Ellsworth - Local ornithologist and bird tour leader, Richard MacDonald, will talk at Woodlawn Museum on May 9, 2018 from 6-7pm. His talk will focus on the history of the Maine Bird Atlas and how community members can participate. Rich will walk listeners through resources available and how to report...
Bar Harbor- The 1932 Criterion Theatre will host a summer-long run of “Bee Parks and the Hornets,” an original indie pop-rock band for all ages, presented by Barn Arts Collective. Through high energy live original music, puppets, dance and audience interaction “Bee Parks and the Hornets” spreads messages of environmentalism, social...
Bar Harbor—The Ladies of Native Comedy will perform at the 1932 Criterion Theatre on Saturday, May 19th at 8 p.m., sponsored by the Abbe Museum Indian Market. Adrianne Chalepah, Teresa Choyguha, and Deanna MAD will share hilarious perspectives on life as they see it. Adrianne Chalepah is an entertainer and writer...
Ellsworth – Maine Coast Memorial Hospital (MCMH) is pleased to announce that it has received an “A” safety grade by the Leapfrog Group its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. Ardelle Bigos MCMH’s senior nursing executive Ardelle Bigos MSN, RN, CMSRN...
BAR HARBOR – The National Park Service is offering an opportunity to community members to collect wood rounds piled in a pre-designated area with value as firewood or for other uses. A limited number of households (approximately 15) who reside within a 50-mile drive of Otter Creek, Maine will be allowed...
Blue Hill— Cancer has touched many families throughout Hancock County. As the need for highly specialized cancer care continues to grow, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital has formed a partnership with the Mary Dow Center at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. This new relationship will provide leading edge oncology services for Hancock...
Ellsworth - Healthy Acadia, in partnership with Access Health, will host an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) on May 17 -18, 2018 from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 130 Beechland Road in Ellsworth. The two-day ASIST training uses an evidence-based curriculum...
Bar Harbor—On Sunday, April 29th at 2 p.m. The 1932 Criterion Theatre and The Jesup Memorial Library will co-host a community outreach forum. The discussion will be held at the library on the topic of both institutions’ roles as nonprofit organizations dedicated to nurturing the creative community of Mount Desert Island....
By Rudman Winchell Attorney Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. On April 12, 2018, the federal Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the DOL issued its first opinion letters since 2009. One of the letters addressed an issue under the FMLA. The question posed by the employer was whether a non-exempt employee’s use...
Ellsworth - Sherri Mitchell will be presenting her new book Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change on Friday, May 4 at 7 pm. The Peace and Social Action committee (PASA) at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth (located at 121 Bucksport Road, Ellsworth) will be sponsoring this event...