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

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 ...

The town office is closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. No refuse will be collected on those days.

Interested in advocating for the best interests of a child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its next training for volunteer advocates from March ...

On Dec. 17 police advised a resident reporting landlord issues that this was a civil issue. Megan Hausler, 35, of Ovid, N.Y., was issued a summons for operating with a suspended registration on Dec.

In its last meet before the Christmas holiday, the Mount Desert Island girls' swimming and diving put together a dominating ...

The Mount Desert Island Marathon’s board of directors had announced $40,000 in charitable gifts to 23 local groups and ...