damages costs … Continue reading Bar Harbor Sees at Least an Estimated $1.3 Million in Storm Damages
