New Lodging Proposed Near the Corner of Eden Street and Cottage Street

Plan set to go before Planning Board in November Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 21, 2024 BAR HARBOR—Stephen Coston, who will be represented by Tom St.Germain at the Bar Harbor Planning Board, has taken out an application for the Inn at Eden Street, which would be located at 40 Eden Street for a multi-storied 25-room inn on a small parcel of land that directly … Continue reading New Lodging Proposed Near the Corner of Eden Street and Cottage Street

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Where Will People Find Homes?

League of Towns tackles home availability Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 19, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by YES ON 4 For a Balanced Solution. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—John Bennett, Trenton Selectman and real estate agent, sat at one of three tables full of town officials from across his own town, Ellsworth, and Mount Desert Island and explained something that would be hard to … Continue reading Where Will People Find Homes?

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Acadia Cuts The Ribbon for Dane Farm Housing and Announces Expansion of Bar Harbor Housing Project

Carrie Jones Oct 08, 2024 Share SEAL HARBOR—Acadia National Park officials and Friends of Acadia had Senator Angus King on hand as they cut the ribbon on one workforce housing project and announced the expansion of the Harden Farm project in Bar Harbor from 28 units to 56, doubling the project size. The announcement from Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider during the Dane Farm … Continue reading Acadia Cuts The Ribbon for Dane Farm Housing and Announces Expansion of Bar Harbor Housing Project

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Let’s Talk Traffic . . . Lights

State wants to take control of multiple towns’ lights Carrie Jones Oct 05, 2024 Share TRENTON—The Maine Department of Transportation wants to upgrade the traffic signals and intersections in many Trenton, Bar Harbor, and Ellsworth locations. It also wants to install message boards. Those boards would relay the time and distance information at four different locations along the traffic corridor on Route 3/Bar Harbor Road. … Continue reading Let’s Talk Traffic . . . Lights

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Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Still Needs Your Help

Matching Donation Opportunity Now Shaun Farrar Oct 04, 2024 BAR HARBOR—The winter storms of January 10 and 13 ravaged the Shore Path in an unprecedented manner. Sea walls were knocked down, boulders and granite slabs were moved, and the path was eroded so badly that underground infrastructure was exposed in multiple locations. Many fundraising efforts have been made and the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association … Continue reading Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Still Needs Your Help

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Lincoln Man who Drove off 35-foot Cliff Pleads Guilty to Driving Drunk in Acadia National Park

Oct 04, 2024 Share by Marie Weidmayer/Bangor Daily News BANGOR—A man who drunkenly drove off a cliff in Acadia National Park pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday morning. Eric Amos Jipson III of Lincoln pleaded guilty to operating under the influence of alcohol in U.S. District Court in Bangor. A charge of operating under the influence of alcohol .08 or above was dismissed. Jipson was sentenced to six … Continue reading Lincoln Man who Drove off 35-foot Cliff Pleads Guilty to Driving Drunk in Acadia National Park

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There’s a Place in Bar Harbor Where Secrets and Truths Are Meant to Be Revealed

Carrie Jones Oct 02, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—In an expansive mansion on West Street in Bar Harbor, secrets are aired and rumors debunked. Some of those secrets involve old maps of places like Bear Brook, which is near the Jackson Laboratory. Some of those secrets involve past heroes in the community who wore headsets and relayed … Continue reading There’s a Place in Bar Harbor Where Secrets and Truths Are Meant to Be Revealed

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Island Explorer Bus System Celebrates 10 Millionth Passenger!

Fare-free, Propane-Powered System Carries Thousands Every Year Carrie Jones Sep 26, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Gary Friedmann for State Representative. BAR HARBOR—”Something is going on,” said the man hopping off the Island Explorer bus at the Bar Harbor Village Green on Wednesday afternoon. The woman behind him made wide eyes. “Something,” she said, eyeing the people standing in clusters on … Continue reading Island Explorer Bus System Celebrates 10 Millionth Passenger!

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Man Rescued by Airlift from Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park

Shaun Farrar Sep 18, 2024 Share ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Reports of a man having a medical event well up the Beehive Trail by Sand Beach in Acadia National Park on Wednesday morning led to an activation of the park’s search and rescue team, Bar Harbor Fire Department and a Maine Forest Service helicopter. The helicopter staged at the Sand Beach House leach field prior to the … Continue reading Man Rescued by Airlift from Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park

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The Hornet’s Nest

How 7 wealthy summer residents halted a workforce housing project on MDI Sep 16, 2024 Share This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from the Monitor, sign up for a free Monitor newsletter here. by Josh Keefe, The Maine Monitor NORTHEAST HARBOR—There’s a parcel of land in Northeast Harbor on the corner of Neighborhood and Manchester … Continue reading The Hornet’s Nest

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