Southwest Harbor Extends Tobacco Store Moratorium and Hires Musson Group to Help With Its Land Use Ordinance Updates.
Upcoming meet the Select Board candidates scheduled. Carrie Jones Apr 21, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—In under four minutes last week, the Southwest Harbor Select Board scheduled a public hearing on whether or not to extend a moratorium on tobacco stores in town. Select Board Member Natasha Johnson recused herself from discussion and abstained from voting. She … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Extends Tobacco Store Moratorium and Hires Musson Group to Help With Its Land Use Ordinance Updates.
Chevy Takes Down a Stop Sign Right Outside Bar Harbor’s Public Safety Building.
Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police, and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Shaun Farrar Apr 21, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—On Monday, April 13, Ernest Capen, 89, of Bar Harbor, was driving a 2019 Chevy SUV and had parked in the handicapped parking space in front of the Bar … Continue reading Chevy Takes Down a Stop Sign Right Outside Bar Harbor’s Public Safety Building.
After Last Year’s Volunteer Cleanup, Hadley Point Shoreline Stays Open.
Northwest Cove downgraded to “conditionally approved,” with rain-triggered closures expected this year. Plus, upcoming cleanups and briefs. Carrie Jones Apr 21, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—It looks as if the efforts of volunteers and town staff cleaning up Hadley Point have worked. The Maine Department of Marine Resources recently had positive news for … Continue reading After Last Year’s Volunteer Cleanup, Hadley Point Shoreline Stays Open.
Letter From a Reader
Annlinn Kruger 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 or official policies of The Bar … Continue reading Letter From a Reader
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And in the near future. Carrie Jones Apr 20, 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 Apr 20, 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.
People We’ve Lost
Eleanor H. Raynes. Robert Paradis Chaplin. Zachary Blaine McKechnie. Julie Walentine Rodrigue. Marilyn J. Simmel. Cathy Freeman-Hodgkins. Don P. Reiman, Jr. Marjorie E. Pinkham. Kerry P. Bates Black. Carrie Jones Apr 19, 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 … Continue reading People We’ve Lost
Bar Harbor Police Involved in Head-On Collision, Saturday Night.
Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Apr 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—A Bar Harbor police officer was involved in a head-on collision on Route 3, Saturday, April 18, while responding to a call where another officer was trying to pull over a speeding driver in a black Subaru Impreza. The collision happened at approximately 9:20 p.m. just … Continue reading Bar Harbor Police Involved in Head-On Collision, Saturday Night.
From Rare Visitors to Regular Sightings, The Bears in Acadia National Park.
Trash, Trail Cameras, and DNA: Inside the Effort to Count Acadia’s Bears. Apr 18, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/BDN Acadia National Park has drawn visitors for more than 100 years who come to enjoy the rocky shorelines and cool summer breezes. Local residents have mostly grown to accept the presence of millions of tourists who descend on MDI each summer and fall, but in the past couple … Continue reading From Rare Visitors to Regular Sightings, The Bears in Acadia National Park.
Waldo County Prosecutor Considers Charging Hancock County Probate Judge with Perjury
Plus recent press releases. Apr 16, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/BDN HANCOCK COUNTY—Waldo County’s top prosecutor may charge Hancock County’s suspended probate judge with criminal perjury after he lied under oath in October. Earlier this month, a Waldo County judge found that William B. Blaisdell IV, who has faced multiple contempt hearings over overdue child support payments to his ex-wife, perjured himself during his sworn testimony … Continue reading Waldo County Prosecutor Considers Charging Hancock County Probate Judge with Perjury