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Island Briefs Zoom meeting to gauge interest in supported living  MOUNT DESERT ISLAND ─ Do you have a family member with disabilities who lives at home but who wants to live more independently?  Join Janet Hamel, whose daughter Marty dreams of having her own place downtown, for a Zoom meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. to explore what interest there may be in establishing a housing situation in Bar Harbor for those with disabilities to live independently, but with support.   For meeting details or questions, contact Hamel at [email protected] or (207...

Blue Hill Blue Hill is located just across the water from Acadia National Park, about a 40 minute drive in total. Whilst it can get busy in the summer (like everywhere else in the region), it’s still one of the most peaceful destinations nearby. The BEST Travel Backpack?! Pssssst! Not picked the perfect travel backpack yet? The Broke Backpacker team has tried out over thirty backpacks this year! Our Acadia National Park Top 4 Places to Stay Although it’s small, Acadia National Park might be small is one of the best national parks in the USA. The park itself is located on Mount Desert Is...

Program seeks to restore salmon EAST MACHIAS — Bolstered by a recent federal grant, the Peter Gray Parr Project continues its work to restore the Atlantic salmon in Maine waters. The species remains endangered in the United States and according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, “the last wild populations of U.S. Atlantic salmon are found in at least eight rivers in Maine.” The Peter Gray Parr Project closely mimics the way juvenile salmon, known as parr, which are older and bigger than fry, are raised in the wild. It has been used by the Downeast Salmo...

City, hospital planning mass vaccination clinic ELLSWORTH — The city is exploring sites to set up a vaccination clinic in partnership with Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital that would serve 800 to 1,000 people a day, City Manager Glenn Moshier told councilors on Feb. 8. Currently, the Ellsworth hospital is able to vaccinate about 250 people a day while Northern Light’s hospital in Blue Hill manages 100 daily vaccinations. “A stand-alone site separate from the hospital would be able to serve a lot more people a lot more efficiently,” Moshier said. Prioritized in receiving vaccination...

Giant Mural To Be Drawn On Side Of Ellsworth Building So, what would you like to stare at while sitting there in traffic waiting for the light to change? The huge brick siding of Coastal Interiors on Water Street in Ellsworth will certainly be a  big enough canvas for those that will eventually be tasked with creating a giant public mural for all to see. Heart of Ellsworth, is a non-profit group that "promotes artistic, cultural, economic, educational, environmental and historic activities in the "Downtown" area to promote a vibrant community for all", according to it's Facebook page.  The ...