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...
The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce is expanding our team! We are now accepting resumes for a Membership Coordinator. Job Description: Membership Coordinator Summary: Responsible for the growth and development of a vital Chamber membership program Leads acquisition of new members, the retention and satisfaction of existing members, as well as follow...
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 -...
The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce won the Leadership and Growth award “Special Event” for its Autumn Gold celebration that takes place every year on the last weekend of September. The Downeast and Acadia Regional Tourism Symposium and Awards took place today, at the Schoodic Institute. DART is one of...
Leadership Hancock County, the Chamber’s popular leadership development program has announced the host site locations for the 2017 classes. LHC, a program modeled after other leadership programs around the state as well as Leadership Maine, offers facilitated sessions in leadership topics as well as an in depth look at some...