(Bar Harbor, ME)- Back again on the 1932 Criterion stage, holler-folk band Ghost of Paul Revere will perform on Saturday, February 4th at 8PM. From the banks of the Saco River comes this energetic, non-traditional American folk band known for their harmonies and heart-pounding performances. Their first show was in 2011...
The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations (Trustees), governing body of Woodlawn in Ellsworth is pleased to announce its release of The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch, 2nd Edition. This new publication is an updated version of an original pamphlet published in 1939 titled, The Hancock County...
Mount Desert Island Hospital has received three significant grants from Maine foundations in support of the hospital’s Emergency Generator Campaign: $50,000 from the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation; $50,000 from the Davis Family Foundation; and $25,000 from the Harold Alfond Foundation. The campaign began in January of this year when the...
By: Rudman Winchell Attorney Matthew M. Cobb Recent changes to federal and state wage and hour laws continue to present tangled compliance issues for employers as the New Year approaches. At the state level, Referendum Question 4, approved by Maine voters in November, raised the Maine minimum wage to $9.00 per hour,...
(Bar Harbor, ME)-- The Criterion and Barn Arts Collective invite the community to a family New Year’s Eve event from 4p.m. to 6p.m. on Saturday, December 31st. "We're so excited to bring this family New Year's Eve event back for a second year," said Barn Arts Co-Artistic Director Brittany Parker. "We...
New Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide the most complete picture of patient safety in the U.S., were announced by The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog. Maine Coast Memorial Hospital was one of 844 hospitals...
The trees will be lit, the holiday tea brewing and the train will be chug, chug, chugging along as Woodlawn hosts this year’s Christmas at Woodlawn, December 1 through 23. The 2016 decorating theme, A Celebration of Trees will include decorated trees by twenty-seven area businesses and organizations. According to Woodlawn’s...
Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County is pleased to announce a winter session of training for Bereavement Support Volunteers, for those who would like to support others who are grieving the loss of a loved one. The training will be held Wednesdays, January 4 - February 15, 2017, from 3:30 -...
Bar Harbor, Maine – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust concluded their 28th annual “Food for Good” community food drive on November 18. More than 4,850 food items and over $3,370 were collected for and delivered to local food pantries prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. “On behalf of the Bank, I...
Commissioners Whitcomb and Bernhardt to attend Ribbon Cutting Ceremony December 2 ELLSWORTH – The Downeast Sunrise Trail (DEST) has now been completed with addition of the final two miles from Hancock into Ellsworth, after a quarter century of work. Commissioners from two collaborating state agencies and community partners will be on...