After more than 46 years of service, Edward Gilmore, MD, MACP has announced his upcoming retirement from medical practice at Mount Desert Island Hospital and Cooper Gilmore Health Center. His last day will be May 31, 2017. “We are honored and privileged to have had the pleasure to work with a...
A native Hancock County man who has spent the better part of the past 8 years giving back to a community that has given to him will be honored in May as the Citizen of the Year. Donald Clark was raised in Lamoine. At the age of 17 he enlisted...
The 5th Annual Boggy Brook 5K Road Race/Walk & 1 Mile Family Fun Run set for Sunday, April 2nd to benefit HCTC SkillsUSA students Hancock County Technical Center (HCTC) is hosting the 5th Annual Boggy Brook 5K Road Race/Walk & 1 Mile Family Fun Run Sunday, April 2nd, in our own...
Maine Coastal Flight has been named a Cirrus Platinum Training Center by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. Cirrus Aircraft recognized both the Brunswick and Bar locations as a Platinum Training Center as they said “rest assured you are visiting a premier facility that prioritizes customer satisfaction above all else” as...
It’s that time of year again – March Madness is around the corner and employees are filling out their NCAA basketball brackets. But are these bracket pools legal or appropriate for the workplace? Such pools can increase camaraderie and team spirit in the workplace, but they can also significantly decrease...
Healthy Acadia would like to thank our incredible partners and community members for their support of Hungry for Health 2016. The campaign raised more than $6,122.20* to support substance misuse prevention, education, and treatment programming across Hancock and Washington counties. Healthy Acadia thanks the following generous community-minded restaurants for their support...
First National Bank presented Mount Desert Island Hospital with a check for $100,000 in support of the hospital’s Emergency Generator Campaign on Wednesday, January 25. The funds help bring MDI Hospital closer to its goal of replacing the organization’s 35-year-old emergency generator with matching funds from a $1 million challenge...
The fisheries resource organization will change its name to Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries to better reflect its collaborative and comprehensive mission. STONINGTON, ME (March 1, 2017) –After 14 years of leadership in the sustainable fisheries arena, Penobscot East Resource Center announced today that it will change its name to Maine...
(Bar Harbor, ME)-- The 1932 Criterion Theatre is hosting a community photo contest to celebrate the premiere of the new adaptation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on Thursday, March 16 at 7 p.m. Community members are invited to submit photo re-creations of their favorite scene from the original Disney animated...
Hello from High Street, Greetings March. March means spring is not too far off , at least in most parts of the country. Ok, we can dream, right? It’s a busy season at the chamber as we try to offer a lot of educational programming, March Dine Around month, Member Breakfasts...