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Due to Federal Government Shutdown, USDA Notifies States that SNAP Benefits Won’t Be Issued for November
AUGUSTA—Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the U.S.
Oct 21, 2025
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Inn Owner One of Two Men Dead at Southwest Harbor’s Lindenwood Inn.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The deaths of two men at a well-known Southwest Harbor Inn, May 1, is being investigated as accidental.
May 2
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Carrie Jones
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“Massive destruction on a proportion never seen”
Island and Shore Path Take a Beating
Jan 11, 2024
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Carrie Jones
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Updated: Three Women With Mount Desert Island Ties Die in Separate Water Incidents.
Authorities say the deaths of Deborah Wedge, Nancy Evelyn Andrews, and Rachel Caitlin Crisp under investigation.
Jul 13
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Carrie Jones
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Contractors File $14M in Liens Against Owner of Renovated MDI Hotel
By Bill Trotter/BDN
Oct 23, 2025
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Maine Governor Signs First-in-the-Nation Law to Protect Homeowners From Home Equity Investment Loans
Law Provides Homeowners With the Most Comprehensive Protections in the Country
Apr 18
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"I Thought That Today I Might Die." The Lockdown Was a Hoax, but For Many the Fear Was Real at MDI High School
Call Linked to Nationwide Hoaxes Triggers Lockdown and Raises Communication Questions
Apr 4
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Carrie Jones
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‘No Kings Day’ Brings Peaceful Demonstrations to Maine Towns Big and Small
HANCOCK COUNTY—Hundreds of local protestors gathered on sidewalks, parking lots, and marched down streets in Hancock County on Saturday to denounce the…
Oct 18, 2025
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Carrie Jones
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Woman Dies at Somes Pond, July 2
MOUNT DESERT—A woman died in the late afternoon of July 2 at Somes Pond in Mount Desert.
Jul 3
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Carrie Jones
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Shaun Farrar
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Bangor Man Who Crashed Car Into Bar Harbor Police Cruiser Charged with Attempted Murder.
Summoned for Assault in the Emergency Room.
Apr 22
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Carrie Jones
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Shaun Farrar
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Their Captain Told Them to Let Go. The Two Young Fishermen Refused and Saved Him.
When Jay Fiandaca became caught in trap line, Frenchboro brothers Lukas and Hayden Fortin worked together to keep him from being dragged overboard.
Sep 3
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Carrie Jones
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Maine Hotelier Faces Glampground Foreclosure and More Liens
by Sabrina Martin/BDN
Feb 3
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