When Conners Emerson Closes for Two Weeks, the Community Will Help Take Care of the Kids.
The Conners Emerson Schools will close for two weeks beginning Oct. 26 as staff move into the new building, with local nonprofits offering programs for families who need them. Carrie Jones Sep 21, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by ArtWaves. BAR HARBOR—The new building in Bar Harbor that will replace the Conners Emerson Schools is on track to open this fall with move … Continue reading When Conners Emerson Closes for Two Weeks, the Community Will Help Take Care of the Kids.
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And some ongoing events. Carrie Jones Sep 21, 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 Sep 21, 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.
Letter From a Reader.
Les Heilakka. Sep 20, 2026 Fixing the Ordinance Is Not Fixing the Landfill To the Editor, Carrie Jones’s September 15 report captures a real problem: Southwest Harbor’s November 2025 soil-testing rule, adopted in response to the Worcester Landfill, sweeps in as many as 850 parcels through its half-mile radius. The task force and consultant Noel Musson are right to seek a durable fix, even if … Continue reading Letter From a Reader.
Maine State Police Investigating the Death of Mount Desert Island Woman and Her Grandchildren
The three were located in a submerged vehicle, Sunday. Carrie Jones Sep 20, 2026 ROQUE BLUFFS—The Maine State Police Dive Team and Maine Marine Patrol have found the bodies of 61-year-old Sharon Bukulmez, of Mount Desert, and her grandchildren, 5-year-old granddaughter, Kinsley Grubb and 3-year-old grandson, Sawyer Grubb, of Bar Harbor, in a submerged car in Pond Cove in Roque Bluffs this morning. The state … Continue reading Maine State Police Investigating the Death of Mount Desert Island Woman and Her Grandchildren
People We’ve Lost
Nancy Clark. Hilda Margareta Karlsson Roderick. Raymond Hisler Jr. Dorothy Jean Gray Grant. Carrie Jones Sep 20, 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 remembered as widely as possible and not behind paywalls or at … Continue reading People We’ve Lost
Island Explorer Is Getting New Buses; They Just Won’t Be Electric.
The revised plan calls for low-emission buses and could allow the Island Explorer to expand its fleet as ridership grows. Carrie Jones Sep 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—The Island Explorer will get a new fleet of buses, but they won’t be electric. Instead, the fare-free system plans to replace its existing buses with … Continue reading Island Explorer Is Getting New Buses; They Just Won’t Be Electric.
Bar Harbor Parents Again Raise Concerns About Science Education In Sixth Grade.
Parents want more continuity in science. School officials say the current schedule grew out of concerns about fifth graders after the pandemic and is being evaluated through data and teacher feedback. Carrie Jones Sep 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. BAR HARBOR—Parents again raised concerns this week about how Bar Harbor students receive science instruction after fifth grade, months after … Continue reading Bar Harbor Parents Again Raise Concerns About Science Education In Sixth Grade.
Black Bears Are Showing Up Around MDI. Wildlife Officials Say Secure Your Trash.
Carrie Jones Sep 18, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. MOUNT DESERT—A woman pulling into her driveway near Beech Hill Cross Road this week found an unexpected visitor waiting nearby: a black bear, accompanied by two cubs. The bears had also discovered something else nearby — outdoor garbage cans. Other residents along Ripples Pond Road reported that their … Continue reading Black Bears Are Showing Up Around MDI. Wildlife Officials Say Secure Your Trash.
Trenton Select Board Moves School Reorganization Question to Ballot
Trenton School Committee has not yet voted to support, or not support, reorganization. Shaun Farrar and Carrie Jones Sep 18, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Coastal Kayaking Tours and Acadia Bike. TRENTON—During the Trenton Select Board’s September 15 meeting, during which it heard a school reorganization presentation from AOS 91 Superintendent Michael Zboray, select Board Member Susan Sargent wanted to know what would happen … Continue reading Trenton Select Board Moves School Reorganization Question to Ballot