Trenton Voters to Consider $5,920 Budget Increase at July 7 Special Town Meeting.
Holiday Pay, Audit Costs Prompt Special Town Meeting in Trenton. Shaun Farrar Jun 26, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. TRENTON—A special town meeting will be held in Trenton on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m., at the municipal building due to the need to adjust a copy of budget items. Following Select Board Chair Fred Ehrlenbach’s presentation of … Continue reading Trenton Voters to Consider $5,920 Budget Increase at July 7 Special Town Meeting.
Mount Desert Planning Board Approves Multiple Marine Structures.
Clifton Dock changes are a go. Carrie Jones Jun 26, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop. MOUNT DESERT—Applications for three marine structures came before the Mount Desert Planning Board, June 24. Two of the applications were to add a bit more room to one floating structure off Harborside Drive. The other was to elevate and protect a pier and … Continue reading Mount Desert Planning Board Approves Multiple Marine Structures.
A Bright Haven: Bar Harbor Food Pantry Celebrates First Year Downtown
Demand Climbs as Bar Harbor Food Pantry Settles Into New Home Carrie Jones Jun 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Coastal Kayaking Tours and Acadia Bike. BAR HARBOR—A year after relocating from a crowded basement space to its bright downtown home, the Bar HBAR HARBOR—A year after relocating from a crowded basement space to its bright downtown home, the Bar Harbor Food … Continue reading A Bright Haven: Bar Harbor Food Pantry Celebrates First Year Downtown
Southwest Harbor, Coast Guard Seek Workshop After Paid Parking Concerns Erupt During Select Board Meeting.
Officials Aim to Strengthen Ties After Parking Discussion Carrie Jones Jun 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Tension and worries between the town and the Coast Guard base over the town’s new paid parking program at the Lower Town Dock bubbled out during the Select Board meeting, June 23. The tension was about parking, contined into … Continue reading Southwest Harbor, Coast Guard Seek Workshop After Paid Parking Concerns Erupt During Select Board Meeting.
GoFundMe Set Up to Help Four Workers Displaced by Town Hill Apartment Fire.
Carrie Jones Jun 24, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. TOWN HILL—A GoFundMe has been set up to help four workers whose staff housing was destroyed, June 23, during a fire. The fire had been at 11 West Eden Avenue, which contains a storage building and attached apartment. Four team members who work in the kayak and bike tour industry were living at … Continue reading GoFundMe Set Up to Help Four Workers Displaced by Town Hill Apartment Fire.
Maine, Not Any Business, Owns MDI Shipwreck
Jun 24, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. PORTLAND—The shipwreck of the Delhi, located in Somes Sound, is owned by the state. That’s what U.S. Magistrate Judge Jon Nivison, a federal judge, determined, June 23, after months of deliberations and files over the fate of the two-masted schooner, the Delhi. The schooner sank just over 130 years ago, in 1893, at … Continue reading Maine, Not Any Business, Owns MDI Shipwreck
One Seat, Three Applicants, and a Notable Decision.
Select Board Replaces Planning Board Vice Chair Lee Worcester With Former Member. Carrie Jones Jun 24, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Southwest Harbor Select Board did not choose to reappoint its Planning Board Vice Chair Ben “Lee” Worcester back onto the Planning Board, during its January 23 meeting. Instead, the board unanimously appointed David Lloyd, who has previously … Continue reading One Seat, Three Applicants, and a Notable Decision.
Three-Alarm Fire Closes Route 102, Displaces Four Residents.
Firefighters from eight departments responded to the June 23 blaze, which heavily damaged a storage facility and attached apartment. Carrie Jones Jun 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. BAR HARBOR—A structure fire displaced four people who lived in an apartment in Bar Harbor’s village of Town Hill, Wednesday morning. The state fire marshal will be trying to determine the cause … Continue reading Three-Alarm Fire Closes Route 102, Displaces Four Residents.
Accident Leads to OUI Charges in Town Hill.
Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police, and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Shaun Farrar Jun 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. BAR HARBOR—Hayley Sawyer, 42, of Southwest Harbor, was driving a Jeep Cherokee (no model year given) south on Route 102 in Town Hill when the Jeep crossed over the centerline, went into … Continue reading Accident Leads to OUI Charges in Town Hill.
How a MDI Woman Turned Community Service Into a State Title and Now She’s Heading to Nationals.
She’ll Represent Maine in Florida, But Jenn Joseph’s Mission Started on MDI. Carrie Jones Jun 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—In just one month, Jennifer Joseph, the reigning 2026 USA Ambassador Ms. Maine, will be heading to Orlando, Florida. There, the Mount Desert Island woman, will represent Maine on the pageant’s national stage, competing … Continue reading How a MDI Woman Turned Community Service Into a State Title and Now She’s Heading to Nationals.