Southwest Harbor

On Friday, March 24th at 1 p.m. there will be a celebration of the life of Nick Hardwick, the Administrator of the Penobscot County Jail, and a reserve police officer in the Town of Southwest Harbor.

Do you have a child in grades 6-8 in Hancock County? Hancock County Technical Center is offering a FREE Middle School Skills Camp on Saturday, March 25th from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon. Here are the Details

We are sorry to pass along the news that Southwest Harbor Reserve Police Officer Nick Hardwick has passed away. In addition to being a Reserve Police Officer for the Town of Southwest Harbor, he was the full-time jail administrator for Penobscot County.

You just expect them to be there when you call 9-1-1. But there's a lot that goes into the training so that they are there! Check out the Southwest Harbor Fire Department's Year in Review!

The Southwest Harbor Police and Fire Departments were called to the Norwood Cove area for a deer stuck in the ice on Sunday, January 22. Check out the photos! Don't worry there's a happy ending to the story!

A business closing and business moving - Bad News and Good News for Southwest Harbor Foodies

Want to know if there's a chance of a snow day Downeast on Friday, January 20th? Should you be bringing home everything for a long weekend? See what the snow day calculator says!

On Saturday January 28th the Southwest Harbor Public Library will be hosting a FREE NARCAN training for the public from 10:30 to 11:30 in the morning.

Kudos to members of the Mount Desert Island Education Association (MDIEA) who in December raised $765.00 to donate to the Backpack Program, OpenTable MDI and the Bar Harbor Food Pantry.

There was a fire overnight on Great Cranberry Island, Tuesday December 27th engulfing the Cranberry General Store. Check out the photos.