Bryan Sidelinger
Multimedia Journalist
Bangor, Me
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A year round resident of beautiful Bar Harbor in Acadia National Park. I'm also a knower of all things New England Patriots, a golf junkie, and rueben sandwich connoisseur. I also hold the distinction of being the only person in 1996 who foresaw the timelessness of the song "Return of the Mack."
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Verona Island receiving money from U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to upgrade wastewater collection system
The town’s system was built in 1985 and consists of about 5,100 feet of sewer pipe and two pump stations.
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The Maine Affiliate for The Huntington’s Disease Society of America will be hosting the Maine Team Hope Walk Sunday.
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State leaders spoke at a virtual event today to celebrate the passage of LD 1622.
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Ellsworth’s Yellow Tulip Project Committee invites community members to plant yellow tulips this fall in support of those suffering from mental illness.
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The school purchased an electric school bus through a grant from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection using funds from the Volkswagon Emissions Fraud Settlement.
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It all centered around support for Wabanaki rights and sovereignty as outlined in LD 1626, legislation the Alliance says would remedy much of what ails tribes in Maine.
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NAMI Walks Maine is organization's largest fundraising event of the year
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It’s a time to remember and have a last alarm for fire fighters from across the state who’ve passed away in the last year.
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The fall tourist season in Bar Harbor has reached the half-way point, with a long holiday weekend just a couple of days away.
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The Maine Community College System is embarking on a new approach to workforce training at Maine’s community colleges.
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Bar Harbor has twenty one kiosks around the downtown area. They’re great for collecting revenue and occasionally confusing tourists, but they’ve never added any cultural value. This winter, that’s going to change.
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Jackson Lab didn’t stop the research it had been previously working on; it simply added COVID research to the workload.
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This Friday kicks off the 4th Annual Art of Ellsworth: Maine Craft Weekend, held in conjunction with Maine Crafts Association statewide celebration of craft and American Craft Week.
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Over the next six weeks, the Ellsworth Public Library will host a series of events as part of the National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” program.
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A health and wellness company in Ellsworth that specializes in aloe-based products has been making the rounds delivering hand sanitizer to local schools and organizations this month.
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Groups concerned about the impact of industrial-scale aquaculture on coastal Maine waters are pressing state regulators.
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Ultimately, making Sundays celebration happen is much like recovery itself: a lot of hard work, with a heavy reliance on people helping people.
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To raise money and awareness for MDI Search and Rescue, two locals have undertaken a unique adventure this month with one of them possibly being the tiniest fundraiser in island history.
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Gale and Tom Abbott bought Bark Harbor in 2008 after having been customers there themselves.
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Maine has between three and 400 victims of sex trafficking each year, according to the Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network.
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Resetting for the fall means looking ahead to a second straight year without cruise ships for the months of September and October.
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As an agricultural fair, there are lots of animals, and plenty of agriculturally focused demonstrations.
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After a strong second quarter, Maine was shut out in the second half.
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Maj. Brannigan, who has served twice in Afghanistan, left Bar Harbor Tuesday morning on a 1,200 mile barefoot walk from Maine to North Carolina to raise money to continue researching the disease that affects his 9-year-old daughter, Hasti.
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People advocating for medical freedom held a rally in Ellsworth Tuesday afternoon.
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The Blue Hill Fair is set to return this weekend after being canceled last year due to the pandemic.
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Keeping talent in-state is always a good thing for the University of Maine, and the field hockey team has managed to do that pretty well.
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Four-year-old Liam Semple of Mariahville is no stranger to surgery, having had multiple heart surgeries throughout his life due to heterotaxy syndrome, a rare heart defect.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer for those 16 and older.
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A few months ago, residents of the Island Nursing home in Deer isle told the staff there they wanted to have a prom. It took some planning, as proms often do. But Friday, they got their wish.
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Maine Challenge gymnastics Camp hosted more than 160 gymnasts over two separate sessions, at Decal gymnastics in both Augusta and Oakland.
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RSU 25, which is the Bucksport system, already has theirs in place.
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For first-time entrepreneurs, opening that initial business can sometimes seem a little scary, but doing so during a pandemic can be especially frightening.
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The National Park Service is bringing back mask mandates for all indoor spaces and even some crowded outdoor spots, regardless of vaccination status or local community transmission levels.
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The annual Carol Dyer Luminaria lighting on Bar Harbor’s Village Green this Saturday will mark the 20th anniversary for the event.
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Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth has kicked off a campaign to renovate and refresh key inpatient spaces.
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The SPCA of Hancock County is holding a three-day, low cost/ no cost spay and neuter clinic at the Elks Lodge in Ellsworth at the end of September for pet owners receiving assistance from the state, or whose incomes are below the poverty line.
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As it is every year, it’s a two-week art-marathon packed full of events.
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Farms across Maine opened up to give tours, workshops, and demonstrations to visitors.
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The College of the Atlantic has been voted the greenest college in America five years in a row by the Princeton Review.
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‘Milbridge Days’ is one of the largest celebrations of the year in eastern Hancock and Washington Counties.
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COVID cancelled Special Olympic bowling last year and it may not happen again this year.
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Ivan Ivanov competed in the 1996 Olympics for Bulgaria.
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The league that provides an authentic baseball experience for teens and adults- ages 15 and up- with autism and other disabilities, using Major League Baseball rules.
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The non-conference schedule includes the season opener on the road against Nebraska, and the home opener against Providence.
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It’s been nearly three months since Ellsworth Deputy Fire Chief Bobby Dorr passed away.
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Bar Harbor has plenty of gift shops, ice cream shops, bars, restaurants and breakfast places, but it’s never had a donut shop. Until now.
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A recently completed engineering study says the pier at the old ferry terminal in Bar Harbor is not worth saving.
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Plourde's score of 219 was six shots clear of runner-up and defending champ Ruby Haylock.
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The Bangor Historical Society will hold its annual “Soldiers at Rest” tour at the Mount Hope Cemetery Wednesday night.