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MOUNT DESERT “I frequently hear from families that want to move here and are having a really hard time finding affordable housing in the town of Mount Desert,” said Gloria Delsandro, principal at Mount Desert Elementary School.
She said the school has lost potential students because of that.
“It’s not an outlandish number, but it is a challenge,” she said.
“This is a great place to live. And I know there are hard-working families that want to be part of the community year-round. I would take all the children, but I can’t [because of the housing situation], and that makes me sad. We have a wonderful school, and I would love to have more children.”
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New owners take over Mother’s Kitchen
ISLANDER PHOTO BY SARAH HINCKLEY
BAR HARBOR After 23 years of making real good food at her Town Hill hut, Mother’s Kitchen owner Tasha Higgins is passing the baton on to another entrepreneurial family, Coffee Matter owners Cristina Devora and her husband Chris Marcial.
With the change in ownership and the addition of Coffee Matter come quality coffee and a full espresso bar, as well as the return of earlier hours. Coffee Matter opened three seasons ago on Rodick Street. Mother’s Kitchen and Coffee Matter will open for this season on June 3 from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for limited days until school is out and then they will be closed on Sundays through the season.
Fire/EMS facility, budgets, climate action go to voters
MOUNT DESERT Voters at the May 4 Town Meeting will be asked to approve spending up to $357,500 for engineering and other services related to designing the proposed addition to the Northeast Harbor fire station, which would house fire and EMS personnel and equipment.
The “drive in” Town Meeting will be held in the front parking lot at Mount Desert Island High School starting at 6 p.m.
If voters approve the fire/EMS funding, Hedefine Engineering & Design would be paid $305,000 for design, bidding and permitting services. Civil engineering firm Haley Ward would receive $25,000 for IT services; telecommunications provider Brown’s Communications would be paid $2,500; and there would be $25,000 to cover contingencies.