Tremont Select Board Aims for 0% Increase in Property Taxes Needed to Fund Municipal Budget
Fire department hoping for new public safety building and new pickup truck Shaun Farrar Mar 09, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. TREMONT—For the second year in a row, the Tremont Volunteer Fire Department again asked the Tremont Select Board for a new pickup truck for the fire department at its March 2 meeting. That request was quickly put on hold … Continue reading Tremont Select Board Aims for 0% Increase in Property Taxes Needed to Fund Municipal Budget
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
And in the near future. Carrie Jones Mar 09, 2026 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 is a bit long for a lot of inboxes. … 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 09, 2026 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 school calendars are cancelled or rescheduled, so make sure … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Letters from our readers
Ellen Dohmen. Brad Jordan. Cara Ryan. Charles Sidman. Carrie Jones Mar 08, 2026 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We always welcome letter submissions to The Bar Harbor Story. For details on our policy, please visit our about page and scroll down or just visit here. As with all newspapers, the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily … Continue reading Letters from our readers
People We’ve Lost
Patricia Zelma Bickford. Albert Leroy Buswell. Bertha Audrey Macdonald Saunders. Jeffery Alan Hardison. Cressida Eaton Keefe. Linda (Lynne) Ann Swift. Victoria Lynn Norwood George. Susan Elaine Smith. Carrie Jones Mar 08, 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 … Continue reading People We’ve Lost
Acadia Talks Dane Farm at Mount Desert Selectboard Meeting
Carrie Jones Mar 07, 2026 MOUNT DESERT—Acadia National Park hopes to take ownership of Dane Farm, a parcel of land currently owned by Friends of Acadia that provides housing to park employees. “Ultimately, the park is looking for an expression of support for the park’s acquisition of this,” Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider told the Mount Desert Selectboard, March 2. Town Manager Alex Kimball … Continue reading Acadia Talks Dane Farm at Mount Desert Selectboard Meeting
Maine Supreme Court Weighs Tremont Dispute Over $230K Code Violation.
Mar 06, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/BDN TREMONT—Maine’s highest court heard arguments Thursday from a Tremont couple who say they are entitled to a jury trial after being fined more than $230,000 for an alleged unpermitted junkyard. The couple are appealing a lower court’s ruling that they were not entitled to a jury trial because the six-figure civil penalty they faced, which represents more than six years … Continue reading Maine Supreme Court Weighs Tremont Dispute Over $230K Code Violation.
Bar Harbor Council Launches Review of Town Boards and Committees.
Approves Special Amusement (Music) Permits at Jack Russell’s and Siren & Sailor. Carrie Jones Mar 06, 2026 BAR HARBOR—During a workshop earlier this week, the Bar Harbor town councilors who attended agreed to start a review of all the towns, boards, committees, and task forces. Town Manager James Smith along with most likely Chair Val Peacock and Vice Chair Maya Caines (both women’s terms expire … Continue reading Bar Harbor Council Launches Review of Town Boards and Committees.
Browntail Moths Likely to Return to MDI This Spring. Here’s What Residents Should Know.
More Than 100 Years Ago, A Harvard Experiment Helped Spread the Browntail Moth Across New England. Carrie Jones Mar 05, 2026 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—The invasion began with a Harvard professor, a man who was once deemed impractical by the New York Times. The professor had brought a creature to the United States for study. It was on roses from Holland. The creature had eggs: a … Continue reading Browntail Moths Likely to Return to MDI This Spring. Here’s What Residents Should Know.
Educational Signs Pulled from Acadia after Trump Orders, Database Shows
Mar 05, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/Bangor Daily News ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—An internal database anonymously uploaded Monday shows hundreds of educational placards that have been flagged for removal at Acadia and other national parks because of President Trump’s efforts to politically control information available to park visitors. The database is believed to have been publicly posted online by disgruntled park service employees. The entries by Acadia park staffers include … Continue reading Educational Signs Pulled from Acadia after Trump Orders, Database Shows