THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
And in the near future. Carrie Jones Mar 16, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. 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 … 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 16, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. 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 … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Letters From Our Readers.
Jeremy Dougherty. Annlinn Kruger. Mike Reynolds. Carrie Jones Mar 15, 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 … Continue reading Letters From Our Readers.
Fixing a Failing Garage and Storm-Damaged Shoreline Head to Voters
C.arolyn Todd Appointed Principal at Pemetic. Carrie Jones Mar 15, 2026 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Voters get to decide at a special municipal election, March 24, whether or not to fund two infrastructure projects in town. The first is a public works garage replacement. The second a project to fix the shoreline after the 2024 storms pummelled the area. The town proposal would authorize the Select Board and town treasurer … Continue reading Fixing a Failing Garage and Storm-Damaged Shoreline Head to Voters
People We’ve Lost
Walter R. “Skippy” Dunton Sr. Leslie Diane Wilkes. Pauline “Polly” M. Dever. Bonnie Joyce Staples. Jane Marston. Willow R. Runningwater. Richard “Rick” B. Jackson. Carrie Jones Mar 15, 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 … Continue reading People We’ve Lost
Trenton’s School Spending Plan Could Add $74 to Every $100K of Property Value.
How Trenton Plans to Expand Pre-K and Special Education Services. Shaun Farrar Mar 14, 2026 TRENTON— Trenton Elementary School Principal Crystal DaGraca presented the school’s proposed fiscal year 2026/27 budget to the town’s Budget Committee and Select Board, March 3. The proposed budget increases the town appropriation by $341,220 or 6.66% bringing the total town appropriation to $5,467,648, up from $5,126,428. This equates to a … Continue reading Trenton’s School Spending Plan Could Add $74 to Every $100K of Property Value.
Hancock County Case Highlight Pitfalls of Electing Probate Judges
Mar 14, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/BDN HANCOCK COUNTY—Probate judges in Maine are part-time elected officials, and, with probate matters not being considered public, they rarely get much attention. But with the messy situation with Hancock County’s probate judge William Blaisdell — who is serving a suspension and is facing arrest for not paying child support to his ex-wife — the position has come under renewed scrutiny. A bill … Continue reading Hancock County Case Highlight Pitfalls of Electing Probate Judges
Split Bar Harbor Vote Proposes Redirecting Some School Capital Improvement Funds to Tax Relief
Carrie Jones Mar 13, 2026 BAR HARBOR—The public hearing for the Bar Harbor budget on March 12 led to zero comments and there was no discussion of any of the Warrant Committee’s suggestions, nor were any of those suggestions taken. However, the Town Council did tweak and reduce the budget by taking money out of some of the Conners Emerson capital improvement plan (CIP) budget … Continue reading Split Bar Harbor Vote Proposes Redirecting Some School Capital Improvement Funds to Tax Relief
Consultants Discuss Tourism ‘Tensions’ in Bar Harbor.
Town, they suggest, faces three. Carrie Jones Mar 13, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. BAR HARBOR—There are three key problems for Bar Harbor when it comes to sustainable tourism, a consultant from J.E. Austin Associates explained to a 13-member task force the town formed to help create a goal and actions relating to tourism. “At some point we’re going to … Continue reading Consultants Discuss Tourism ‘Tensions’ in Bar Harbor.
After Years With Lyme Disease, a Bar Harbor Woman Is Fighting Back.
Tick Diseases Are Rising in Maine. This Bar Harbor Business Is Trying to Help Carrie Jones Mar 12, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Hannah Paradis has joined a list of Bar Harbor residents who have been impacted by tick-borne diseases. But it’s more than that. She wants to do something about it. Some Bar … Continue reading After Years With Lyme Disease, a Bar Harbor Woman Is Fighting Back.