Aquaculture Lease Appeal Denied by Maine’s Top Court.
The lease Aug 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. by Elizabeth Walztoni/BDN TRENTON—Maine’s highest court on Tuesday denied a second appeal of a state decision to grant a roughly 20-acre aquaculture lease in the waters off Bar Harbor to a Trenton-based mussel grower. The decision comes almost seven years after Acadia Aqua Farms, which does business as Hollander and De Koning, … Continue reading Aquaculture Lease Appeal Denied by Maine’s Top Court.
Bar Harbor Extends Lodging Moratorium, Rejects Proposal to Put Hotel Limits to a Vote
Councilors agreed they need tighter controls on lodging but rejected sending a controversial graduated scale to voters, citing concerns about fairness, loopholes, and unintended consequences. Carrie Jones Aug 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—In two big decisions made during its Tuesday night meeting, the Bar Harbor Town Council unanimously agreed to extend its lodging moratorium … Continue reading Bar Harbor Extends Lodging Moratorium, Rejects Proposal to Put Hotel Limits to a Vote
A Rare Declaration of Independence Is Coming To Bar Harbor. It Has Company.
The Dunlap Broadside will be displayed beside the Watertown Treaty of 1776 at the Abbe Museum, creating a rare opportunity to see two foundational documents through a Wabanaki lens. Carrie Jones Aug 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—This weekend the Abbe Museum will highlight history in a slightly different way as one of the few surviving copies … Continue reading A Rare Declaration of Independence Is Coming To Bar Harbor. It Has Company.
Connecticut Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty in Bar Harbor
Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police, and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Shaun Farrar Aug 18, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Witham Family Hotels. BAR HARBOR—On August 11 at approximately 5:57 p.m., Sgt. Chris Dickens responded to lower Main Street in Bar Harbor for a report of two dogs being left in a closed vehicle. After arriving … Continue reading Connecticut Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty in Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor Hires Officer For Mount Desert as Full Merger Discussion Continues; Mount Desert Short-Term Rental Rules Will Likely Be Revisited.
The Selectboard also addressed a $121,000 funding shortfall for the Jordan Pond Road sewer project, concerns about trash at the town garage. The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. MOUNT DESERT—The town’s Selectboard spoke to beginning work on potential short-term rental registration or regulation and of the future of a full police department merger with Bar Harbor. During the Monday meeting, Selectboard … Continue reading Bar Harbor Hires Officer For Mount Desert as Full Merger Discussion Continues; Mount Desert Short-Term Rental Rules Will Likely Be Revisited.
Tremont Youth/Community Assistance Program Gets Firm Support From Select Board.
Impromptu game of kickball spurs movement to level the playing field. Shaun Farrar Aug 18, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop. TREMONT—It was just an idea that “came off the top” of Jayson Clough’s head as “an opportunity for kids and families to do something.” A game of kickball to be held on the ballfields behind the Tremont Consolidated … Continue reading Tremont Youth/Community Assistance Program Gets Firm Support From Select Board.
From a Pipette in Bar Harbor to the Frontiers of Kidney Research.
The statewide program that began at MDIBL 25 years ago has helped launch thousands of scientific careers and transformed the laboratory itself. Carrie Jones Aug 17, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. BAR HARBOR—Friday afternoon, Dr. Nishad Jayasundara, one of the world’s pioneering scientists focused on the links between chronic kidney disease in farm workers and pollution, stood … Continue reading From a Pipette in Bar Harbor to the Frontiers of Kidney Research.
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And some ongoing events. Carrie Jones Aug 17, 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. We hope you have some great adventures this week! To check out our news stories and briefs from the past week, click on the archive section, and you’ll see them … 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 Aug 17, 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.
People We’ve Lost
Wayne Davis. James ‘Jimmy’ F Morrison. Susan Tyler Ingram. David Vincent Mastropaolo. Lisa Rosebrook. Gregory Wayne Lawson. Ricky Ryan. John Burrill. Heather Marie Allen. Carrie Jones Aug 16, 2026 “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 … Continue reading People We’ve Lost