Following recommendations from the Harbor Committee, the Select Board voted unanimously to apply for more than $2 million in ...

The board then scheduled the workshop that will be held on March 17, at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Harbor Firehouse, followed by ...

As part of an ongoing effort to get students out of the classroom and into the world, fourth graders at the Tremont School spent an hour volunteering ...

Coffee Matter and Cafe This Way are both part of this new pilot program, titled ReuseME, that will explore the feasibility of scaling reusable food packaging systems in coastal Maine ...

Over the past year, the group, dubbed “the Southwest Standers,” has grown from a regular attendance of 20 to 30 people to almost 70 every Saturday between 11 a.m. and ...

The Jackson Laboratory announced a $1 million commitment from the Worthington Scholarship Foundation to establish the Worthington–JAX Biomedical Fellows Scholarship, a new initiative designed to expan ...

With all nomination papers for elected officials turned in to the town office, a four-way race for two seats on the select board has developed.

A proposed increase to water fees will be the subject of a public hearing March 19, at 5 p.m. at the Southwest Harbor Fire Station. If approved, ...

Due to frost thawing under the roads around town, the following roads have been posted for "No heavy traffic" until April 30.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published an advance notice that it will consider deregulation of existing rules that protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from ...

Harvesters, scientists and policymakers eager to hear the latest news packed the room at the Maine Elver Fishermen Association’s annual meeting at the Fishermen’s Forum on Saturday.

The Alewife Harvesters of Maine meeting at the Fishermen’s Forum last weekend brought a wave of good news for the fishery and welcomed Mount Desert Island’s Rusty Taylor ...