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Small MDI airport sees big upgrades

TRENTON — It’s a good bet that passengers will find the newly expanded waiting area at the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport a lot more comfortable than it once was. The Federal Aviation Administration has put more than $2.5 million toward the passenger terminal’s expansion and renovation. The FAA also committed $68,553 to repaint markings, used

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Coastal, island students eager to study maritime world

DEER ISLE — Recently, a group of Deer Isle-Stonington High School students were at the Maine Maritime Academy pool, performing ocean survival maneuvers. “Take a breath of air, calm yourself down. The water’s cold,” instructed survival trainer John McMillan, demonstrating emergency techniques to support unconscious crewmates and deploy life rafts. The atmosphere was serious, emblematic

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Flyer recalls 1970s island air service

STONINGTON — Maine island airstrips are still notoriously rudimentary—think cow pasture or gravel road—but transportation by airplane today is at least considered routine. Islanders owe some gratitude for that improvement to Herb Jones, a World War II veteran, who was one of the earliest providers of air service to Maine islands. Jones expanded a service

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