Southwest Harbor’s Special Election Will Decide Fate of Public Works Garage and Shoreland Repairs
Carrie Jones Mar 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Tomorrow, March 24, Southwest Harbor voters decide the fate of three articles that would commit the town to accepting funds as well as paying money to repair parts of the town’s shoreline that was devastated in January 2024 storms. The voters will also decide whether or … Continue reading Southwest Harbor’s Special Election Will Decide Fate of Public Works Garage and Shoreland Repairs
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And in the near future. Carrie Jones Mar 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and we may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this email … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Mar 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Choco-Latté Café. Every week we document the Mount Desert Island region’s government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things on the town and … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
School Reorganization Vote Is Postponed for Second Time.
Vote May Happen in November Instead of This June. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Mar 22, 2026 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—A vote to put a school reorganization plan before voters in the regional school system will likely be postponed to November, rather than June as planned. School Superintendent Michael Zboray sent an email to head administrators in area towns in the afternoon of March 20. “I am … Continue reading School Reorganization Vote Is Postponed for Second Time.
People We’ve Lost
Gertrude Louise “Gert” Gascon (Dunbar); Richard Stephen “Rich” Gurin; Philip “Pip” Wick III; Robert Frank Jardine Jr.; Ruth W. Nevells. Mar 22, 2026 Note: “People We’ve Lost” is a feature of the Bar Harbor Story where we share obituaries of people that the island lost in the previous 1-2 weeks. We’re doing this because we think everyone deserves to be remembered as widely as possible and … Continue reading People We’ve Lost
Otter Creek Fire Destroys House Friday Night.
Carrie Jones Mar 21, 2026 OTTER CREEK—A structure fire in Otter Creek elicited a multiple agency response and purposeful power outage for the Bar Harbor and Otter Creek area late Friday night as crews from multiple agencies worked together to extinguish the fire and perform an extensive clean-up. The cause of the fire at 99 Otter Creek Drive is not currently known. No one was … Continue reading Otter Creek Fire Destroys House Friday Night.
From Nature Guides to Dog Walkers, Concerns Expand Over Bar Harbor Draft Rules About Commercial Uses on Town Property.
Others worry about unruly behavior at Hadley Point. Carrie Jones Mar 21, 2026 BAR HARBOR—Small business owners who use Hadley Point continue to worry about proposed tweaks to the town’s ordinance and its potential consequences to their livelihoods, they told Bar Harbor Town Councilors this week. However, two more island residents had broader concerns about the activity on the small, town-owned beach that often hosts … Continue reading From Nature Guides to Dog Walkers, Concerns Expand Over Bar Harbor Draft Rules About Commercial Uses on Town Property.
From the ‘Boo-Boo Bus’ to a Lasting Legacy:
The Island Remembers Polly Dever. Carrie Jones Mar 20, 2026 TREMONT—”If you had ever meet Polly Dever you’ll likely never forget it,” Tremont Fire Chief Keith Higgins said earlier this week. There’s a reason for that. “She was a spitfire in the true sense and loved to be a jokester yet she would be the first one to reach out after a difficult run. Her … Continue reading From the ‘Boo-Boo Bus’ to a Lasting Legacy:
How Will Bar Harbor Deal with Increasing Sea Levels?
First, it will look at the data. Carrie Jones Mar 20, 2026 BAR HARBOR— For Ella Boxwell, a graduate student at UMA, the data made it obvious that it’s happening: the sea level in Bar Harbor has increased 16 centimeters since 1947. From today until 2055, she projects it to raise another 16-20 centimeters. “We are in a bit of an accelerated trend,” she told … Continue reading How Will Bar Harbor Deal with Increasing Sea Levels?
Split Trenton Budget Committee Approves Town Budget For Town Meeting.
Proposed budget comes in at just under $8 million with $6 million needing to be raised. Shaun Farrar Mar 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. TRENTON—After a quick Trenton Select Board meeting on March 17, the Trenton Budget Committee met to discuss and vote on the town’s overall budget. The vote was majority in favor … Continue reading Split Trenton Budget Committee Approves Town Budget For Town Meeting.