Island Briefs
Vaccine forum March 5
BAR HARBOR Community Compass is holding a forum on Friday, March 5, at 5 p.m. where folks can ask experts about the new COVID-19 vaccine. Retired pediatrician Bob Holmberg will host local panelists from Northern Light Health, school nurses and more to talk about the facts and to answer questions. Send questions, register and get a Zoom link by
Island bell ringing
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND At noon on Sunday, Feb. 28, several Mount Desert Island churches will join in a bell ringing to honor and memorialize Americans lost to COVID-19.
“Our bells will ring for five minutes one minute for every 100,000 American lives lost to COVID-19,” says Gail Leiser of St. Saviour’s Episcopal Parish in Bar Harbor, one of the participating churches. “This observance is a message of unity and remembrance during the COVID- 19 pandemic and is one of inclusiveness for people of all faith traditions and political ideologies. We hope