Business

Congratulations to LuLu Lobster Boat Ride and Captain John Nicolai out of Bar Harbor. They were one of five who received awards at the recent Governor's Conference on Tourism held this past weekend at Sunday River.

If you are interested in working in Bar Harbor or Ellsworth this season, then you may wish to take advantage of the Job Fair that is being held from 8 AM to 2 PM on Tuesday March 15th at the Ramada Inn in Ellsworth. Witham Family Hotels, which operates 12 hotels and inns in the Bar Harbor and Ellsworth area are looking to hire employees for virtually every department including food and beverage em

The Housekeeping staff at the Hampton inn in Ellsworth Maine have something to boast about, and it's a big deal! Through the 1st 8 days of 2016, they are ranked #1 in cleanliness according the guest satisfaction surveys in the entire world of Hampton Inns...

The Bangor Chamber of Commerce announced it's Annual Awards on Friday, October 23rd. The awards will be presented on January 21, 2016 at the Cross Insurance Center.

The Ellsworth American was named New England's Newspaper of the Year for Weekly Newspapers with circulations of more than 8000. This is the 5th year in a row that the American was honored with this award! The Mount Desert Islander placed 2nd in the Nation in the Small Weekly Newspaper Division of the Year.

The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce is holding it's Annual Dinner on Tuesday, October 27th at the Bar Harbor Club on West Street in Bar Harbor. At that time, they will celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of their members and present their annual awards.

The Boston Red Sox have finished last in the AL East three of the last four seasons and the team is now going to charge fans more to see them in 2016.

Can you imagine? Alex Craig from Texas is now netting over $10,000 in profit a month by sending potatoes in the mail! PotatoParcel is the name of the business, and Craig charges customers between $8.00 and $10.00 per potato. He writes a custom message on it with a Pilot G210 retractable rollerball pen and mails it anonymously to the recipient of the customer's choice...

At the time of this writing, early estimates for the weekend box office have Ant-Man edging out Pixels for the top spot in this week’s top 10. That could change. With less than $1 million separating the films, Pixels may very well slide into first place tomorrow, winning one very close competition. But even if it does claim ultimate victory, it doesn’t change the fact that Pixels’ opening weekend is a massive disappointment and another nail in the coffin of Adam Sandler’s career.

WDEA's Chris Popper sat down with Nancy McKechnie, the brand new Executive Director of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. How new? It was her 2nd day! Have a look at the video and you'll have a chance to meet Nancy! Most recently, McKechnie was employed as the deputy director of Workforce Development with Eastern Maine Development Corporation located in Bangor, Maine...