Maine joins 21 states suing Trump over medical research funding cuts
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she also opposes "the poorly conceived conceived directive" from the National Institutes for ...
College of the Atlantic students get hands-on experience during lambing season
Even in the cold of winter, farmers remain hard at work. That includes students at the College of the Atlantic's Peggy ...
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Bar Harbor braces for steep decline in cruise ship revenues
While preparing the FY26 budget, town officials are bracing for the financial impact of the 1,000-passenger cruise ship caps that will most likely send revenues tumbling off ...
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Former Bar Harbor Cop Indicted on Child Endangerment Charge
Hancock County District Court has charged a former Bar Harbor cop with child endangerment. 42 year old Larry Fickett, was arrested at his home in Ellsworth, last May and was charged with sexual ...
Cruises keep getting greener. Here’s what the new rules mean for your trip.
A slew of new restrictions on passenger numbers and fuel types is changing the cruise industry worldwide. Know what’s in ...
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Council accepts 2035 comp plan after final tweaks by committee
More than three years of meetings culminated with a single vote by the members of the Comprehensive Planning Committee on ...
Lobster regulators repeal minimum size increase after years of backlash in Maine
The vote relieves the pressure of an impending deadline to comply with the law by this summer. Now, the lobster industry must ...
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New Challenge Raised to Port’s Cruise Passenger Cap
A new, unique challenge is underway to the controversial cap on cruise ship traffic to Bar Harbor, Maine. One local business ...