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Scientists Say Honey Bee Colonies Are Superorganisms and We've Been Understanding Them All Wrong
A radical rethink of honey bee biology challenges how scientists understand swarming and even beekeeping.
Griffin William Sherry to bring folk, country, rock to The Grand
Join Maine-born singer-songwriter Griffin William Sherry and friends for an evening of powerful songwriting and live music at The Grand on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. Experience Sherry's unique blend of folk, country, and rock and roll, rooted in his rural Maine upbringing. Get your tickets now for this unforgettable musical event.
House District 13 candidates discuss heating costs and housing
Maine House District 13 candidates Republican incumbent Russell White and Democrat Michael Cunningham shared their input on hot topics such as heating costs and access to rural healthcare during a
Spooky shenanigans on tap for benefit concert
Damn, Girls! and the Hella Band will perform on Friday, Oct. 30, from 7-9 p.m. at the Blue Hill Public Library in a fundraiser for the library and H.O.M.E.
House District 15 candidates answer questions from residents
At a time when Maine residents are facing inflation, high heating costs and rising property taxes, incumbent state Rep. Holly Eaton and challenger Clifford Noyes aim to help residents in
Ellsworth American named New England Newspaper of the Year
The Ellsworth American has been named the New England Newspaper of the Year in its circulation class for the second year in a row.
Beaverstock festival aims to alleviate hunger
A music festival called Beaverstock will take place at Bad Beaver Farm in Ellsworth on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 3-8 p.m., an announcement said.
Three Bucksport residents vie for two town council seats
Bucksport voters will have a choice of three candidates for two open town council seats on Nov. 3: Incumbent Mark Eastman and newcomers Jon Goss and Ralph Chapman.
Seaboard FCU president and CEO to retire in May
Seaboard Federal Credit Union announced that longtime President and Chief Executive Officer Kyle Casburn will retire effective May 31, 2027. The announcement marks the conclusion of a 31-year tenure of
Stowaways moving to Blue Hill
After a year of operating in the former MacLeod's Restaurant location at 63 Main Street in Bucksport, the seafood restaurant Stowaways is relocating to Blue Hill, according to a social
New steak and seafood restaurant to open in Ellsworth
A new business is coming to Ellsworth’s downtown — a fine steak and seafood restaurant located at 30 Water St., which was most recently the home of Chloe’s Café
Award-winning pianist Coleman to perform
Internationally renowned concert pianist Donna Coleman will perform and speak at the Blue Hill Public Library on Friday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m.
Kora and guitar meet in cross-cultural collaboration
Mandingue musician Ballaké Sissoko and British folk artist Piers Faccini will share the College of the Atlantic Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community Center stage in musical conversation on Monday, Sept.
Hear Warner, neighbors, at Dolly’s Coffeehouse
Geoff Warner will be the featured performer at Dolly’s Coffeehouse in Fellowship Hall at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 7-9 p.m.
Sullivan Fall Fest promises family fun
A Fall Festival will take place at the Sorrento Sullivan Recreation Center on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Steuben to celebrate fall with Harvest Hootenanny
The Steuben Shenanigans Committee has organized a Harvest Hootenanny at the Steuben Ball Diamond on Unionville Road on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Historic Main Street bank building on the market
After a century of housing some of Ellsworth's most well-known financial institutions, one of Main Street's oldest buildings is on the market.
Labor Day rally held in Ellsworth
Uplifting workers was a key focus of Monday's Labor Day rally in Ellsworth, which featured multiple speakers, musicians and a march led by veterans down Main Street.
Acclaimed pianist Danny Holt offers free concert
Renowned pianist Danny Holt will perform a concert of contemporary classical music at the Northeast Harbor Library on Monday, Sept. 14, at 5:30 p.m.
Soulbenders to perform at outdoor dance party
Live music, dancing and local food security will be the focus of College of the Atlantic’s Share the Harvest program’s annual benefit concert featuring The Soulbenders at COA Beech Hill
Caroline Cotter concert to benefit Dolly Fisher Fund
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Caroline Cotter will perform a special concert at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m. to raise money for the church’s
Masculinity explored in ‘Bucks Harbor’
“Bucks Harbor” will have its Maine premiere at the Camden Opera House on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 2:15 p.m., as a Camden International Film Festival Best of Fest selection.
Fisher-Lochhead group to play at Opera House
The Danny Fisher-Lochhead Large Ensemble will bring its unique sound to the Stonington Opera House on Friday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m.
Fleetwood Mac tribute band to rock The Grand
Crystal Vision will bring its Fleetwood Mac tribute concert to The Grand in Ellsworth on Friday, Sept. 11, from 7-9 p.m.
Duo to bring sounds of Québec to House Party
Roy-James, a dynamic Montreal duo that weaves together the musical traditions of Québec, Balfolk and New England, will perform an intimate evening of song and strings at Bagaduce Music’s 2nd
Legends of New Orleans jazz to play at Criterion
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a veritable institution in the world of jazz, will bring its Crescent City music to the 1932 Criterion Theatre on Friday, Sept. 4, at 7
World-class duo to play in Winter Harbor
The renowned Duo Edelen will perform a Winter Harbor Music First Friday Concert at Hammond Hall on Friday, Sept. 4, at 6 p.m.
Good Life Center to celebrate historic designation
A special celebration of the addition of The Good Life Center’s Forest Farm to the National Register of Historic Places will take place at the center in Harborside on Sunday,
‘Broadway Comes to Stonington’ for two nights
Four Broadway entertainers will bring their soaring voices to the Stonington Opera House stage for a pair of performances of “Broadway Comes to Stonington.”
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Benjamin Schurhamer, MD, recently joined Washington Regional Ozark Urology, where he provides diagnosis and treatment of urological conditions with a focus on cancers of the prostate, bladder and kidney.
‘Reef Point’ examines changing world in 1955
The Bar Harbor Historical Society will present a special performance of “Reef Point,” a poignant one-hour play by award-winning playwright Carolyn Gage, at La Rochelle on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at
Hamer and defensive upgrades - fan views on transfer business
The three we currently have at the club are not of Premier League quality, so it is important to bring in a player with proven ability, so strengthen in this position. Ian: Get Gustavo Hamer's deal done. It will be a good squad player, and then we need a left-back and a centre-forward will be essential.
Hamer and defensive upgrades - fan views on transfer business
The three we currently have at the club are not of Premier League quality, so it is important to bring in a player with proven ability, so strengthen in this position. Ian: Get Gustavo Hamer's deal done. It will be a good squad player, and then we need a left-back and a centre-forward will be essential.
Judy Collins farewell tour coming to Bar Harbor
Icon of music and social activism Judy Collins will bring her “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes” farewell tour to the Criterion Theatre on Sunday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. She will
East meets Appalachia at Bagaduce Music House Party
Indian-roots fusion duo Aditi Sethi and Jay Brown will perform at the Second Wednesday House Party at Bagaduce Music on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Concert to benefit Everybody Eats
Flash in the Pans, a renowned Blue Hill community steel drum band, will hold a donation-based concert in Knowlton Park in Ellsworth on Monday, Aug. 10, from 7:30-9 p.m.
Kids’ concert Aug. 14
Jackson Gillman will entertain families and kids with cabaret, vaudeville or story- and song-filled fun at the End-of-Summer-Kids-Concert at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Friday, Aug. 14, from 4-5
Dockstock festival back at Great Cranberry
What began in 2022 as a group of musicians playing on the town dock on Great Cranberry Island has grown.
Mozart comic opera coming to Winter Harbor
Mozarts's comic opera “Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio” will be staged at Hammond Hall as part of the Winter Harbor Music Festival.
Chorale goes baroque
The Mount Desert Summer Chorale will present its annual concerts at Saint Saviour’s Episcopal Church in Bar Harbor on Friday, Aug. 7, and at Ellsworth High School on Saturday, Aug.
Chamber music workshop concerts
A pair of concerts by Winter Harbor Music Festival Chamber Music Workshop participants and faculty members will take place at Hammond Hall on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9,
Recall petitions officially declared insufficient by city
The effort to recall five of Ellsworth's seven city councilors has officially concluded after the petitions fell a few hundred signatures short, the city announced Monday afternoon, July 20.
Loads of fun planned for Sullivan Daze
The town of Sullivan will host Sullivan Daze, its annual “celebration of community and place,” at Sumner Park and other nearby locations on Friday and Saturday, July 31 and Aug.
Singers, ringers at Dolly’s Coffeehouse
The Reach Singers and the Island Bells will be the featured performers at Dolly’s Coffeehouse at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 7-9 p.m.
World-class quartet to perform Ives, Brahms
The DaPonte String Quartet will perform at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Ellsworth on Friday, July 31, at 7 p.m.
Two Religions, One Purpose: Business Leaders on Faith at Work
Sumreen Ahmad and Paul Lambert, two friends of different faiths, discuss their journeys towards championing pluralism and religious inclusion at work.
George Santos responds to body-shamers after ‘Special Forces’ cast photo drops: ‘Omg internet yes I’m fat’
George Santos called out body-shamers who ripped apart his and other ‘Special Forces’ contestants’ cast photos.
Mallett Brothers Band to open downtown concerts
Mallet Brothers Band to play in Ellsworth's Franklin Street Parklet on July 23.
They're Building Half A Bridge to Save Science...
Today’s post is about science: what you can do now to protect it from unprecedented threats, and how your action is the first half of a long-term program that Congress must take up next. Let me start with describing the embryonic state of science advocacy. There are many well-meaning organizations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Research!America, and subject-specific organizations such as the Society for Neuroscience and the American Physical Society. Their general approach is to emphasize the common good: the remarkable value that science and innovation have provided to all Americans. However, these organizations are offering an incomplete solution. Before I start, a preliminary: If you already know about the threat, go ahead and weigh in with OMB at this link. Ideas about what to say come from Research!America and the American Physical Society. You have until Monday, July 13 at 11:59pm Eastern. Then come back here and read the rest of this post. Finally, get in touch with whoever is likely to be your next member of Congress in 2027. The threat: An end to merit-based science… The onslaught of attacks on science is accelerating. It’s not just cuts to grants, which was the last battle. That battle is not done yet, but there is a new and worse threat. Now comes a proposed public rule from the Office of Management and Budget. The rule would take decision-making power over grants away from experts and put it into the hands of political appointees. Former NIH official Elizabeth Ginexi wrote an excellent summary of what OMB is trying to do, which is codify the executive branch’s ability to award or terminate grants, for arbitrary cause or no stated cause. Since World War II, a necessary step in scientific grant-making has been consideration of scientific merit. This approach has made America into a dominant scientific superpower, the envy of the world. Of course, political considerations do come into the mix. The proposed rule tilts the balance dramatically away from merit. …but why? Many people have difficulty comprehending why Russell Vought and OMB would want to damage science in this way. If you’re a working scientist, you are likely to be particularly uncomprehending. Who would hurt an activity so self-evidently good? The answer is: this is part of the program to replace the rule of law with a personalist regime. OMB Director Russell Vought, a Christian nationalist, would like to implement what legal scholars call a “unitary executive,” and what I would call a dictatorship. Or if you like, a personalist authoritarian regime. I am a working scientist. This rule will debilitate my research. It may chill the speech of scientists for speaking freely in the public sphere. It is a form of personalizing power and decision-making within the executive branch. In short, it sacrifices science in the service of tyranny. To Russell Vought, a decrease in the quality of science might be an acceptable cost. He might even consider it an added benefit to weaken a pillar of soft U.S. power based on knowledge and skepticism. The professional societies are building half a bridge The nonprofits are asking you to make public comment. Public comment is like building the first half of a bridge. Before implementation, OMB is compelled by law to have a period of public comment. Rules have to be consistent with the law and the Constitution. They express the federal government’s stance toward how those laws will be implemented. When a presidential administration works in good faith, these public comments are used to inform their eventual action, and sometimes mitigate it. The comment period reflects our First Amendment right to petition our government. The executive branch is then supposed to take those comments into account - completing the bridge between us, the people, and our government. Project 2025 seeks to take away the second half of the bridge. We have to replace it. The first half of the bridge Organizations like AAAS, Research!America, and SfN are partly right. You should certainly comment. Their core model is earnest: if enough of us make noise, then we will achieve change. This idealistic point of view is offered in good faith. That point of view is also currently bullshit. The fundamental reason is that the federal rulemaking process has two parts: There has to be a period of public comment. OMB makes the final rule…but is free to disregard public comment. Oops. That’s a loophole. However, not all is lost. Congress can complete the bridge Congress has enormous power. That power suggests a roadmap for how to proceed. This lawless administration is still going to issue that rule. Nonetheless, your comments still play an essential role. Here are two steps you can take. Step 1: Send your comment to your Representative and Senator. Whether they are Democrats or Republicans, many of them support science. Whatever you wrote as public comment in the Federal Register, also send it to your member of Congress. You can include information about jobs in your district or state by looking at Joshua Weitz’s ScienceMatters interactive map. Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and give your town, zip code, or state, then deliver your message. Step 2: Politicize the hell out of science. You heard me, politicize it as an issue. We hear a lot from the old scientific establishment about science being nonpartisan. This is obsolete, sentimental thinking. Under normal conditions, it was true. But we can no longer make that assumption. We can keep on pretending, but we’re putting science at risk. There is a way forward. Rules are subordinate to the law…and Congress makes laws. Therefore Congress can step in. In this fall’s election, it is likely that Democrats will retake the House of Representatives. That puts at least one chamber of Congress in the hands of Democrats. They are far more inclined than the current Congress to investigate and legislate. This opens a path to undoing the damage. It also creates a permission structure for pro-science Republicans to find a way back from the brink. We have to encourage them. In the House, every district is up every two years. In your district, contact both of the major party candidates. If your state has a Senate race, contact those candidates too. Specifically mention the proposed OMB rule. Ask for two things: For this year’s appropriations process in August and September, ask that amendments be added to stop the implementation of the new rule. Those amendments should support peer-reviewed science and stop political interference. Looking ahead to next year, ask the Congressman/Congresswoman/Senator to work to hold hearings in 2027 on the importance and benefits of peer-reviewed science for health and prosperity. What hearings and amendments will accomplish Congress can use its investigatory power to summon heads of agencies and the director of the OMB. That will allow fact-finding regarding the consequences of this rule. Congress can override the rule through the appropriations process. They can write into statute a requirement to follow peer review and best scientific practices. In this way, Congress can stop the attacks on science. Postscript: Moving forward Now I have a request for you, to help me. As many of you know, I ran for Congress in order to save democracy and science. Although I did not win, that battle continues by other means. I met and heard from thousands of supporters both here in New Jersey and nationally. I learned that pro-science, pro-democracy activists have the potential to become a much greater force. In the weeks and months ahead, I will be building ways to harness that energy. I will be announcing those plans soon. In the meantime, an important step is to wind down the Congressional campaign, which has a few remaining bills to pay. Please help me retire that last debt.
'Prime' time at Acadia Rep
The Tuesday-Saturday performances start at 8 p.m. with a final 2 p.m. show on Sunday.
Improv show to feature stars of stage, screen
Members of the improvisation collective Bluebird Improv will perform at the Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor on Tuesday, July 21, at 7 p.m.
Magic show at SWH Library July 15
Magician Norman Ng will perform a show for families and kids 3+ at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Wednesday, July 15, from 4-5 p.m.
Kneisel Hall’s 2026 season to begin
Kneisel Hall’s annual Music School and Festival has returned for its 124th year on the Blue Hill Peninsula.
Master pianist Swann to perform Goldberg Variations
The Winter Harbor Music Festival will welcome internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Swann for a special performance of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, on Saturday, July 11, at 7 p.m.
Free summer movies to start July 2
The Grand and the city of Ellsworth will host free Outdoor Movies by Moonlight in Knowlton Park on select Thursdays beginning July 2.
Rossini opera next up at Winter Harbor Music Festival
One of the most beloved operas of the bel canto repertoire, Gioachino Rossini’s “L’italiana in Algeri” (Italian Girl in Algiers), will be the first opera presented in the Winter Harbor
‘Banana Kid’ to ride again
The Blue Hill Public Library will host a free performance of "The Legend of the Banana Kid" by Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers on Saturday, June 27, at 6 p.m.
Dead Gowns, Stancioff to perform in Blue Hill
Working Loose will host an “intimate evening performance featuring two of Maine’s most celebrated emerging artists: Dead Gowns and Louisa Stancioff,” on Sunday, June 28, at 7 p.m., a press
Bar Harbor Music Festival to open 60th season
The 2026 Bar Harbor Music Festival will kick off with a free concert featuring soprano Kate Fogg, pianist Christina Spurling and clarinetist Eric Thomas.
Spurling to host Pick-up Choir
Pianist and choir director Christina Spurling will host a community sing-along at the Northeast Harbor Library on Monday, June 15, at 5:30 p.m.
Met Encore not just for opera lovers
The final Met Encore opera screening of the season at The Grand in Ellsworth will take place on Saturday, June 20, at 12 p.m.
Pair of performances set for Holbrook Island Sanctuary
Multitalented artist and dramatic performer Firefly the Hybrid will perform a free show at the Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park on Saturday, June 20, at 3 p.m.
Sounds of music: Surry Barn to host summer concerts
Jazz, classical and flamenco are just a few of the music genres that will be showcased at the Surry Barn this summer in a series of concerts that continues Walter
String quartet to perform in Winter Harbor
The Dirigo Quartet, one of only a handful of permanent string quartets in Maine, will perform at Hammond Hall on Friday, June 5, at 7 p.m.
‘Banana Kid’ coming to Bucksport
Wednesday on Main will host a Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers’ performance of “The Legend of the Banana Kid” at the Alamo Theatre on Wednesday, June 3, at 5:30-6:15 p.m.
Folk concerts, contra dance to benefit area nonprofits
A series of concerts featuring some of “Downeast Maine’s finest folk musicians” will take place at the Burnt Cove Church Community Center on the first Thursdays in June, July, August
‘Outside Mullingar’ to kick off Opera House summer season
A romantic comedy set on a farm in Ireland will open Opera House Arts’ summer season at the Stonington Opera House on two long weekends from June 17-28.
Concert to feature Vivaldi, Biber, Handel, Matteis
The Baroque Orchestra of Maine will perform at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church on Sunday, May 24, at 4 p.m.
PHOTOS: Dancing with the Ellsworth Stars
It was a full house at The Grand Saturday night, May 16, for the Dancing with the Ellsworth Stars fundraiser.
Music festival to benefit community action groups
The Bad Beaver Music Festival will take place at Bad Beaver Farm in Ellsworth on Saturday, May 23, from 4-8 p.m. The festival benefits Acadia Action and Hancock County Activists.
Expert improvisers to perform free show
The Sunday Sessions Sextet will return to the Northeast Harbor Library on Wednesday, May 20, at 5:30 p.m. to perform jazz, blues, groove and original takes on popular music.
Long-Qing Chen named Evan Pugh University Professor
Long-Qing Chen, Hamer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named an Evan Pugh University Professor, the highest honor that Penn State bestows on a faculty member.
Fiddling a round? Festival to celebrate Acadian music, dance
The Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance kicks off June 21 and runs through June 27, with a schedule full of classes, dances and concerts slated to take place
Musician West heads Downeast for concerts, workshop
American roots musician Eli West will bring his blend of old-time, bluegrass and country music to coastal Maine for a concert in Steuben and a workshop and concert in East
Eight short plays to debut in Lamoine
Lamoine Community Arts will present the premieres of eight original short plays at the Lamoine Grange Hall May 14-17.
‘Magic for Non-believers’ to change minds
Peter Boie will perform “Magic for Non-believers” at the Blue Hill Public Library on Saturday, May 16, at 3 p.m.
Bertelli to dazzle at Blue Hill house party
Vocalist Mia Bertelli will perform at Bagaduce Music’s Second Wednesday House Party on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m.
Grandies to salute year of live theater
The Grand in Ellsworth will host a gala award ceremony on Saturday, May 9, to honor the “incredible talent, dedication and community behind our 2025-26 live theatre season,” which included
Play to celebrate island living
“On Island,” a play by acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Susan Minot, will be staged at the Stonington Opera House on Friday and Saturday, May 8-9, at 7 p.m.
Movie tells tale of Tokyo toilet cleaner
Wim Wenders’ 2023 film “Perfect Days” will be screened at the Blue Hill Public Library on Saturday, May 9, at 2:30 p.m.
Docu-concert to recall Tin Pan Alley
The Blue Hill Public Library will present a docu-concert, “Time Travel to Tin Pan Alley,” featuring century-old jazz standards performed by Ann Delaney, voice, Dan Barrett, trombone, and Scott Cleveland,
‘Echoes of Elvis’ to rock Grand
Rock and roll fans and music lovers are invited to a tribute to a music icon when “Echoes of Elvis: The Concert Experience” comes to The Grand in Ellsworth on
Grand to spin ‘Charlotte’s Web’
The classic tale “Charlotte’s Web” will be performed on the Stanley Subaru Stage at The Grand on Friday, May 1, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 2, at 1 p.m.
Cribbage tournament April 26
A cribbage tournament and lunch will be held at the Mariaville Community Center and Grange Hall on Route 181 on Sunday, April 26, from 12-3 p.m.
Concert to feature works by Schubert, Mozart, Bruch
Winter Harbor Music will present an evening of chamber music with Erika Allen and Richard Hsu at Hammond Hall on Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m.
Senegalese kora master and French accordionist bridge cultures
Kora player Ablaye Cissoko and accordionist Cyrille Brotto will share the stage at the College of the Atlantic Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community Center on Monday, April 27, at 7
Coffeehouse to feature music, Downeast humor, pie
Tim Joy and Bonnie Guerrette will entertain at a Coffeehouse at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor on Friday, April 24, at 7 p.m.
'The Librarians' to be screened at Southwest Harbor library
The Southwest Harbor Public Library will host a screening of the 2025 documentary “The Librarians” on Tuesday, April 7, from 5:30-7 p.m.
Peregrine Road to perform at Jesup April 9
The Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor will host a free Music and Conversation program with the band Peregrine Road on Thursday, April 9, at 5:30 p.m.
Scott Cleveland to perform in Deer Isle April 11
Pianist and singer Scott Cleveland will be joined by bassist Aiden Fiori at St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church on Deer Isle on Saturday, April 11, at 4 p.m.
Birthday boy is Bach!
Blue Hill Bach will celebrate Early Music Month with an “intimate chamber baroque” concert honoring Johann Sebastian Bach’s 341st birthday at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church on Friday,
Texas Association of Business CEO Glenn Hamer resigns
An unidentified woman sued Hamer two weeks ago, accusing him of sexually assaulting and harassing her before retaliating against her using his position at the powerful business group.