Park Releases Hikers' Names, Staff Changes in Southwest Harbor
And Other Briefs
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Each week (sometimes twice), we compile briefs and public service announcements and share them in one large article.
HIKERS’ NAMES RELEASED
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—According to a Bangor Daily News article by Bill Trotter, the three people who hiked a closed trail in Acadia National Park are facing criminal charges. The park has released their names.
Levi Brown, 22, of South Portland; Cooper Boucher, 20, of Saco; and Jillian McLellan, 19, of Saco, now face criminal charges after hiking the trail, which had been closed so that nesting falcons were protected.
“Each will be charged with a federal violation of a superintendent’s closure, a misdemeanor that is punishable by up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine,” Trotter wrote.
CHANGES IN SOUTHWEST HARBOR
The Southwest Harbor Select Board released a statement thanking its current Town Manager Marilyn Lowell for her service to the town since 2013 and announced her retirement date as September 30. There will be an open house in her honor and so that people can wish her a happy retirement. That will be held on September 27 at the town office from 4 to 6 p.m.
Ellsworth Police Department has hired Franklin Burke, who had been an officer in Southwest Harbor for almost a decade and was a correctional officer at the Hancock County Jail prior to that. The Quietside Journal has a larger article about Burke’s tenure in Southwest and his departure.
Bar Harbor Parks and Recreation Committee
BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Park’s and Recreation Committee had a quick meeting that lasted just over a half hour on Monday, August 5.
After a public comment period with no speakers, the committee elected its officers with for the next year, with no changes. John Kelly remains the committee chair, Greg Veilleux remains as vice chair, and Jeff Dobbs remains as secretary. All of these votes were unanimous. Member Erin Cough had initially been nominated to be the secretary but she declined the nomination. Member Ann Tikkanen was also in attendance.
The Vettes of Coastal Maine applied for a park use permit for their annual car show on the town’s ball field. The show is sponsored by the Wonder View Inn and will be May 31, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. until 12 p.m. The application was approved unanimously with little discussion.
Bruce Cates was at the meeting to represent the Vettes of Coastal Maine and said that this year’s event went very well and was well attended by both car owners from Maine, and elsewhere, and viewers.
Next up for park use permit applications was Island Connections applying for a park use permit for Grant Park on October 5, 2024, for the Mary Parker’s Run/Walk/Wag 5K event. After some discussion between the committee and Island Connections Executive Director Carissa Tinker it was determined that Island Connections did not need a permit for what they were planning on doing in the park.
Tinker said that the route of the run has been altered a little and participants will be simply entering the park at the Albert Meadow Road entrance, running down the gravel walking path and then running down the shore path toward town. They will not have any tables set up and will have a few volunteers to guide participants and keep them on the correct route. Tinker also added that last year, unfortunately, there were only 30-40 participants in the event, so it may not be a lot of people.
Chair Kelly said that the runners will simply be running through the park and will be doing an activity that anybody can do without need for a permit so the committee decided that there was no need for a permit to be issued for this event. Kelly then suggested that perhaps the town should even refund the $50 application fee that Island Connections had already made. Secretary Dobbs made the motion to return the check with Vice Chair Veilleux seconding and the motion passed unanimously.
Previous to the committee appointments taking place, Veilleux had asked to place an additional item on the agenda so that they could speak about furniture being placed in the gazebo at the Village Green. Veilleux said that he has noticed that beyond the piano and folding chair that belong to the Congregational Church, people have started leaving other items of furniture and there is now a table and chair in the gazebo.
Kelly said that both the piano and the folding chair do belong to the church and that Pastor Rob Benson had received permission from the council to put them in the gazebo so that the public may utilize the piano. However, the other furniture had no permission to be there. Member Cough made a motion to direct Public Works Director Bethany Leavitt to remove all of the furniture in the gazebo with the exception of the piano and the folding chair. Veilleux seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The last order of business was a public works update by Leavitt. She said that the town is still moving forward with the plan to cut the marked trees in the tree line between the ball fields and Ledgelawn Avenue but they have been waiting for baseball to wind down and will probably do it in the fall when the ballfields are less busy.
Leavitt said that the town has been meeting with the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association and together they are determining representation for the Glen Mary pool project and moving forward with planning.
The Life Flight helipad plans for the new landing pad at the ball field are getting close to being done but certain aspects are still being finalized such as lighting for the pad, Leavitt said. Once the plans are finalized, they will be given to Life Flight so that they can start fundraising for the project. The area for the pad will probably be weighted with dirt in the fall so that the ground can be compressed and settled before construction begins.
The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee is tentatively scheduled for August 19, 2024, but that is dependent on the need for a meeting.
Sunset Cruise to benefit the SPCA of Hancock County
via SPCA of Hancock County
BAR HARBOR – Enjoy a two-hour sunset cruise while supporting the animals at the SPCA of Hancock County’s animal shelter.
The SPCA Critter Cruise will be held on Sunday, September 8, aboard Acadian Boat Tour’s 149-passenger vessel, the Acadia, and includes a Happy Hour hors d’oevres, raffles, and a cash bar, with all proceeds benefitting the animals. Tickets for the cruise are $60 each.
The cruise will depart at 5 p.m. sharp from the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel dock at 119 Eden St., Bar Harbor. Guests are encouraged to dress warmly and to arrive 20 to 30 minutes prior to departure to allow time to park and board the boat. Guests are required to check in at the ticket booth at 119 Eden St. to ensure the captain and crew have an accurate count of cruisers.
The Acadia will go along the shoreline of Bar Harbor and will include views of the summer mansions, Egg Rock Lighthouse, seals, harbor porpoise, and eagles. An Acadia Boat Tours experience naturalist will narrate the tour with history and anecdotes. The boat will stop in the bay during the last portion of the cruise to watch the sunset at 6:57 p.m.
The event will be postponed to Sunday, Sept. 15, at the captain’s discretion in the event of severe wind or fog. Pets are not allowed on the boat.
The event is made possible by Acadian Boat Tours and Atlantic Oceanside Hotel with support from Machias Savings Bank and Bar Harbor Bank and Trust.
“This will be a really fun and beautiful event. It will be a rare opportunity to see the Bar Harbor area from the water, enjoy some great food and drink while supporting the SPCA,” said Michelle Allvin, SPCA board president. “Please join us for this incredible excursion.”
Tickets may be purchased online at spcahancockcounty.org/donations/critter-cruise-tickets/
For more information, contact Jamie O’Keefe at (207) 299-8732 or jamieokeefe67@gmail.com
“What Makes a Memorable Story”
Conversation at the Causeway with ML Flynn, former NBC Nightly News producer, and Martin Fletcher, former NBC News foreign correspondent & Tel Aviv Bureau chief.
via Southwest Harbor Public Library
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—On Tuesday, August 20th at 5:30 p.m. at the Causeway Club Red Barn, the Southwest Harbor Public Library will host a Conversation at the Causeway with Mary Laurence, “ML” Flynn, former Senior Foreign Producer of NBC Nightly News, and Martin Fletcher, former NBC News Foreign Correspondent and Tel Aviv Bureau Chief. In this conversational setting, their discussion will touch on the current Middle East crisis, the journey of a foreign correspondent, and what makes a memorable story. Limited seating. Registration required.
Martin and ML first met in 1982, while covering the Israeli invasion to drive the Palestinian Liberation Organization out of Lebanon. They have teamed up for many stories over the decades, but perhaps teaching their acclaimed writing classes to the newest generation of NBC News correspondents and producers has been the most rewarding.
ML was the Senior Foreign Producer of NBC Nightly News for nearly twenty years. In that role she directed and managed the broadcast’s daily overseas and special event coverage including wars from Bosnia to Iraq, several Mideast Intifadas, coups in Russia and Haiti, genocide in Rwanda, environmental disasters, funerals for a princess, a saint and a pope, as well as producing marquee interviews with world leaders. From the Atlanta 1996 Games through London 2012, ML developed and managed the editorial story coverage for eight Olympics for NBC Nightly News.
Before she retired, ML was the Senior Producer of Editorial Strategy for NBC News and in that role, developed a range of projects from the network’s Opioid coverage, to a British Royal Wedding, and Town Halls on criminal justice reform, gun control and education, as well as, working on the 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate debates. ML has been honored with almost every award in TV journalism including a Peabody, several du Ponts, many Emmys, and much more.
Martin Fletcher is known to many as the long-time NBC News Mideast bureau chief and correspondent, based in Israel. He has won almost every award in TV journalism, including five Emmys, three for his work in Israel and Gaza, and others for his work in Rwanda and Kosovo. He won the du Pont, known as the TV Pulitzer, for his work in the West Bank and Gaza, several Overseas Press Club awards and the Edward R. Murrow award for excellence several times. Anderson Cooper called Martin Fletcher “For decades the gold standard of TV war correspondents.” He was the only reporter to enter the American embassy in Tehran when Iranians held American diplomats hostage for 444 days.
Since retiring Martin has worked as a Special Correspondent at NBC News and PBS Newshour, and devotes himself to writing books including his newest published in 2023 “Teachers: The Ones I Can’t Forget”. His second book “Walking Israel” won America’s National Jewish Book Award for non-fiction. His novel, “Promised Land”, was a finalist.
Register to attend at https://tinyurl.com/4fa8az3d. For questions or for more information, call the Library at 207-244-7065, visit www.swhplibrary.org, or email programs@swhplibrary.org.
Award-winning documentary-maker at Gilley Aug. 13
Film seeks to spark conservation movement
via Wendell Gilley Museum
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—One of the world’s leading wildlife filmmakers will be at the Wendell Gilley Museum on Tuesday, Aug. 13 as the museum’s People-Nature-Art presenter for August.
Matt Aeberhard is an Emmy-nominated and award-winning wildlife cinematographer who has spent his professional life working in the planet’s most remote and wild places. His current project is a documentary-in-progress called “Birds of America: How Birds Save Us,” It is a feature film with an ambitious conservation agenda that seeks to fundamentally change the way that people look at – and engage with – the natural world in the face of climate change and habitat loss. He calls it a “film and conservation mission.”
“I’ve seen the best of the planet’s wildlife from the Arctic to the Antarctic and everything in between…Increasingly my job comes with a down side and that is I get to see the collapse of our planet’s biodiversity in ever-deepening ways, and on every filming trip. It’s a real curse,” Aeberhard says. He wants his new film to make people aware and get them involved.
Birds, and filming them, are a real passion for Aeberhard who thinks there are few scenes in wildlife films that are more uplifting than birds in flight. “They also give us a warning – where are we with the state of our planet?” He wants to use this film to build a powerful community of people agitating for change. “Change for the planet, for the birds, and for humanity. Because the deceptively simple question is this: Can we live on a planet without birds?” This project has the support of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, among many others.
Learn more, meet the filmmaker and the film’s writer, Melanie Finn, and get a peek at some footage that has already been shot by attending this event at the Gilley. This will be an in-person event beginning at 7 p.m. and it will be simultaneously livecast. There is not fee, but in-person spots are limited and registration is required. Sign up at www.wendellgilleymuseum.org/calendar to reserve your seat. For in-person attendees there is a reception for Aeberhard and Finn that begins at 6pm. Please indicate when you sign up whether you will attend in person or online. There is no charge to attend.
People-Nature-Art is a free monthly series that brings artists, writers, carvers, and creative types of all kinds to the Gilley to explore how nature and art interact in their work, and how their art impacts their own approach to nature. It is sponsored by our friends at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.
CRITERION GALA!
via Criterion Theatre
BAR HARBOR—Join us for an unforgettable evening at The 1932 Criterion Theatre’s Annual Gala!
Date: August 22, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: The Bar Harbor Club
Indulge in an open bar, delectable hors d'oeuvres, and experience the thrill of our silent and live auctions. Enjoy live music and be mesmerized by a captivating illusionist.
Dress to impress in your finest cocktail attire and make memories with us at this glamorous event.
Tickets are $125 and can be purchased online at www.criteriontheatre.org/gala. Don’t miss out on the event of the season!
Topics in Modern Health: New Approaches to Cancer Prevention and Treatment
with Edward Benz
via MDI Hospital
NORTHEAST HARBOR—On Monday, August 12th from 4:00 – 4:45PM, MDI Hospital invites you to the third event in the "Topics in Modern Health" series at the Northeast Harbor Public Library. This session, New Approaches to Cancer Prevention and Treatment will be presented Edward Benz, President/CEO Emeritus of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Internationally Recognized Hematologist. Edward Benz is also serves as a member of the MDI Hospital Board of Trustees.
These informative sessions will take place once a month over the summer, each featuring a new speaker discussing high-priority healthcare topics in our community. The flyer with details for each of our upcoming sessions is attached.
This event is free and open to the public. To learn more about upcoming "Topics in Modern Health" sessions, please visit the MDI Hospital website at:https://www.mdihospital.org/topics-in-modern-health/.
Building a Home to Last: Lessons from the Creative Process and Life with Gil Schafer at the Northeast Harbor Library – Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in person
via Northeast Harbor Library
Contact: Amy Wisehart, awisehart@nehlibrary.org, 276-3333
On Wednesday, August 14th at 5:30 pm, the Northeast Harbor Library will host a talk with award-winning architect Gil Schafer entitled Building a Home to Last: Lessons from the Creative Process and from Life. This event will be held in person at the library.
Schafer has designed houses for the past three decades that meet the demands of the current moment and that are also designed to endure. He is the winner of nearly every industry award and a regular on Architectural Digest’s AD100 list. In his new book, Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House, Schafer welcomes readers into a series of new residences across the country, sharing his design evolution.
In this illustrated talk, Schafer will offer practical advice on the ways craftsmanship, creativity, and the distinct stories of his clients come together for homes that will last for generations to come.
Gil Schafer is one the country’s leading practitioners of contemporary classical architecture. He is a winner of Veranda’s Art of Design Award, a recipient of the Arthur Ross Award for Architecture, and the subject of the recent PBS documentary Design in Mind: Unlocking the Mysteries of Place. Schafer holds a Master of Architecture from Yale and is the author of several books. He divides his time with his family between New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Maine.
For more information or to register, visit the library’s website at nehlibrary.org. Registration is recommended to ensure a spot. This event is free and open to the public. Copies of Schafer's book Home at Last will be available for sale and signing.
Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum
via COA
BAR HARBOR — Cartoonist and teacher Tracy White speaks with COA literature professor Palak Taneja about her newest graphic novel, Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum (Street Noise Books, 2023), at College of the Atlantic’s Coffee & Conversation series Aug. 13.
“Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum” begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Davis Center for Human Ecology room 102 and will also be livestreamed. Registration is required for both options and can be accessed at coa.edu/coffeeandconversation.
White’s newest book, Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum, tells the true experiences of brave teens fleeing their home countries to seek asylum in the U.S. Utilizing extensive interviews, White helps us understand why some young people would literally risk their lives to seek safety in the U.S. Each one of them has been backed into a corner where emigration to the U.S. seems like their only hope.
White’s first graphic novel, How I Made it to Eighteen: A Mostly True Story (Roaring Brook Press, 2010) was a Bank Street Book of the year, a Yalsa Great Graphic Novel, and a Texas Maverick Graphic Novel. Her webcomic TRACED was nominated twice for an Ignatz and was a TV series for Oxygen TV. When not making comics, she’s a mom, cat wrangler, and daily dark chocolate eater who enjoys nature walks even though she lives in a city.
Taneja teaches an array of courses at COA dealing with postcoloniality, identity, belonging, borders, and culture. One of the popular ones, “The World of Ms. Marvel,” is a writing seminar focusing on the Marvel comic book series Ms. Marvel, with Pakistan-American teenager Kamala Khan as its superhero. Her research interests include postcolonial literature and theory and digital humanities, with a particular focus on South Asia. She earned her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Delhi and her Ph.D. in English Literature with a graduate certificate in digital scholarship and media studies from Emory University. In her leisure time, she enjoys reading webtoons and watching soccer with her tuxedo lapcat, Syaah.
Coffee & Conversation is held every Tuesday morning in July and August on the COA campus, with options to participate virtually. Sessions are one hour long and include a Q&A. Coffee and pastries are served prior to each session. Coffee & Conversation events are free and open to the public, but registration is required for both in-person and online participation.
MDI HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SEEKS JEWELRY DONATIONS!
IT’S A BOOK SALE!
Blue Butterfly Artist and Author Talk
Wednesday, August 21 at 5:30 p.m. in person
via Northeast Harbor Library
NORTHEAST HARBOR—On Wednesday August 21 at 5:30pm, the Northeast Harbor Library will host a talk with artist and author Blue Butterfield about the inspiration and evolution of her new illustrated memoir, Maine: A Love Story. She will describe the process of creating reduction woodblock prints and also the magic of Acadia that inspired her love of adventure and nature.
Maine, A Love Story is a book of intimate essays illustrated with Butterfield’s evocative woodblock prints. She details life on a farm outside Bar Harbor with her single mom. They both find solace and joy in the beauty of Acadia National Park and in making art. This is a unique book about how you find inspiration and gratitude in attention: to nature, to loved ones, to ideas. From the peaks of Katahdin to the lakes of Mount Desert Island and the Casco Bay islands, Butterfield’s love of Maine shines from every page.
Blue Butterfield is a woodblock printmaker who grew up in Bar Harbor and found her footing on the trails of Acadia. She has works in permanent collections around New England, including Maine Medical Center, Maine General, and the New England Cancer Center. She illustrated Coloring Maine and Robert Tristam Coffin’s Christmas in Maine, published by Islandport Press. She issues a yearly calendar of woodcuts, A Year in Maine, currently in its 18th year of publication. Maine, A Love Story was published in 2023.
For more information or to register, visit the library’s website at nehlibrary.org. This event will be held in person, with a virtual attendance option. Registration is recommended. This event is free and open to the public. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.
Readings from "Rivers of Ink: Literary Reflections on the Penobscot"
Thursday, August 22 at 7 p.m.
via Jesup Memorial Library
BAR HARBOR—Join us at the Jesup for readings from “Rivers of Ink: Literary Reflections on the Penobscot.” Contributors Annaliese Jakimides, Catherine J.S. Lee, J.D. Mankowski, MC Moeller, and Ret Talbot read their own and other selections from the book.
Through its pages, “Rivers of Ink” offers a mosaic of voices from 61 Maine writers, each weaving a tale of the river’s indelible mark on the region’s history, culture, and daily life.
Copies of “Rivers of Ink” will be for sale the night of the event, courtesy of Sherman’s Maine Coast Bookshop. All sales that evening benefit the Jesup Memorial Library.
This event is in-person only at the Jesup Memorial Library. Register here: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/rivers-of-ink
SECOND ANNUAL CLUNAN LECTURE
Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 5:30 PM
Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor
via Acadia Senior College
NORTHEAST HARBOR—On September 19 at 5:30 PM former Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Hall will deliver the second in the annual Dorothy and Jim Clunan Lecture Series at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor. Her topic is “Poland and the Baltics, U.S. Allies and Partners in an Uncertain European Landscape.”
Contributions may be made at acadiaseniorcollege.org/donate and checks may be mailed to ASC, PO Box 475, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679. Please indicate the donation is for the Clunan Lecture endowment.
Free Artwaves Workshop: Needlefelted Coasters
via Jesup Memorial Library
Wednesday, August 14 at 6 p.m.
BAR HARBOR—Join us at the Jesup Memorial Library for a free workshop with Artwaves MDI! Learn how to needle felt coasters. Materials are provided. Space is limited and registration is required. Register here: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/artwaves-needlefelt
Melville Fuller: The Chief Justice from Maine You’ve Never Heard Of with Douglas Rooks
via Jesup Memorial Library
Thursday, August 15 at 7 p.m.
BAR HARBOR—Join us at the Jesup for an author talk with Douglas Rooks on his book Calm Command: U.S. Chief Justice Melville Fuller in His Times, 1888-1910.
Veteran Maine journalist Douglas Rooks, whose authoritative and widely read political column is published in four daily newspapers, takes on an intriguing historical question in his fourth book: Why is the most important judge Maine has ever produced so little known today?
Rooks delves into the U.S. Supreme Court archives, original letters and rare documents to produce a portrait of Melville Weston Fuller sharply varying from popular perceptions. Through the first full-length biography in three generations, Fuller emerges as a humane and disciplined figure. Full of fresh details and surprising facts, Calm Command depicts a strong progressive streak in our third-longest-serving Chief Justice, with concern for death row inmates, victims of lynching, and citizens of Spanish-speaking territories like Puerto Rico, who despite his best efforts are still condemned to second-class citizenship. Melville Fuller helped create the U.S. Courts of Appeal, pioneered American involvement in international arbitration, and as an attorney won the case establishing a “public trust” for America’s waterfronts, beaches and harbors.
The dramatic events of his times, including strikes, the rise of industrial capitalism and imperialistic wars are given extended treatment. Retired Maine Chief Justice Daniel Wathen calls it “comprehensive and balanced,” while historian Paul Mills says “Rooks has given us a great book.”
This event is free and open to the public. Register here: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/rooks
The Jesup Memorial Library 54th Annual Book Sale
via Jesup Memorial Library
Saturday, August 17 from 10 am - 4 pm
BAR HARBOR—The Jesup Memorial Library invites the community to its 54th Annual Book Sale, a beloved event that supports the library while offering book enthusiasts an opportunity to explore a curated selection of literary treasures. This year’s sale will once again be hosted by our gracious neighbors at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church, located just across the street from the library.
The annual book sale is not just a fundraiser for the Jesup Memorial Library but also a cherished tradition that helps books find new homes and second (or even third or fourth) readers. Visitors can look forward to an impressive array of items, including high-end cookbooks, new fiction, and a variety of puzzles catering to all levels of complexity. Music lovers will appreciate trays of CDs sorted by genre, while mystery aficionados will enjoy the organized mystery section, arranged alphabetically to help them complete their favorite series.
Reel Pizza will be open for lunch starting at noon, offering a delicious break as you navigate the book tables. Additionally, the Bar Harbor Congregational Church will host a bake sale and coffee stand, yo keep your energy up as you browse.
All proceeds from the sale support the Jesup Memorial Library.
ACADIA REP SCHEDULE!
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
BAR HARBOR
Destination Health Properties LLC, Mount Desert to Noslos, Bar Harbor, land with buildings and improvements.
Inhabitants of the Municipality of Bar Harbor, Bar Harbor to Theodore S. Higgins, Hulls Cove, land.
Alan E. Richins and Donna L. McFarland, Bar Harbor to Mayflower Lane Irrevocable Trust, Bar Harbor, land with buildings.
BJC Revocable Trust of 2006 and PDC Revocable Trust of 2006 of Bar Harbor to Barbara J. Chase, Bar Harbor, half-interest of land.
BJC Revocable Trust of 2006 and PDC Revocable Trust of 2006, Bar Harbor to Barbara J. Chase, Bar Harbor, half-interest of land.
MOUNT DESERT
Holly Masterson, Southwest Harbor to Michael C. Musetti, Mount Desert, land with improvements.
Estate of James M. Gonzales, Ellsworth to Lucas J. Dunbar and Sarah Dunbar, Bar Harbor, as joint tenants, land with improvements.
Ariane Wellin, Hobe Sound, Fla. to Ariane Wellin Declaration of Trust, Hobe Sound, Fla., land with buildings and improvements.
Warren E. Johnson, East Hampton, N.Y. to Johnson Living Trust, East Hampton, N.Y., land with buildings.
Judith S. Norwood Family Trust, Ellsworth to Judith Stanley Norwood Irrevocable Trust F/B/O Robert B. Norwood, Northeast Harbor, land.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR
Estate of Patricia M. Allen New York, N.Y. to Christopher L. Allen, New York, N.Y., land with buildings and improvements.
Estate of Patricia M. Allen, New York, N.Y. to Christopher L.Allen, New York, N.Y., land with buildings and improvements.
TREMONT
Town of Tremont to Bonnie Farnsworth and Jason Farnsworth, Bucksport, land.
TRENTON
Jeff Katz, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. to Victor Crawford Stanley, West Palm Beach, Fla., land with buildings and improvements.
Margaret Metz, Trenton to Metz Family Realty Trust, Trenton, land with improvements.
Dana F. Peterson and June E. Peterson, Trenton to Peterson Family Real Estate Trust, Chelsey, Vt., land with buildings and improvements.
Peterson Family Real Estate Trust, Chelsey, Vt. To Dana F. Peterson and June E. Peterson, Trenton, land and improvements.
MDI AND TRENTON COURT CASES
Official records show that the following local cases were reviewed, continued or adjudicated in Hancock County Court.
James C. Neel, 47, Bar Harbor. OUI (alcohol) at Bar Harbor, July 24, 2022. $850. Li- cense suspended 150 days.
Megan Rich, 41, Bernard. OUI (drugs or combo) at Trenton, June 12, 2022. Dismissed. Reckless conduct at Trenton, June 12, 2022. $500.
Brandy Shenk, 36, Asheville, N.C.Domestic violence reckless conduct at Bar Harbor, Sept. 25, 2022. Dismissed
David M. Foss, 43, Otis. Unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. $400. Department of Corrections two years. Unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. $400, suspended. Department of Corrections two years. Unlawful possession of methamphetamine at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. $400, suspended. Department of Corrections one year. Unlawful possession of fentanyl powder at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023, $400, suspended. Department of Corrections one year. Unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. $400, suspended. Jail six months. Unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. $400, suspended. Jail six months. Unlawful possession of scheduled drug at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. $400, suspended. Jail 10 days. Unlawful possession of scheduled drug at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. $400, suspended. Jail 10 days. Violating condition of release at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. Department of Corrections two years. Theft by receiving stolen property at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. Jail 10 days. Displaying fictitious vehicle certificate at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. Jail two days. Operation of defective vehicle at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. Jail two days. Permitting attachment of false plates at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. Jail two days. Failure to register vehicle at Bar Harbor, March 11, 2023. Jail two days.
Jessica Lynn Mcelvogue, 40, Bar Harbor. Unlawful possession of fentanyl powder at Bar Harbor, June 11, 2023. $400. Jail nine months, suspended. Probation two years. Endangering child welfare at Bar Harbor, June 11, 2023. Dismissed. Unlawful possession of scheduled drug at Bar Harbor, June 11, 2023. $400, suspended.
Everal B. Eaton IV, 31, Ellsworth. OUI (alcohol) at Bar Harbor, June 11, 2023. $500. License suspended 150 days.
Amanda Rae Buchheim, 40, Ellsworth. OUI (alcohol) at Bar Harbor, June 25, 2023. $850. License suspended 150 days.
Lynne M. Darling, 44, Hampden. OUI (alcohol) at Bar Harbor, June 23, 2023. $850. License suspended 150 days.
Bryce S. Lambert, 35, Northeast Harbor. OUI (alcohol) at Bar Harbor, June 28, 2023. $850. License suspended 150 days.
Cecily C. Belford, 55, Northeast Harbor. OUI (alcohol) at Mount Desert, Aug. 1, 2023. $850. License suspended 150 days.
Nicholas J. Duley, 22, Bar Harbor. OUI (alcohol) at Bar Harbor, July 1, 2023. Dismissed. Driving to endanger at Bar Harbor, July 1, 2023. $575. License suspended 30 days.
James C. Neel, 47, Bar Harbor. Operating watercraft under the influence at Mount Desert, Aug. 31, 2023. Dismissed. Violating condition of release at Mount Desert, Aug. 31, 2023. $850.
Roy D. Blenkhorn, 40, Ellsworth. OUI (alcohol) at Bar Harbor, Sept. 6, 2023. $850. License suspended 150 days.
Logan S. Lawson, 33, Ellsworth. Operating while license suspended or revoked-OUI at Southwest Harbor, July 25, 2023. Dismissed. Operating vehicle without license at Southwest Harbor, July 25, 2023. Jail seven days. Permitting attachment of false plates at Southwest Harbor, July 25, 2023. Jail seven days. Violating condition of release at Southwest Harbor, July 25, 2023. Jail seven days.
Bryce S. Lambert, 35, Northeast Harbor. Operating while license suspended or revoked-OUI at Bar Harbor, Sept. 4, 2023. Dismissed. Violating condition of release at Bar Harbor, Sept. 4, 2023. $250.
Debby Linn Dubois, 62, Southwest Harbor. OUI (alcohol) at Southwest Harbor, Sept. 21, 2023. $850. License suspended 150 days. Refusing to sign uniform summons complaint at Ellsworth, Sept. 21, 2023. Dismissed.
Karen Elizabeth Wilson, 51, Columbia Falls. Refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force at Southwest Harbor, Aug. 18, 2023. $300.
Emma P. Lansing, 78, Seal Cove. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, priors at Southwest Harbor, Sept. 26, 2023. Dismissed.
Jonathan Ho, 55, Mount Desert. Aggravated criminal mischief at Mount Desert, April 16, 2023. Dismissed.
Timothy E. Rivers, 36, Surry. Using artificial light to illuminate wild animals at Southwest Harbor, Nov. 3, 2023. $250.
Jaret J. Patten, 27, Trenton. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer at Southwest Harbor, Jan. 9, 2024. Jail four months. Restitution $115. Operating while license suspended or revoked at Southwest Harbor, Jan. 9, 2024. Jail four months. Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer at Southwest Harbor, Jan. 9, 2024. Jail four months. Unlawful possession of scheduled drug at Southwest Harbor, Jan. 9, 2024. $400, suspended. Jail four months.
Sara Patterson, 40, Bar Harbor. Violating condition of release at Surry, Dec. 24, 2023. Dismissed.
Marley JSB McCann, 19, Tremont. Operating vehicle without license at Trenton, Nov. 17, 2023. $150.
Jeremy Smith, 39, Eastbrook. Attaching false plates at Bar Harbor, Jan. 29, 2024. $100. Failure to register vehicle at Bar Harbor, Jan. 29, 2024. $100, suspended.
Michael A. Armstrong, 29, Levant. Attaching false plates at Bar Harbor, Jan. 3, 2024. $100.
Vincent Milko Lombardi Jr., 18, Bar Harbor. Attaching false plates at Bar Harbor, Dec. 20, 2023. Dismissed.
James A. Mitchell, 51, Northeast Harbor. Aggravated criminal mischief at Mount Desert, Oct. 8, 2023. Dismissed.
Kenneth L. Morey, 63, Swan’s Island. Allowing dog to be at large at Swan’s Island, Nov. 29, 2023. $50.
John Lanpher III, 39, Southwest Harbor. Theft by receiving stolen property at Southwest Harbor, April 14, 2020. Department of Corrections three years, all but 626 days suspended. Probation one year. Restitution $559.55. Theft by receiving stolen property at Southwest Harbor, April 14, 2020. Dismissed.
Nicole Sargent, 37, Sullivan. Operating while license suspended or revoked, prior at Southwest Harbor, Nov. 21, 2020. Dismissed.
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Good to hear that ANP is going to hold accountable the hikers whose presence put this year's peregrine young in peril. It sometimes seems as though refusal to obey park regulations is on the upswing and nothing provides deterrence better than a stiff fine or jail sentence. I was enjoying a relaxing canoe trip on Upper Hadlock Pond yesterday and observed a young couple on mountain bikes racing along the elevated boardwalk trail along the eastern shore of the pond. Had they encountered a hiker while coming around a blind corner they may have caused serious injury. All ANP hiking trails are clearly marked as being closed to bicycles so the couple could not claim they "didn't know." Half an hour later while loading my canoe on my car I spotted a man from New Jersey setting up a photo drone. Knowing that drones are not permitted in the park I politely informed the man of that fact. He bristled and basically said that he could fly his drone anywhere he wanted. Sadly I didn't think to take down his license plate number to report to the park. Given the size of the park and the meager number of rangers to enforce the rules those who love the park should not hesitate to inform people who are breaking the rules and if they refuse to comply notifying the rangers of the infraction.