Southwest Harbor

On MDI’s ‘quiet side,’ residents oppose cruise ship

The prospect of a 310-foot-long, 210-passenger ship in Southwest Harbor garnered overwhelming opposition among more than 90 people attending Monday's harbor committee meeting.

🔒Morris Yachts seeing increased interest from potential customers

Sales of new boats at Morris Yachts plummeted when the recession hit in 2008. But with a surge of customer interest and new contracts coming in, owner Cuyler Morris and new president Pete Carroll are optimistic about the future.

Job training program helps ex-Verso workers

Some workers who were laid off from Verso Corp.’s former Bucksport mill are being retrained for woodworking...

Down East restaurant sues firefighters, newspaper

The owners of Cap’n Nemo’s, a Bass Harbor restaurant that burned down in December 2013, are suing...
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$979K to assist rural Maine businesses

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $979,250 to support businesses and economic development initiatives in northern...

Maine gets $2.5M for telemedicine programs

Four rural school districts, a community health organization and the Rockland-based Island Institute have received more than...

Scout Partners deal boosts Maine yacht maker

Investment firm Scout Partners LLC, which owns the Southwest Harbor-based Hinckley Co., has purchased a Rhode Island...

🔒An old industry finds hope in new technologies

Maine boatbuilders work hard at evoking a message of traditional value and heritage in marketing their craft....
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🔒Publisher launches Web-based cruising service

John Hanson is known for his ideas. Some of them are pretty weird. Like creating the World...

New Hinckley yacht work to support 90 jobs

Yacht-maker Hinckley Co. has launched the first in a new series of luxury boats that the company...
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