2008 Galleries

Ellsworth Middle School Building Tour : Winter has not slowed construction on the new Ellsworth elementary/middle school. Work continues both inside and outside the building.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Ellsworth Middle School Building Tour

Winter has not slowed construction on the new Ellsworth elementary/mid ...

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 6:54am PST

MDI High School Winter Concert 2008 :

MDI High School Winter Concert 2008

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 6:18am PST

HCTC Holiday Baking :

HCTC Holiday Baking

Updated: Dec 09, 2008 6:21am PST

Diary of Anne Frank : The Sumner Memorial High School Drama Club Dec. 4-6 presented "The Diary of Anne Frank," a Pulitzer-prize winning adaptation of the diary of young Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank, who hid from the Nazis during their occupation of the Netherlands.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Diary of Anne Frank

The Sumner Memorial High School Drama Club Dec. 4-6 presented "The Dia ...

Updated: Dec 09, 2008 5:46am PST

Seussical Jr. : "Seussical The Musical, Jr." lit up the stage at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor Dec. 5-7 with cast members drawn from School Union 96.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Seussical Jr.

"Seussical The Musical, Jr." lit up the stage at Hammond Hall in Winte ...

Updated: Dec 09, 2008 5:31am PST

EHS Production of Beauty And The Beast :

EHS Production of Beauty And The Beast

Updated: Nov 21, 2008 12:24pm PST

Knowlton School Food Drive : Charles C. Knowlton school students and preschoolers from the James Russell Wiggins Down East Family YMCA lined up Nov. 18 to pass donated food items to an Emmaus Center van. The food drive generated more than 13 boxes of food for the shelter.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Knowlton School Food Drive

Charles C. Knowlton school students and preschoolers from the James Ru ...

Updated: Nov 18, 2008 8:58am PST

Little Shop of Horrors :

Little Shop of Horrors

Updated: Nov 18, 2008 7:01am PST

Miss Pott's Tea Party : Dozens of young princesses and a handful of princes descended on Ellsworth High School Nov. 8 for Mrs. Potts' Tea Party. The "Beauty and the Beast"-themed event raised money for the show choir's upcoming trip to Florida.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Miss Pott's Tea Party

Dozens of young princesses and a handful of princes descended on Ellsw ...

Updated: Nov 10, 2008 6:56am PST

ASPIRE Party : A "Lights On" celebration at the Bryant E. Moore School Nov. 6 celebrated the ASPIRE after-school program.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

ASPIRE Party

A "Lights On" celebration at the Bryant E. Moore School Nov. 6 celebra ...

Updated: Nov 10, 2008 6:55am PST

Bucksport Student Vote : Bucksport Middle School students participated in a mock presidential election Tuesday, Oct. 28.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Bucksport Student Vote

Bucksport Middle School students participated in a mock presidential e ...

Updated: Oct 28, 2008 7:23am PST

Sweet Tooth : “Sweet Tooth,” a movie about a band of robotic, candy-addicted ghouls, premieres Halloween night, Oct. 31, at the Blue Hill Town Hall. The horror/comedy was written by eighth-graders Nick Barton, Max Hurvitt, Lucy Jakub, Imogen Page and Lorna Stephens at Blue Hill Consolidated School.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JAMES STRAUB

Sweet Tooth

“Sweet Tooth,” a movie about a band of robotic, candy-addicted gho ...

Updated: Oct 28, 2008 6:29am PST

Fire Day : On Friday, Oct. 17, members of the Mariaville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department spent the day with the students at the Beech Hill School in Otis. This annual event teaches students how and when to make a 911 call; allows them to examine gear close-up and try some on; see the consequences of a simulated roll-over; assist with an ATV accident; culminating with a puppet show presented by the 5th grade. The learning continued on Saturday, Oct. 18, with the Ellsworth Fire Department’s smoke house set up at the school and open to the public to explore. CATHERINE MCKINNEY PHOTOS

Fire Day

On Friday, Oct. 17, members of the Mariaville Volunteer Fire and Rescu ...

Updated: Oct 21, 2008 8:17am PST

Tea Time at Blue Hill Consolidated School : The school’s two kindergarten classes hosted a tea with their teachers, Mrs. Holbrook and Mrs. Nelson, to mark the end of a unit on nursery rhymes. Parents and other special guests were treated to tea on tables adorned with fresh flowers, linen tablecloths, china and cupcakes the children baked at school.JENNIFER OSBORN PHOTOS

Tea Time at Blue Hill Consolidated School

The school’s two kindergarten classes hosted a tea with their teache ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 6:06am PST

Young Americans :

Young Americans

Updated: Oct 13, 2008 7:25am PST

MDI High School Boatbuilding Program : BAR HARBOR — Hinckley Yachts and Mount Desert Island High School have combined forces to bring a cutting-edge technology into the industrial technology program. Students enrolled in George Deans’ boat-building course will get exposure to a process of molding fiberglass hulls called the resin infusion process. They are building an 8-foot composite dinghy. The technique is relatively new to the marine world, which makes the offering at the high school level that much more unusual.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JEFF WALLS

MDI High School Boatbuilding Program

BAR HARBOR — Hinckley Yachts and Mount Desert Island High School hav ...

Updated: Oct 02, 2008 5:09am PST

HCTC Community Restaurant : Hancock County Technical Center culinary students get to work in the kitchen Sept. 18. The students will serve as chefs and wait staff at their own restaurant slated to open Oct. 8. The Brookside Restaurant will be open for lunch on Wednesdays at HCTC.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

HCTC Community Restaurant

Hancock County Technical Center culinary students get to work in the k ...

Updated: Sep 22, 2008 7:14am PST

Blue Hill School Open House : Hundreds of students, parents and family members celebrated the start of a new school year Thursday evening at the Blue Hill Consolidated School's annual open house and picnic.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JENNIFER OSBORN

Blue Hill School Open House

Hundreds of students, parents and family members celebrated the start ...

Updated: Sep 08, 2008 6:40am PST

First Day Of School on MDI :

First Day Of School on MDI

Updated: Sep 03, 2008 12:59pm PST

First Day Of School :

First Day Of School

Updated: Sep 03, 2008 12:00pm PST

Destruction Of Ellsworth Middle School : Demolition began at the Ellsworth Middle School last week as workers embarked on a project to expand and renovate the school to accommodate K-8 students. Workers tore down part of the school’s A-wing and have begun exposing pipes on the building’s interior to check for asbestos. Within a week or so, the site work should begin. R.F. Jordan & Sons Construction of Ellsworth will handle the site work. The contractor for the project is JCN Construction of Manchester, N.H.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD AND HEATHER STEEVES

Destruction Of Ellsworth Middle School

Demolition began at the Ellsworth Middle School last week as workers e ...

Updated: Jul 01, 2008 10:34am PST

Groundbreaking for New School : Some 750 youngsters dug into the Ellsworth Middle School ball field June 20 in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new K-8 Green School. Students from the middle school, Charles C. Knowlton School and Bryant E. Moore School participated.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Groundbreaking for New School

Some 750 youngsters dug into the Ellsworth Middle School ball field Ju ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2008 7:52am PST

Africa Parade : Students from Blue Hill Consolidated School ended the school year Friday with a parade through town honoring the arts and culture of Africa, which they had studied throughout the year.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JIM STRAUB

Africa Parade

Students from Blue Hill Consolidated School ended the school year Frid ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2008 8:47am PST

Sumner Adult Ed Graduation :

Sumner Adult Ed Graduation

Updated: Jun 16, 2008 7:00am PST

Medieval Fair : Ellsworth Middle School seventh-graders took a trip back in time during the annual Medieval Fair June 12. The students transformed the school’s lower gym into a medieval marketplace and sold handmade potions, masks, baked goods and swords.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Medieval Fair

Ellsworth Middle School seventh-graders took a trip back in time durin ...

Updated: Jun 13, 2008 1:31pm PST

Sumner High School Graduation : About 80 seniors graduated from Sumner Memorial High School Thursday night before hundreds of friends, family, teachers and school staff.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JENNIFER OSBORN

Sumner High School Graduation

About 80 seniors graduated from Sumner Memorial High School Thursday n ...

Updated: Jun 13, 2008 11:09am PST

Ellsworth High School Graduation :

Ellsworth High School Graduation

Updated: Jun 10, 2008 7:51am PST

Deer Isle-Stonington High School Graduation :

Deer Isle-Stonington High School Graduation

Updated: Jun 10, 2008 6:55am PST

Bucksport Adult Ed Graduation :

Bucksport Adult Ed Graduation

Updated: Jun 10, 2008 6:25am PST

MDI High School Graduation : —EARL BRECHLIN AND OKA HUTCHINS PHOTOS

MDI High School Graduation

—EARL BRECHLIN AND OKA HUTCHINS PHOTOS

Updated: Jun 10, 2008 5:19am PST

George Stevens Academy Graduation : The George Stevens Academy Class of 2008 bid their schooldays adieu under sunny skies Sunday during commencement exercises on the academy's front lawn.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JAMES STRAUB

George Stevens Academy Graduation

The George Stevens Academy Class of 2008 bid their schooldays adieu un ...

Updated: Jun 09, 2008 11:03am PST

Bucksport High School Graduation : Bucksport High School honored 92 graduates at a ceremony June 6. Tony Sohns, a BHS alumnus and natural history educator at the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, served as commencement speaker.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Bucksport High School Graduation

Bucksport High School honored 92 graduates at a ceremony June 6. Tony ...

Updated: Jun 09, 2008 8:51am PST

Ellsworth Adult Ed Graduation :

Ellsworth Adult Ed Graduation

Updated: Jun 02, 2008 7:15am PST

HCTC Honors Society Induction :

HCTC Honors Society Induction

Updated: May 23, 2008 11:56am PST

Hot 8 Brass Band at GSA : Tuba player Bennie Pete and trumpeter Shamarr Allen of New Orleans' Own Hot 8 Brass Band showed students at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill how music is learned in New Orleans during workshops at the school on May 22.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JAMES STRAUB

Hot 8 Brass Band at GSA

Tuba player Bennie Pete and trumpeter Shamarr Allen of New Orleans' Ow ...

Updated: May 23, 2008 9:17am PST

Mt. View Anti-Drug Concert : "The Crew," a Downeast rock band, combine an anti-drug message with their music as they perform at the Mountain View School in Franklin. Guitarist Kip Young, 48, of Corea, is a drug and alcohol counselor at the Open Door Recovery Center in Ellsworth and Stonington. He says he wishes someone had told him about the downside of drug use when he was an adolescent.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Mt. View Anti-Drug Concert

"The Crew," a Downeast rock band, combine an anti-drug message with th ...

Updated: May 20, 2008 11:28am PST

Hancock Grammar School Jazz Band : The nearly 200 residents who attended the May 12 annual town meeting in Hancock were treated to a performance by the Hancock Grammar School Jazz Band.—STAFF PHOTOS BY TOM WALSH

Hancock Grammar School Jazz Band

The nearly 200 residents who attended the May 12 annual town meeting i ...

Updated: May 14, 2008 8:04am PST

Author's Day At Sedgwick School : A yearlong study of Africa and its culture came to life for students at the Sedgwick Elementary School last Friday. In honor of Authors’ Day, the school was decorated with authentic African crafts and artifacts, as students welcomed authors, illustrators, drummers and speakers who led them in hands-on workshops.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JIM STRAUB

Author's Day At Sedgwick School

A yearlong study of Africa and its culture came to life for students a ...

Updated: May 12, 2008 6:59am PST

MDIHS Boat Building : Students under the tutelage of George Dean work on skiffs and other projects in a boat building course at Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor.—JEFF WALLS PHOTOS

MDIHS Boat Building

Students under the tutelage of George Dean work on skiffs and other pr ...

Updated: May 07, 2008 8:40am PST

Connors School Spring Concert : Under the direction of music teacher Rebecca Edmundson, students in kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 at the Connors School in Bar Harbor performed in the annual Spring Concert on Thursday, May 1.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

Connors School Spring Concert

Under the direction of music teacher Rebecca Edmundson, students in ki ...

Updated: May 06, 2008 8:06am PST

MDI High School Spring Productions- Sorry, Wrong Number and The Real Inspector Hound : Students at Mount Desert Island High School performed two plays over the weekend including “Sorry, Wrong Number,” directed by Frank Bachman, and “The Real Inspector Hound,” directed by Chris Dougherty.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

MDI High School Spring Productions- Sorry, Wrong Number and The Real Inspector Hound

Students at Mount Desert Island High School performed two plays over t ...

Updated: May 06, 2008 7:30am PST

MMA Graduation : Maine Maritime Academy in Castine held its 65th commencement May 3. Governor John Baldacci spoke at the event and encouraged graduates to build their careers in Maine.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

MMA Graduation

Maine Maritime Academy in Castine held its 65th commencement May 3. Go ...

Updated: May 05, 2008 9:06am PST

Mount Desert Elementary Arts Week :

Mount Desert Elementary Arts Week

Updated: Apr 25, 2008 11:24am PST

Basketball Game: Beech Hill School Students Vs. Mariaville Clowns :

Basketball Game: Beech Hill School Students Vs. Mariaville Clowns

Updated: Apr 21, 2008 10:59am PST

New School Groundbreaking : Peninsula School Principal Marielle Edgecomb joined the Winter Harbor school’s sixth-grade class in turning the first shovels of dirt at an April 18 groundbreaking ceremony for a new K-8 school now under construction in Prospect Harbor. Nearly 300 students, families, friends and school officials attended the event. All 171 students, sporting plastic hardhats donated by Winter Harbor Five and Dime, used small shovels to dig into the site of the $12.4 million school scheduled to open in August 2009 near the Gouldsboro Town Office.—STAFF PHOTOS BY TOM WALSH

New School Groundbreaking

Peninsula School Principal Marielle Edgecomb joined the Winter Harbor ...

Updated: Apr 21, 2008 6:45am PST

Eden Nursery School Performance : Members of the Eden Nursery School’s “graduating” class of 4-year-olds display all their finery during the Happily Ever After performance at St. Savior’s Parish Hall in Bar Harbor on April 11. Many excited parents filled the room to watch the show, which included singing, dancing and sign language pieces.—ROBERT LEVIN PHOTOS

Eden Nursery School Performance

Members of the Eden Nursery School’s “graduating” class of 4-yea ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2008 5:49am PST

Radio Disney Rockin' Recess : Charles C. Knowlton School students danced up a storm at Radio Disney Rockin' Recess at Ellsworth Middle School April 17. The elementary school won the event as a prize for earning the most money in the state in the Hannaford Helps Schools Program.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Radio Disney Rockin' Recess

Charles C. Knowlton School students danced up a storm at Radio Disney ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2008 5:34am PST

Chewonki Visit : Connors School kindergartners in Amanda Dyer and Jane Monahan’s classes listen attentively as Prema Long from the Chewonki Foundation tells them about birds including a live mallard brought into the classroom on Tuesday.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

Chewonki Visit

Connors School kindergartners in Amanda Dyer and Jane Monahan’s clas ...

Updated: Mar 31, 2008 8:09am PST

Maine High School Jazz Festival: MDI :

Maine High School Jazz Festival: MDI

Updated: Mar 18, 2008 7:33am PST

Maine High School Jazz Festival: GSA : GSA won in Division III at the Maine High School Jazz Festival at Stearns High School in Millinocket March 15, 2008.—STAFF PHOTOS BY HUGH BOWDEN

Maine High School Jazz Festival: GSA

GSA won in Division III at the Maine High School Jazz Festival at Stea ...

Updated: Mar 18, 2008 7:15am PST

Drama Festival: MDI High : MDI finished second in Division II at the Maine High School Jazz Festival at Stearns High School in Millinocket March 15, 2008.—STAFF PHOTOS BY HUGH BOWDEN

Drama Festival: MDI High

MDI finished second in Division II at the Maine High School Jazz Festi ...

Updated: Mar 11, 2008 6:51am PST

Drama Festival: Sumner High :

Drama Festival: Sumner High

Updated: Mar 11, 2008 6:01am PST

Drama Festival: GSA :

Drama Festival: GSA

Updated: Mar 11, 2008 5:34am PST

Dr. Suess Birthday Celebration : Students at the Charles C. Knowlton School in Ellsworth celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday in style March 5. Students in grade K-2 sported "Cat in the Hat" hats and dined on green eggs and ham.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Dr. Suess Birthday Celebration

Students at the Charles C. Knowlton School in Ellsworth celebrated Dr. ...

Updated: Mar 06, 2008 11:03am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: MDI Obi Wan Jazz Band : Students from the Mount Desert Island High School Obi Wan jazz band perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—MARK GOOD PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: MDI Obi Wan Jazz Band

Students from the Mount Desert Island High School Obi Wan jazz band pe ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 1:07pm PST

District VI Jazz Festival: Ellsworth Middle School Show Choir : Students from the Ellsworth Middle School School Show Choir perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: Ellsworth Middle School Show Choir

Students from the Ellsworth Middle School School Show Choir perform in ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 11:29am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: MDI Darth Vadar Jazz Band : Students from the Mount Desert Island High School Darth Vader jazz band perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—MARK GOOD PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: MDI Darth Vadar Jazz Band

Students from the Mount Desert Island High School Darth Vader jazz ban ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 10:59am PST

MDI Band In London :

MDI Band In London

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 10:47am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: Mount Desert Elementary School : Students from the Mount Desert Elementary School jazz band perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—MARK GOOD PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: Mount Desert Elementary School

Students from the Mount Desert Elementary School jazz band perform in ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 10:36am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: Pemetic Jazz Band : Students from the Pemetic School jazz band perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—MARK GOOD PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: Pemetic Jazz Band

Students from the Pemetic School jazz band perform in the District VI ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 10:34am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: Emerson Jazz Band : Students from the Emerson School jazz band perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—MARK GOOD PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: Emerson Jazz Band

Students from the Emerson School jazz band perform in the District VI ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 10:33am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: GSA Jazz Band : Students from the George Stevens High School jazz band perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—MARK GOOD PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: GSA Jazz Band

Students from the George Stevens High School jazz band perform in the ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 10:32am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: Winter Harbor Show Choir : Students from the Winter Harbor Show Choir perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: Winter Harbor Show Choir

Students from the Winter Harbor Show Choir perform in the District VI ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 10:31am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: Ellsworth Jazz Band :

District VI Jazz Festival: Ellsworth Jazz Band

Updated: Mar 04, 2008 1:36pm PST

District VI Jazz Festival: Tremont Jazz Band : Students from the Tremont School jazz band perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—MARK GOOD PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: Tremont Jazz Band

Students from the Tremont School jazz band perform in the District VI ...

Updated: Mar 04, 2008 1:22pm PST

District VI Jazz Festival: EHS Show Choir : Students from the Ellsworth High School Show Choir perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: EHS Show Choir

Students from the Ellsworth High School Show Choir perform in the Dist ...

Updated: Mar 04, 2008 10:36am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: EHS Jazz Choir : Students from the Ellsworth High School School Jazz Choir perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: EHS Jazz Choir

Students from the Ellsworth High School School Jazz Choir perform in t ...

Updated: Mar 04, 2008 10:35am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: Pemetic Show Choir : Students from the Pemetic School Show Choir perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: Pemetic Show Choir

Students from the Pemetic School Show Choir perform in the District VI ...

Updated: Mar 04, 2008 10:27am PST

District VI Jazz Festival: MDI Show Choir : Students from the Mount Desert Island High School Show Choir perform in the District VI Jazz Festival in Bar Harbor on Friday, Feb. 29.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

District VI Jazz Festival: MDI Show Choir

Students from the Mount Desert Island High School Show Choir perform i ...

Updated: Mar 04, 2008 7:28am PST

Hancock County Spelling Bee- Feb. 28, 2008 : Sixteen area middle school students competed in the Hancock County Spelling Bee at Bucksport Middle School Feb. 28.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Hancock County Spelling Bee- Feb. 28, 2008

Sixteen area middle school students competed in the Hancock County Spe ...

Updated: Feb 29, 2008 7:03am PST

Whiz-ardry School in Blue Hill : Magic was in the air at the Bay School in Blue Hill on Friday, Feb. 22, as two dozen graduates of the Whiz-ardy School hosted parents and friends at an open house. Peninsula Metamorphic Arts & Learning conducted a week-long vacation camp at the school.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JAMES STRAUB

Whiz-ardry School in Blue Hill

Magic was in the air at the Bay School in Blue Hill on Friday, Feb. 22 ...

Updated: Feb 26, 2008 5:57am PST

Chess Championships : Chess players from George Stevens Academy, Bucksport High School, Mount Desert High School and Deer Isle-Stonington High School gathered at GSA Feb. 7 for the Hancock County individual chess championships.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JAMES STRAUB

Chess Championships

Chess players from George Stevens Academy, Bucksport High School, Moun ...

Updated: Feb 11, 2008 7:59am PST

Geography Bee : A dozen students participated January 11 in the Emerson School geography bee in Bar Harbor.

Geography Bee

A dozen students participated January 11 in the Emerson School geograp ...

Updated: Jan 15, 2008 8:52am PST

Headed Across the Pond : Nearly 70 members of the Mount Desert Island High School band, along with chaperones, boarded buses in Bar Harbor early Wednesday morning for a ride to Boston to catch a plane for London, England. The band is slated to march in a New Year’s Day parade there.—EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

Headed Across the Pond

Nearly 70 members of the Mount Desert Island High School band, along w ...

Updated: Jan 08, 2008 6:58am PST