Mount Desert News

Feb. 2 A male from Somesville reported his business had been hit with paint balls over the weekend.

Mount Desert Island High School junior Sean Cox stands before approximately $1,500 worth of bottles Band Boosters collected last month to help fund the school's music programs.

Connor Records of Bar Harbor has been accepted at Thomas College in Waterville starting in September of 2010.

PORTLAND, Maine a ' Maine school districts are getting an earlier than usual look at next year's state aid figures.

Jan. 24 A Long Pond resident reported finding a young female shepherd dog walking in the road.

Dr. Mark J. Hanks of Kindred Spirits Veterinary Clinic will be the guest speaker during Downeast Dog Scouts Troop 159 meeting Sunday, Feb.

Joanne B. Robbins, chairman of the Mount Desert Republican Town Committee, has announced that Mount Desert Republicans will caucus on Sunday, Feb.

An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings.

With winds up to 48 mph and 1.71 inches of rain recorded by the National Weather Service, the Jan.

Like many architects, George Gekas saw the destruction caused by a massive earthquake in Haiti and wondered how he could tap his talents to help.

Mount Desert Selectmen have rejected an offer from the Hancock County Regional Communication Center to provide emergency dispatch services for the town, a move that would have resulted in the elimination of the town's local dispatch center.

Elementary schools throughout AOS 91 are trying to keep their budgets for the upcoming school year as flat as possible.

The Acadia Disposal District and Eastern Maine Recycling Inc. have agreed on solid waste disposal fees for a new contract, the result being lower than the fees originally proposed.

The Mount Desert Police Department is investigating a string of Somesville camp break-ins it believes occurred last weekend, and is asking the public for assistance.

Mount Desert Island High School students help some youngsters rock out on the video game "Rock Band" during Project Graduationa TMs Winter Carnival last weekend.

Joseph M. Murphy, President and CEO of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is pleased to announce that the Hattie A. and Fred C. Lynam Trust, which is managed by Bar Harbor Trust Services, has successfully completed its first year of grant making.

Patterson Hill, a well planned and professionally designed subdivision, is centrally located on Mount Desert Island and within easy walking distance of Somesville's village.

The Mount Desert Fire Department has responded to many community crises in its years of service, but now it is facing a crisis of its own - " it needs more volunteer firefighters.

Maine's same sex marriage law, which was approved earlier in the year by the state legislature, was overturned by voters during the general elections.

Stroll into Maine Coast Heritage Trust's new office building in Somesville and discover a beautiful, open-spaced, light-filled work environment that doesn't deserve the fusty, old term "office." MCHT's low-profile, minimum-visual-impact, environmentally friendly, and community-oriented complex of three "pods" is a model of sustainable design and ...