The Fourth of July is just ahead, a time when people typically enjoy the summer holiday with backyard cookouts, fireworks or water fun. This year, additional care is needed because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The American Red Cross offers safety tips you can follow. “If your community is reopening, it’s...
Bar Harbor, Maine – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has named seven high school graduates from Maine as recipients of the Bank’s 2020 Career & Technical Education Scholarship. The $1,500 award is presented to students in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont who attended a technical career program as part of...
ELLSWORTH: Heart of Ellsworth is partnering with Machias Savings Bank to create a new program titled, “Downtown Grants: 2020 Technology.” Applications are open online until July 17, 2020 and can be accessed via heartofellsworth.org. To bolster Ellsworth’s business community Machias Savings Bank has generously sponsored this new grant program. All current...
Work Health, LLC, an occupational health program that partners with employers and communities to help employees stay healthy and heal when they are r injured, is excited to announce the opening of an Ellsworth location at 32 Resort Way on July 6. “We are excited to be able to expand and...
JUNE 29 — STONINGTON— Opera House Arts (OHA) will offer drive-in movies at the Stonington ball field on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at 8:45pm throughout the summer, beginning July 10 featuring The Call of the Wild, a 2020 release based on the novel by Jack London. Due to Covid-19, the...
COVID-19’s emergence around the world quickly raised alarm bells for many people regarding the ability of our global food chain to respond. News of plowed crops and dumped milk confirmed our worst visions - healthy food that became a casualty of a broken food supply chain during a global emergency...
BANGOR, Maine (June 26, 2020) – Disaster responders from the American Red Cross of Northern New England are helping one person displaced by a Friday home fire. The Red Cross is making sure that their immediate needs such as food, a safe place to sleep and other essentials are met. To...
Drug-related deaths in Maine are still on the rise. According to the Maine CDC, the number of heroin-related fatalities almost quadrupled from 2002 to 2013 and the numbers continue to climb at an alarming rate. The number of overdose deaths varies from year to year with most of those being attributed to...
On Friday, June 12th, Jack Frost with Bar Harbor Bank and Trust presented a $15,000 donation to Downeast Community Partners’ (DCP) Elder Services program. Downeast Community Partners provides services designed to strategically address the needs of local elders. Jack Frost, Vice President and Director of Community Giving with Bar Harbor...
Gerry Monteux, a Nikon professional nature photographer, will offer a Nature Photography 101 workshop at Woodlawn on Saturday, July 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The group size is limited to 8 participants to allow for safe distancing practices. The class includes a 30 minute classroom-like discussion on camera settings...