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With the resignation of former harbormaster Oliver Curry, the third to resign from the position in less than two years, it has been said that chaos has arisen this summer in the state’s seventh top grossing port of Southwest Harbor.
Residents gathered at the Pemetic Elementary School gymnasium for the annual town meeting on Monday, May 2, and with little to no discussion, approved all articles on the warrant.
Waterfront noise, traffic debated SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A property owner voicing concerns about increased overnight commercial use of a town-owned lot next to a working dock led to contentious debate at the July 17 meeting of the town’s select board. Members of the public, many of them working fishermen, spoke in opposition to suggestions from property owner Marion “Missy” Marron who was looking for guidelines from the board on the use of the parking lot known as the Hook Property now that it is owned by the town. Last October, voters approved a town purchase of the property at a special...
Island Police: Unwitting driver drags dead deer home Southwest Harbor A man came to the police station around 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 to report losing his tri-fold wallet. He told police it was last seen at his home on Sunday. According to the report, if the wallet is turned in to police, it will be returned. A dangerous situation for walkers on the Lower Town Dock was reported around 4 p.m. on Dec. 15. According to police, a beam had broken away from the bottom of the pier, leaving a hole that someone could fall through. An orange traffic cone and police tape were set up around the hole to prevent...