Bar Harbor – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust recently presented donations totaling more than $10,000 to local non-profits from its employee-driven charitable giving program, Casual for a Cause. The program pools employee contributions collected during the quarter and distributes them to non-profits selected by and voted on by the employees....
Ellsworth—On Saturday, December 14th from 10am-11:30am, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth (121 Bucksport Road) will host their annual COOKIE WALK. All are warmly invited to come and peruse tables of delicious homemade cookies (including some gluten free cookies) and to purchase small or large boxes to fill. Come get in...
Castine - Castine is a great place for holiday shopping this year with vibrant and varied stores downtown. The Castine Historical Society is joining the excitement with their own Holiday Pop-Up Shop located in Compass Rose Books at 3 Main Street. Compass Rose and the Holiday Pop-Up Shop will be open...
PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH—The Maine Community Foundation’s Community Broadband Grant Program has awarded $100,364 in grants to nine communities across Maine. The program aims to increase the number of Maine people, communities, and businesses with access to high-speed internet service and improve skills, knowledge, and opportunity to effectively use the technology. Grantees...
Bar Harbor - Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is kicking off its second annual Holiday Toy Drive on Monday, December 2. New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at any Bar Harbor Bank & Trust from December 2 through December 13. All the toys collected will be donated to local...
Healthy Acadia has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program for the month of December. The Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program, which launched in April 2014, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities where...
Christmas and New Year’s are the top days for home candle fires in the U.S. The American Red Cross of Maine wants everyone to stay safe as they deck the halls this holiday season. Decorations like trees, lights and candles increase the risk of home fires during this festive time. In...
Healthy Acadia and public libraries across Hancock and Washington counties are teaming up to increase awareness and use of the National Network of the Libraries of Medicine’s (NNLM) free public health resources and explore the health benefits of practicing tai chi, yoga, and other mindfulness techniques. The All of Us Research Program Community Engagement Project...
Ellsworth - Learn to make festive paper mache stars with Jeanne Seronde Perkins on Saturday, December 14 from 10:00am - 1:00pm at Woodlawn in Ellsworth. In this workshop students will learn how to build paper mache stars using cornstarch glue, then decorate them w/ colored tissue and other festive papers. There...
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Commercial Bankers gather to celebrate receiving the “Lender at Work for Maine Award” from FAME. Pictured from left to right: Greg Dalton, Jeff Charland, Tom Dorrity, Adam Robertson, Tim Tunney, Daryl Wentworth, Sam McGee, Krystal Jordan, Josh Yarbrough, Keri Dennis, and Barbora Higgins. Portland – Bar Harbor...