BAR HARBOR (AP) — The National Park Service says it is reopening three cliffs and their associated trails to public entry soon following a closure to protect peregrine falcons. The park service closed the areas in March to protect the falcons from disturbances while they were nesting. The service says the protection resulted in the […]
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Bar Harbor woman dies in fire at home
BAR HARBOR — Authorities say a woman was killed in a fire that swept through her home. Firefighters were called to the Bar Harbor home on Wednesday afternoon and found 46-year-old Melissa Watership in her kitchen. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland says Watership was taken to an area hospital where she later […]
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Nine goats found dead near Bar Harbor
SULLIVAN — Animal control officers in Sullivan are trying to figure out where nine dead goats came from. According to WGME 13, the dead animals included seven newborns that were lined up in a row in the town near Bar Harbor. The dead goats were found on top of the snow just 20 feet off the […]
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Eugene E. Toothaker
1935 – 2015 ELLSWORTH — Dr. Eugene “Gene” E. Toothaker, 79, died peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, March 10, after a short illness. Gene was born June 26, 1935, in Strong, the son of Abner A. and Geneva R. Toothaker. He grew up on a farm in the town of Jay. Gene graduated from Wilton […]
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Edward Charles Baylis
1927 – 2015 AUBURN — Edward Charles Beliauskis Baylis of Lewiston died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, March 17, at Clover Manor, where he resided for several years. He was born to Charles Peter and Bernice (Placzankis) Baylis on Feb. 4, 1927. He graduated in 1944 from Lewiston High School and attended one year […]
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Hiker flown to EMMC after slipping on rocks on MDI
BAR HARBOR — Park rangers were called to assist a woman who slipped and fell on wet rocks at Acadia National Park on Saturday morning and was flown by LifeFlight to Bangor. According to Ranger Will Overton, the Massachusetts woman was hiking with friends and photographing in the Otter Cove area between 7 and 8 […]
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$2 million donation enables Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor to reopen
BAR HARBOR — With hopes of improving the property’s physical condition and restoring its cultural significance, a nonprofit group purchased the historic Criterion Theatre. The Bar Harbor Jazz Festival purchased the Cottage Street art deco theater, built in 1932, from Erin Early Ward, according to Michael Boland, president of the festival’s board. Boland, who co-owned […]
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Boat accident injures two near Bar Harbor
BAR HARBOR — The Coast Guard is investigating a boating accident off of Bar Harbor that left two people with minor injuries. WABI-TV reports the boat struck a rock when leaving College of the Atlantic on Monday morning. There were nearly 30 people on board the boat, which was leaving for a cruise as part […]
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Rangeley woman named Maine Outstanding Forester of 2014
RANGELEY — A former Rumford land manager for Boise Cascade was named Maine’s Outstanding Forester of 2014 earlier this month by the Maine Forest Products Council. Tricia Quinn of Rangeley, resource supervisor for Plum Creek Timber, is the first woman to receive the award, according to a Sept. 19 news release. Quinn was recognized on […]
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Bar Harbor grill severely damaged by blaze has been demolished
BAR HARBOR — A restaurant building badly damaged last week by a fire of unknown origin was demolished Monday. Investigators with the state fire marshal’s office have said they were unable to determine what caused the fire, which broke out at the Portside Grill on Cottage Street at around 6 p.m. Sept. 2. The owner […]