It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. CARRIE JONES MAY 12, 2024 Share Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton town government, school, and other similar meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the town calendars and are cancelled or … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week
Peekytoe, Side Treats, Hidden Barn Books and Tap & Barrel updates CARRIE JONES MAY 12, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Jesup Memorial Library expansion project is turning out to be more costly than originally anticipated. The size will be the same. The programs should not be impacted, but some of the features of the project are being tweaked or changed in order to drive down costs. … Continue reading Jesup Will Likely Scale Back Some Features of Its Expansion
CARRIE JONES MAY 11, 2024 Share ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Late Saturday afternoon multiple crews responded to an active fire at the summit of St. Sauveur in Acadia National Park. Firefighters spotted the first fire at 4:51 p.m. Approximately six minutes later, it was reported as an active fire with a size of 40 by 20 yards. Personnel had searched down the trail for other ignition sites, … Continue reading Crews Extinguishing Fires on St. Sauveur
Bar Harbor Congregational Church Welcomes Minister of Faith Formation & MDI Walkers Walk Again! CARRIE JONES MAY 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Recently several members of Bar Harbor Congregational Church (BHCC) carried out a secret mission. The head honcho removed the church’s front-yard sign and brought it off island. A few days later, someone else snuck the sign back onto MDI. Next morning, another sneaky member … Continue reading Secret Missions and Celebrations
MAY 10, 2024 Share by Bill Trotter A Bar Harbor man who sued police after he was arrested at a protest outside conservative legal activist Leonard Leo’s home on Mount Desert Island received $62,500 in a settlement with the officers who handcuffed him and took him to jail. Eli Durand-McDonnell was arrested as he and others were protesting in Northeast Harbor in July 2022 over Leo’s influence in getting … Continue reading Man arrested at Leonard Leo protest gets $62.5K settlement
Maine ranked among the highest for power interruptions MAY 10, 2024 Share By Annie Ropeik A new analysis shows that more major power outages across Maine, the Northeast and the U.S. are happening as a result of bad weather. The data from the nonprofit Climate Central shows an aging power grid under pressure as climate change brings more extreme storms in all seasons. “Major outages are events that affect … Continue reading Weather-related power outages on the rise
BRIEFS: Sweeney, Bumbaugh, Leonard, and Bland Win Nursing Award! Honor a Hero, March for Palestine, Food Justice Event, and More Short News MAY 09, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—The spring weather has finally arrived and wildlife is wasting no time shedding winter’s grip to enjoy the spring season! For many of these animals, such as black bears, they have lost a significant amount of body … Continue reading How To Avoid Bear Conflicts This Spring
Bar Harbor Businesses File Motion for Preliminary Injunction CARRIE JONES MAY 09, 2024 BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor’s cruise ship saga continues this week with the latest installment occurring at the end of an almost-five hour Town Council meeting, May 7, as the councilors tried to move forward despite multiple lawsuits and a complicated ordinance. Also on May 9, APPLL released a press statement about the motion … Continue reading Cruise Ship Ordinance Not Moved to Public Hearing
What will the new school look like? Renderings are released CARRIE JONES MAY 09, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Space heaters. Layers. Closing the doors and keeping them closed. These are all the ways that the Conners school students and staff dealt with yet another break in its heating system for the past two weeks. The problem occurred approximately two weeks ago and the boiler for the … Continue reading Conners Emerson’s Steam Pipe Broke, Leaving School Without Heat. Again.
Southwest Harbor and Mount Desert Results SHAUN FARRAR MAY 08, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT—Approximately 220 people attended Mount Desert’s annual town meeting Tuesday night, May 7, and by a vote of 134 to 72, voters rejected legislation to license short-term rentals, seasonal rentals, and vacation rentals. After almost 70 minutes of public comment and from town representatives, voters decided to call the proposed ordinance to … Continue reading MOUNT DESERT REJECTS SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.
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