Tremont Has Two Ballot Questions it Wants Voters to be Knowledgeable About
New public safety building and first deer hunt on MDI in almost 100 years – plus Select Board candidates. Shaun Farrar May 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. TREMONT—Two issues have taken up a lot of time for Tremont Select Board members and volunteer committee members this past year. One is a proposed new public safety building, the … Continue reading Tremont Has Two Ballot Questions it Wants Voters to be Knowledgeable About
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And in the near future. Carrie Jones May 04, 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 May 04, 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.
Ryan Blotnick. Tina Stein. May 03, 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 reflect the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints … Continue reading Letters from our readers.
People We’ve Lost
Barry L. Gutradt. Joyce Eileen (Usherson) Kuzma. Gleason Gray. Thomas Jeffery West. Steven Sargent. May 03, 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 not behind paywalls or at a … Continue reading People We’ve Lost
The Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Candidates
Carrie Jones May 03, 2026 BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Story asked the Warrant Committee candidates for bios, photos, and to answer our questions. The responses are below. We asked each candidate the same questions. There are seven seats up for grabs on Bar Harbor’s Warrant Committee. Five seats are for three-year terms and two seats are available for a one-year term. The election will be … Continue reading The Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Candidates
Inn Owner One of Two Men Dead at Southwest Harbor’s Lindenwood Inn.
Carrie Jones May 02, 2026 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The deaths of two men at a well-known Southwest Harbor Inn, May 1, is being investigated as accidental. James H. King, 69, of Southwest Harbor and Randy Murray, 69, of Holden both died, May 1, at the Lindenwood Inn, which King owns. “It is being investigated as accidental. We will have to wait until the medical examiner’s report for … Continue reading Inn Owner One of Two Men Dead at Southwest Harbor’s Lindenwood Inn.
Approximately 180 acres For Sale in Bar Harbor for $2.5 Million.
Town Hill parcel had been known as Brigadoon Subdivision Carrie Jones May 02, 2026 BAR HARBOR—In a town that is actively looking for more ways to make homes, almost 180-acres of land off the Crooked Road in Bar Harbor is now for sale and contains five housing lots with potential for more. The property is currently owned by Christopher Bettencourt and Denise Carey Bettencourt and was … Continue reading Approximately 180 acres For Sale in Bar Harbor for $2.5 Million.
New Fees, New Kiosks: Southwest Harbor Sets Waterfront Parking Plan.
A New Parking Era Begins as Board Member Carolyn Ball Says Goodbye. Carrie Jones May 01, 2026 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—It’s only in a few places—all related to the town’s working waterfront—but paid parking in Southwest Harbor is still taking up a lot of energy and work for the the town’s volunteer boards and staff. After some worries from members of the public, at the Select Board’s … Continue reading New Fees, New Kiosks: Southwest Harbor Sets Waterfront Parking Plan.
How Many Cruise Ships Are Actually Heading to Bar Harbor This Year?
Shaun Farrar Apr 30, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. BAR HARBOR—How many cruise ships will visit Bar Harbor this year is a somewhat moving target. According to the Town of Bar Harbor, the total number of cruise ship passengers visiting Bar Harbor for the 2026 season lies just beneath 50,000. That number would only be reached if none of … Continue reading How Many Cruise Ships Are Actually Heading to Bar Harbor This Year?