Educational Signs Pulled from Acadia after Trump Orders, Database Shows
Mar 05, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/Bangor Daily News ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—An internal database anonymously uploaded Monday shows hundreds of educational placards that have been flagged for removal at Acadia and other national parks because of President Trump’s efforts to politically control information available to park visitors. The database is believed to have been publicly posted online by disgruntled park service employees. The entries by Acadia park staffers include … Continue reading Educational Signs Pulled from Acadia after Trump Orders, Database Shows
Bar Harbor Will Consider Rule That Would Limit Businesses Staging on Hadley Point and Park Street Ball Fields
Carrie Jones Mar 05, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. BAR HARBOR—If new changes to how the town manages its public property continue to move forward, businesses will no longer be able to stage at places like the town’s ball fields and Hadley Point Beach. The changes were discussed at a Bar Harbor Town Council workshop, March 4, where Code Enforcement … Continue reading Bar Harbor Will Consider Rule That Would Limit Businesses Staging on Hadley Point and Park Street Ball Fields
Town Officials Seek Changes to Soil Testing Rules Passed by Southwest Harbor Voters.
Proposed potential change focuses on water. Carrie Jones Mar 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Changes to the citizen’s petition that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November and which created an amendment to the town’s land use ordinance will go forward, the Southwest Harbor Planning Board indicated, March 3. The current ordinance calls for testing of … Continue reading Town Officials Seek Changes to Soil Testing Rules Passed by Southwest Harbor Voters.
Mount Desert Officials Divided as Regional School Reorganization Moves Toward Vote
Bar Harbor Councilors Worry About Potentially Incurring Other Towns’ Future School Construction and Renovation Debts Carrie Jones Mar 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. MOUNT DESERT—A proposal to reorganize the Mount Desert Island school system will go before voters in June after the Mount Desert Select Board approved holding a special town meeting, even as some local officials said they do … Continue reading Mount Desert Officials Divided as Regional School Reorganization Moves Toward Vote
Police Beat
Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Shaun Farrar Mar 03, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. BAR HARBOR AND MOUNT DESERT POLICE LOGS The following incidents occurred in Bar Harbor and Mount Desert last week according to the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Department police logs, which is publicly … Continue reading Police Beat
The Scotia Prince Has a New Overnight Ferry Plan in the Works.
A proposed Portsmouth–Nova Scotia ferry could rival the CAT route that links Bar Harbor to Yarmouth. Carrie Jones Mar 03, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—A ferry service that once ran out of Portland, Maine has announced that it intends to revive, connecting Portsmouth, New Hampshire with Nova Scotia. The Scotia Prince would be potentially a … Continue reading The Scotia Prince Has a New Overnight Ferry Plan in the Works.
Judge Rules Charles Sidman Has Standing in Bar Harbor Permit Appeal.
Case focuses on use of Ells Pier in downtown Bar Harbor for small cruise ship disembarkations. Carrie Jones Mar 03, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—Superior Court Judge Michael A Duddy decided that Charles Sidman does indeed count as an aggrieved party under the town’s ordinance when it comes to the administrative appeal of the town’s cruise ship … Continue reading Judge Rules Charles Sidman Has Standing in Bar Harbor Permit Appeal.
Should Maine Allow Associate Dentists Without Doctoral Degrees?
Dentists don’t think so. Mar 02, 2026 By Rose Lundy/Maine Monitor AUGUSTA—Lawmakers are considering two bills that attempt to increase access to dental care in Maine by studying ways to establish specialist residency programs in the state and creating a new license tier with lower educational requirements, a measure that multiple dentists opposed. L.D. 2206 would establish an associate dentist license, which would allow a dentist without … Continue reading Should Maine Allow Associate Dentists Without Doctoral Degrees?
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
And in the near future. Carrie Jones Mar 02, 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 02, 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.