Bass-Harbor News

"Sounds like we are in the best shape of anybody around." These were the words of the Matinicus local service technician for TDS Telecom, our telephone company, after consultation with the guys from other TDS ...

The planning board conditionally gave approval Tuesday for Morris Holdings, the parent company of Morris Yachts, to build an 8,500-square-foot boat repair and storage building on Orchard Pond Road.

Oh what a difference a boundary can make. Holly Spencer and Donald Tozier watched a home go up on land that, a judge ruled, Tozier owns.

Ferry service to Swans Island and Frenchboro is back on schedule following an interruption last week caused when the pier at the Bass Harbor Ferry Terminal sustained damage from waves generated by a windstorm.

This rare photo of a rogue wave was taken by first mate Philippe Lijour aboard the supertanker Esso Languedoc, during a storm off Durban in South Africa in 1980.

Ferry service restored to islands Squall had damaged Bass Harbor pilings, but inspection finds no debris TREMONT, Maine - Ferry service was restored Thursday to Frenchboro and Swan's Island after high winds and ...

High winds and rough seas took a toll on the Maine State Ferry Terminal wharf in Bass Harbor... The wind tore off a large section of the ferry wharf, and left behind a gapping hole.

One by one, fishermen from throughout Hancock County and beyond stepped to the microphone at a hearing here recently to oppose sharp restrictions being proposed by the Maine Department of Marine Resources for ...

A Bass Harbor lobster dealer claims taxpayers are subsidizing competition at the town wharf in Bernard, giving out-of-town buyers an unfair advantage.

One by one, fishermen from throughout Hancock County and beyond stepped to the microphone Monday night to oppose sharp restrictions being proposed by the Maine Department of Marine Resources for the upcoming ...

Fresh from a rebuild, Satin Doll celebrated her 70th birthday last week with a launch party hosted by her owner, Sydney Roberts Rockefeller, and the crew at Classic Boat Shop, the boatyard that brought the ...

The theft of fuel from a fishing boat moored in Bass Harbor has the town's harbor committee considering expanding video surveillance near the town wharf in Bernard.

The country rock band Boots Murphy and the Heels, storyteller Rebecca Rule and cookbook author Kate Krukowski will highlight the 46th annual Frenchboro Lobster Dinner on Saturday, Aug.

Selectmen on Monday accepted a $20,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation for renovation of the Bass Harbor Memorial Library, which is an entity of the town.

By Michael Dabrieo Saturday, July 5, 2008 - Bangor Daily News BASS HARBOR, Maine - For some people, Independence Day means the usual traditions: fireworks, sparklers and parades.

About 50 people attended a forum last week to discuss updating the document guiding decisions in the community the town's comprehensive plan.

Four vehicles, including two dump trucks, were damaged Monday afternoon in separate accidents that occurred around the same time just yards from each other in the village of Town Hill, according to police.

WRITING ON STONE: SCENES FROM A MAINE ISLAND LIFE, written by Christina Marsden Gillis, photographs by Peter Ralston, Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England, and Island Institute, Rockland, 2008.

Union 98 information technology manager Norman Hill told selectmen this week that a free, unionwide wireless internet access initiative for students and teachers could result in the same access for all Mount ...

“Definitely. It's not that big of a deal.”

Selectmen voted 4-0 Monday to have the town's attorney defend the town in a lawsuit filed in Hancock County Superior Court by Carlton Johnson, the owner of Up Harbor Marina. via Mount Desert Islander