The Town Council got its first look at the water and sewer budgets for fiscal year 2025 and asked questions of Public Works ...

High school students from the island have diverse outcomes post-graduation. One, Southwest Harbor local Avonlea Brown, speaks ...

Final rules are in place for the Maine Department of Labor’s paid family and medical leave program, a major endeavor ...

Fourth and fifth graders at Mount Desert Elementary School (MDES) are working to reduce single-use plastic at the school, ...

TREMONT — Representatives from MDI Biological Laboratory will be hosting an informational meeting about PFAS contamination in ...

Congratulations go to nine-year-old Skyler Ehrlich of Bar Harbor, who has taken third place in the 2023-2024 National Poetry ...

MOUNT DESERT — An “aggressive timeframe” is underway to complete an update of the town’s comprehensive plan. That’s according ...

Good news from the Maine Department of Public Safety: Maine’s overall crime rate, including violent crime, was down in 2023 ...

Sassafrass Cafe hosted a “Sip & Thrift” pop-up brunch, on Dec. 22, offering an array of entrees featuring sourdough waffles ...

A downtown breakfast institution that announced its move in October after being unable to secure a continued lease in its ...

Every year the Islander's founding editor, Earl Brechlin, writes a holiday story intended to be read on Christmas Eve. It is ...

Join the crew of Tremont Fire Department on Back Beach in Bernard at 98 Lopaus Point Rd. on New Year's Day promptly at 10 a.m ...