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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

Jan 05, 2026

Graphic promoting the 'Bar Harbor Story' featuring the title 'On the Agenda,' highlighting this week's town and school meetings along with their agendas.

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 to doublecheck before you head over!

This is especially true if no agenda has been posted. Sometimes agendas are posted later in the week and are not available at our Monday press time. And sometimes (because Southwest Harbor’s website has corruption issues) we can’t safely download an agenda.

Again, if there are no agendas posted for an event, please verify with the town that it is occurring. We don’t want you heading over for no reason, but we do want everyone to know that:

  1. They can head over.
  2. What’s going on in their town government or at school board meetings.

All meetings are open to the public. If there is an executive session, that part of the meeting is not open.

When things change and we know (agendas are uploaded, meetings are cancelled), we will do our best to update the article as well.

A schedule of local government and school meetings for the week, displaying dates, times, and committee names with a festive background.

BAR HARBOR:

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

According to Bar Harbor’s website, “Meetings that are broadcast live can be viewed at home by watching Cable Access Channel 7 or 1303 (Spectrum Cable only) and online at Town Hall Streams.”

Agenda for Bar Harbor School Committee Meeting on January 5, 2026, outlining items such as approval of minutes, public comments, reports, discussion, and action items.
Agenda for Bar Harbor Town Council Special Meeting on January 6, 2026, outlining meeting rules, agenda adoption, reports, orders, and adjournment.
Agenda for the Bar Harbor Planning Board meeting scheduled for January 7, 2026, including topics such as public comments and rezoning applications.
Notice for a Warrant Committee meeting on January 5, 2026, at 5:45 p.m. in the Municipal Building, including details for anyone with disabilities.
Warrant Committee agenda for a meeting on January 5, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in Town Council chambers, outlining topics such as roll call, appointment of a new member, and upcoming schedule review.

CRANBERRY ISLES:

Meeting notice for the Cranberry Isles Select Board, detailing the agenda for a meeting on January 6, 2025.
Agenda for Cranberry Isles School Department School Committee Meeting on January 9, 2026, detailing call to order, approval of minutes, public comment, reports, discussion items, and future agenda items.

FRENCHBORO:

No agendas online.

MOUNT DESERT:

Town of Mount Desert Selectboard agenda for a regular meeting on January 5, 2026, detailing meeting information and agenda items including public comment and executive session.
Selectboard meeting agenda detailing new business, public comments, other business items, and treasurer's warrants for January 5, 2026.
Agenda for Selectboard Meeting on January 5, 2026, including meeting details, Zoom access information, and participant instructions.
Agenda for Mount Desert School Committee meeting scheduled for January 7, 2026, detailing items such as attendance confirmation, budget discussion, and future meeting dates.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR:

Agenda for the Select Board Meeting of Southwest Harbor scheduled for January 6, 2026, including call to order, roll call, and various agenda items.
Text document showing the agenda for the Southwest Harbor Select Board meeting, listing suggestions for the next meeting, next meeting date, executive session topics, and adjournment.
Agenda for the Southwest Harbor School Committee meeting on January 8, 2026, detailing items for discussion, public comment, and future meeting dates.

SWAN’S ISLAND:

The Select Board meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 4 p.m. at the Town Office. 6 p.m. meetings will resume in the spring. No meetings currently posted online.

TREMONT:

Agenda for the Tremont School Committee meeting on January 6, 2026, including items such as public comment, principal's report, and future meeting dates.

TRENTON:

Agenda for the Board of Selectmen meeting on January 6, 2026, detailing the discussion points and procedures.

HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

Agenda for the Hancock County Commissioners regular meeting including meeting time, location, and order of business.
A document detailing agenda items for a government meeting on January 6, 2026, including requests for approval of regional agreements and various departmental reports.
A meeting agenda document dated January 6, 2026, outlining topics such as Human Resources reports, treasurer updates, and commissioner responsibilities.

MDI HIGH SCHOOL AND AOS MEETINGS:

No meetings this week.

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