The number of visitors and how much they’re spending on hotels and restaurants has been dropping since 2021, but the numbers are still much higher than they were before the pandemic.
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State urges Winthrop, other school districts to take electric buses off the road due to defects
Winthrop, Vinalhaven and Yarmouth reported problems last fall with electric school buses, and the Maine Department of Education is advising all Lion Electric Co. buses be parked until further inspections are done.
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Climbing a Cadillac of a mountain
Cadillac Mountain on Mount Desert Island is the source of many superlatives. At an elevation of 1,532 feet, it is the tallest mountain along the eastern seaboard of the United States. According to Wikipedia, the commanding prominence is the highest point within 25 miles of the shoreline of the North American continent between Cape Breton […]
Posted inMaine
Rural sewage plants hit by ransomware attacks in Maine
No money was paid and no customer data was compromised, officials say.
Posted inMaine, New England
Maine man who spoke of ‘zombies’ in shooting is sentenced to prison
The Mount Desert man pleaded guilty to firing a gun at a New Hampshire shopping plaza.
Posted inMaine, New England
Maine man who fired gun was having mental health issues, witness says
The man accused of firing a gun in a shopping plaza parking lot in New Hampshire told a witness that he believed that ‘droids’ and ‘drones’ were trying to get him.
Posted inMaine, News
Cold and seasick, crew member made 911 call that triggered search for Maine sailboat
The search near Mount Desert Island was called off after the Dove was located, but the 3 crew members eventually had to be rescued. Details of their interview with the Coast Guard were released Wednesday.
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Coast Guard halts search after boaters report they’re fine and sailing south
One of the three people on the sailboat thought to be missing off Maine contacted a family member to say they were off Montauk, prompting the Coast Guard to end an extensive search that was triggered by a garbled 911 call.
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MDI man who went missing Saturday morning is located in Presque Isle
Thornton Jenkins, 86, headed out to run some errands in his 2003 gray Ford Explorer and was due home at noon.
Posted inMaine, News
Abundance of ticks in Acadia National Park linked to historic fire of 1947
A study underway at the University of Maine is showing that ticks are much more abundant in the parts of Mount Desert Island that burned 72 years ago.