Jackson Lab Denies Knowledge of Former Employee’s Sexual Harassment Claims
Aug 21, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Coastal Kayaking Tours and Acadia Bike. By Sabrina Martin/BDN BAR HARBOR—The Jackson Laboratory has denied allegations from a former employee that a lab coworker sexually harassed her and that she reported the ongoing harassment to two supervisors. The denials come after the former employee filed a federal lawsuit in May claiming that the lab did not do … Continue reading Jackson Lab Denies Knowledge of Former Employee’s Sexual Harassment Claims
Fences, Piers, Poles, Procedures, and Parking Lots: A Planning Board Roundup
Carrie Jones Aug 20, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by ArtWaves. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Throughout August, planning boards and design review boards have been working at their various towns on projects that vary from fences to signage to potential land use (or LUZO) ordinance changes. Because it’s been a busy summer for news, we’ve compiled a bit of a round-up here. BAR HARBOR DESIGN … Continue reading Fences, Piers, Poles, Procedures, and Parking Lots: A Planning Board Roundup
Southwest Harbor Soil Rules Were Meant to Protect Residents. Now Officials Are Working to Clarify Those Rules.
The ordinance was written in response to contamination concerns near a local landfill, but its broad language could require testing on more than 800 parcels. Carrie Jones Aug 20, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Musson Group’s Noel Musson sat at the long desk in the Southwest Harbor Meeting Room with the members of the town’s Land … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Soil Rules Were Meant to Protect Residents. Now Officials Are Working to Clarify Those Rules.
A 55-Acre Parcel, Decades in Limbo, Is Getting Closer To Becoming a New Bar Harbor Neighborhood.
Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park are working to turn a Town Hill property into workforce housing, potentially creating as many as 50 homes on the town’s portion. Carrie Jones Aug 20, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—Just how many homes could go into the town’s portion of a 55-acre site in Town Hill? That’s the question … Continue reading A 55-Acre Parcel, Decades in Limbo, Is Getting Closer To Becoming a New Bar Harbor Neighborhood.
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.