Thanksgiving Food and Traditions, Past and Present

Do all New Englanders actually serve Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts with Prosciutto? BAR HARBOR—Before there was social media or cell phones, prior to blogs, people used to tell each other where they were going for Thanksgiving and also learn about holiday events via local newspapers. Things have changed a lot since then in Hancock County, but sometimes it’s fun to look back and see … Continue reading Thanksgiving Food and Traditions, Past and Present

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Things to Do In Bar Harbor

Week of November 21, 2022 It’s our weekly round-up and I may have missed some things so apologies! I’m just one person and very imperfect, so some weeks there will be more news than others as I try to fit things around my editing novels, podcasting, and writing my own books and actually making a living, but here you go! Subscribed GET YOUR HERO ON! … Continue reading Things to Do In Bar Harbor

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Two Hundred Boxes Stuffed in Turkeypalooza

Bar Harbor Congregational Church’s Basketpalooza Sees Church Transform Into Temporary, Festive Food Warehouse BAR HARBOR—It’s not every day that you go to church, find a pew, an sit down to worship with a box of Stove Top Stuffing as your seat mate. That’s exactly what happened in Bar Harbor Sunday morning. Just after the 11 a.m. as the last resonates of “Go Now in Peace” … Continue reading Two Hundred Boxes Stuffed in Turkeypalooza

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ON THE AGENDA!

A weekly look at upcoming Bar Harbor Meetings It’s our new weekly piece documenting Bar Harbor town government and other similar meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. All the meetings take place at the Bar Harbor Municipal Building unless otherwise noted. And they usually have a time for public comment. So, go! Be informed! Be part of the … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA!

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AYS FOOTBALL CELEBRATES THE END OF THE FIRST SEASON SINCE COVID

Ice cream social brings trophies and ice cream to players BAR HARBOR—Even on a chilly November day, ice cream makes happiness and so does commending and celebrating kids and team work. This Thursday Acadian Youth Services (AYS) hosted its annual ice cream social at the MDI High School cafeteria for AYS football players, coaches, and parents. The event was sponsored and paid for by AYS, … Continue reading AYS FOOTBALL CELEBRATES THE END OF THE FIRST SEASON SINCE COVID

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New Restrictive Lobstering Rules Paused

Two years before federal rule change to protect whales PORTLAND—U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled yesterday that “new lobster fishing restrictions designed to conserve rare whales will be delayed until 2024 to give the government time to design them.” In July, a U.S. District judge determined that there needed to be stronger restrictions on lobstering in order to protect North American right whales, which … Continue reading New Restrictive Lobstering Rules Paused

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Citizen-led Initiatives

Panel Discusses Pros and Cons PORTLAND—The power to the people brought multiple questions to the ballots of Bar Harbor and Portland voters this month as voters decided the fate of cruise ship visits, town charters, retail marijuana, and minimum wages in both municipalities. ThoughtCo explains ballot initiatives as “the process through which citizens exercise the power to place measures otherwise considered by state legislatures or … Continue reading Citizen-led Initiatives

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Misha Mytar Appointed to Bar Harbor’s School Committee

Mytar replaces Dwayne Bolt BAR HARBOR—A quick special Bar Harbor School Committee (Superintending School Committee) meeting Thursday morning ended with the unanimous appointment of Misha Mytar for Dwayne Bolt’s position. Bolt had resigned stating that personal and professional obligations made the position untenable. His term would have ended in June 2023. The board had 30 days to appoint a replacement. Mytar will serve until the … Continue reading Misha Mytar Appointed to Bar Harbor’s School Committee

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CLIA Representative Speaks Of Cruise Lines Greener Futures

Police Chief Says Cruise Season Went Well BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Cruise Ship Committee met in Council Chambers and via Zoom webinar Thursday afternoon and had a few Zoom buffering glitches due to a weak internet connection at the town’s Municipal Building. “People on Zoom, are they frozen for you too?” said one disembodied voice over Zoom. “This internet is not very good,” Harbormaster Chris … Continue reading CLIA Representative Speaks Of Cruise Lines Greener Futures

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Swatting Incidents Happened In Multiple Maine School Yesterday

MDI Superintendent Speaks About Recent Lockdown At High School BAR HARBOR—While high schools around the state went on lockdown yesterday after false threats of school shootings, the MDI Regional School System is still recovering and learning from an event that happened at MDI High School November 1 after a severe and credible threat was received. At the MDI Regional School System’s (AOS 91 Board) Meeting … Continue reading Swatting Incidents Happened In Multiple Maine School Yesterday

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