Healthy Acadia will offer three, eight-week “Tai Chi for Health” classes on Deer Isle and Brooksville this winter. In Deer Isle, classes will meet at St. Brendan the Navigator Church on Wednesdays, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, beginning January 22 and continuing through March 11, 2020. In Brooksville, classes...

The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations have appointed Phyllis Young as the interim executive director at Woodlawn Museum commencing January 14, 2020.  Phyllis will be overseeing the operations at Woodlawn until a new executive director is in place.    Ellsworth -   The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations (Trustees) have announced...

BAR HARBOR – Art Blank, MDI Hospital’s President and CEO, has announced his intent to retire at the end of 2020. In a letter to employees, Blank stated he would be working closely with MDI Hospital’s Board of Trustees and Senior Management to develop a succession plan. He and his...

Ellsworth-    Families First Community Center recently received two substantial grants in the month of December. The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation awarded FFCC $ 50,000.00 to cover the costs of their new heating system, and the Sunshine Lady Foundation awarded FFCC $ 175,000.00. The grant from the Sunshine Ladies, a foundation...

****Please note: This event will be pre-cast. MHTL’s Maine Playwright’s Contest winner, Isaac Woodard – Forgotten Hero, by Delvyn Case & Stanley Katz will be presented as a staged reading Saturday January 18 @ 7 pm. Isaac Woodard, a 26 year old black man and decorated WWII veteran, while on his...

Physical Therapist Charlotte Stephens shares her expertise   Ellsworth—Life on the coast of Maine brings many benefits. Nestled in the nooks and crannies throughout Washington and Hancock counties are many professionally trained and talented folks who are willing to share their useful skills to help their friends and neighbors. On Wednesday, January 29,...