Former Employee Sues Jackson Lab.
May 06, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—A former Jackson Laboratory employee filed a federal civil lawsuit Monday alleging that the lab did not do enough to address her claims that a co-worker was sexually harassing her. The co-worker later was criminally charged after he allegedly hid a camera in a laboratory bathroom at the Bar Harbor laboratory, which also is known as JAX. … Continue reading Former Employee Sues Jackson Lab.
From Trail Builders to Town Budgets: A Meeting About the Heart of a the Mount Desert Community
Mount Desert Approves All Budget Articles and Elects Officers While Honoring Cliff Olson and Durlin Lunt. Carrie Jones May 06, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. MOUNT DESERT—Cliff Olson spent his entire life working behind the scenes, making people’s lives better, but on Tuesday during the Mount Desert Town Meeting in the Neighborhood House Hall, his image—along with his wife … Continue reading From Trail Builders to Town Budgets: A Meeting About the Heart of a the Mount Desert Community
Small, Strong Voices, Big, Important Ask: Third Graders Campaign for Kindness on their Playground
Carrie Jones May 05, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. BAR HARBOR—“When you can’t find kindness, happiness, or hope—be it,” Brielle, a Conners Emerson third grader, told the School Committee Monday, launching a student-led campaign to bring a friendship bench back to the playground. Members of a third grade class stood in front of the Bar Harbor School Committee, some parents, … Continue reading Small, Strong Voices, Big, Important Ask: Third Graders Campaign for Kindness on their Playground
Former Tremont Pastor Arrested in Lincoln on a Charge of Failure to Register There as a Sex Offender.
Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police, and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Shaun Farrar May 05, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop. TREMONT AND LINCOLN—The former pastor of a Tremont church who pled guilty to a child pornography charge almost ten years ago has been arrested in Lincoln for allegedly failing to register as … Continue reading Former Tremont Pastor Arrested in Lincoln on a Charge of Failure to Register There as a Sex Offender.
One Night, 130 Voters, and Millions at Stake in Southwest Harbor.
Southwest Harbor budget is all set. Election is today. Carrie Jones May 05, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—One by one, voters filed into the Pemetic Elementary School gymnasium Monday night. Some left their kids home with a partner to get ready for bed. Some missed their normal evening rituals. Some went to bed a … Continue reading One Night, 130 Voters, and Millions at Stake in Southwest Harbor.
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