Acadia Council

It is our great pleasure to announce the 2026 REALTOR ® of the Year Nominees!

We’ll see you next week at the ROTY Luncheon to celebrate our official REALTOR ® of the Year ⭐️

Please see next slide for registration information & all other details you may need!

Let’s kick-off summer together at The Nor’Easter and toast to a busy upcoming season!

Join us! 🪩

🔔 Join us as we celebrate our REALTOR® of the Year!

Thursday, June 18, 2026
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

📍Woodlawn Barn
19 Black House Lane, Ellsworth, ME

Reservations are required by June 11. Registration is $25.

Guests are encouraged to bring a personal hygiene item to donate to the Emmaus Center and support neighbors in our community.

A special thank you to our generous sponsors for helping make this celebration possible. We look forward to gathering with our REALTOR® community to recognize excellence, leadership, and dedication in our industry.

Reserve your spot today using the QR code on the invitation! 🌸

Thank you to all who attended our Annual Affiliate Appreciation Lunch! We are so lucky to have such dedicated affiliate members. You know who you are - THANK YOU! 🌸💐💛

& a huge thank you to HCTC for allowing us to host in your space!

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Thank you to all who came out and supported our Acadia Council 5k for Affordable Housing. It was a day filled with good people, smiles, and fundraising for some fantastic local housing initiatives.

Please click the link below to view all photos from the event generously shot by Mike Perlman 📸🤍

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XRTRoHeSa_U-kctZA8FjuSQ9roRJMoCv?usp=share_link

TOP 10 RACE TIMES:

1. Landon St. Peter ⏰ 18:29
2. Richard Leclerc ⏰ 19:32
3. Evan Boudreau ⏰ 19:57
4. Buster Brown ⏰ 21:31
5. Magnus Hansen ⏰ 22:25
6. Richard Cleary ⏰ 22:31
7. William Hafford ⏰ 22:38
8. Steven Sweeney ⏰ 23:34
9. Andrew Tiemann ⏰ 24:11
10. Jocelyn Trenholm ⏰ 26:15

Link to all participants’ race times: https://onedrive.live.com/:w:/g/personal/29e2dc0dc187f449/IQCaCbJoDYY3Q6_vCvKbF3EIASyT3i7Nj7qyPnhPV1KUhos?rtime=IKHNKbar3kg&redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL3cvYy8yOWUyZGMwZGMxODdmNDQ5L0lRQ2FDYkpvRFlZM1E2X3ZDdktiRjNFSUFTeVQzaTdOajdxeVBuaFBWMUtVaG9zP2U9OWV3ZnRt

We were on WABI this morning spreading the word for our Annual 5k for Affordable Housing this Saturday, May 2nd! 🏃🏻‍♀️💨

📍 Marlboro Beach, Lamoine
Sign-in 8:30 AM, race starts at 9!

Please join us (running or walking) to help us give back to our community!

Click here to register: https://www.runreg.com/acadia-councils-affordable-housing-5k-lamoine?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleARcM6NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadbx7zAXlxb40F5DqaVMtmPnuh9pcxJf5C2yRskF_RKgzVMannbDlet_u__qQ_aem_z82kgvfa2w6GLKiExQgoXQ

Thank you to our members who attended this event! ⭐️

This week, the Mid-Coast Board of REALTORS ® had the opportunity to attend the “REALTOR RELATIONS KICKOFF” put on by the Economic Vitality Committee of Heart of Ellsworth. This was especially important to us as Heart of Ellsworth was just recently provided with funding by the National Association of REALTORS® through the “Housing Opportunity Grant Level 2”. This funding will be used to hire a housing consultant to inventory all floors of mixed-use and commercial properties in downtown Ellsworth to identify current uses and spaces that could support additional housing.

Congratulations to Heart of Ellsworth. We cannot wait to see the good that you do!

& thank you to Zeppa’s for hosting and feeding us such delicious pizza!

Pictured (left to right: Cara Romano (Executive Director, Heart of Ellsworth), Hugh Palcic (Owner of Zeppa’s Pizza), Megan Moore (Acadia Council President-Elect), Nicole Richardson (Acadia Council President)

Highlighting this important PSA! 💙

Let’s team up for a Friends of Acadia Roadside Cleanup! 🌿

Friends of Acadia is hosting a community cleanup on Saturday 4/25/26 at 8:30am, and we’re inviting all Acadia Council members to come together and join as a team. Let’s represent our Mid Coast Board, help keep MDI and Trenton beautiful, and show how much REALTORS® care about our community.

Gloves, vests, bags, water, and snacks are provided—just bring your energy and a friend!

Acadia Council members who want to participate as part of our team, email Nicole Richardson at [email protected] for meetup details. 💚

‼️❤️

Heart of Ellsworth Launches Downtown
Housing Opportunity Project

From the Downeast Digest/Nice and Easy Internet Radio Newsroom:

(Ellsworth) Communities across Maine continue to face challenges with affordable housing. At the same time, downtown areas often have unused or underutilized space - storefronts, upper floor spaces, buildings with square footage that goes unused. Ellsworth is no exception - except when it comes to doing something about the two. Heart of Ellsworth, Main Street America, the City of Ellsworth and others have launched a Downtown Housing Opportunity Project, aimed at increasing housing availability, activating underutilized spaces, and supporting long-term economic vitality. The project will analyze and document approximately 272 buildings within the downtown district, in order to identify underutilized spaces, redevelopment-ready properties, and opportunities for upper-floor housing, strengthening Ellsworth’s ability to attract developers, investors,and new businesses. Those looking for more information can contact Heart of Ellsworth Executive Director Cara Romano or visit heartofellsworth.org.

📸 Downeast Digest

The project will be undertaken with funding from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Association of REALTORS Housing Opportunity Grant program, with additional support from the Midcoast Board of REALTORS and leverages Maine Street America’s Building Opportunities on Main Street (BOOMS) Tracker, a national tool designed to help communities better understand and activate their building environment.

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