Here’s What’s in Bar Harbor’s New Vision Zero Traffic Safety Plan. Carrie Jones May 26, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor has officially adopted a new goal: to stop traffic deaths and severe injuries on its streets. Between 2019 and 2023 there were five fatal crashes and 17 injuries that were severe caused by crashes. … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Goal: Zero Traffic Deaths
Carrie Jones Jul 03, 2025 Share A QUICK NOTE FROM US: The following is a press release from Acadia National Park that came out July 3 at 3:30 p.m. and is sent to multiple news agencies (hence the same headlines, etc.). We’re a few minutes late with it because we are out covering other things. There is just two of us here. Apologies! Our earlier … Continue reading Multiple Incidents and Fatalities in Acadia National Park Leading up to July 4 Weekend
Carrie Jones Jun 23, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Courtcon Inc. to pay approximately $46,000 in penalties related to the death of Mark King, who was crushed early morning on February 24 when a porte-cochère at the Regency Hotel collapsed. The porte-cochère provides shelter to people leaving or entering … Continue reading $46K in Fines Issued After Collapse That Killed Long-Time Worker at Bar Harbor Hotel
Fatal Accident at Regency Still Under Investigation Carrie Jones Apr 09, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—On Monday afternoon, March 24, a worker constructing the Conners-Emerson School fell off a beam, which necessitated an emergency response and, according to sources, sent a worker to the hospital. Because of weather, classes had been called off early and students were not in session during the early afternoon accident. A … Continue reading Accident at Conners Emerson Sends Worker to Hospital
Drones Over Blue Hill Bay Shaun Farrar Dec 17, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe’s New Year’s Eve Party. BAR HARBOR and MOUNT DESERT—On December 11, at approximately 5:17 p.m., the Bar Harbor Police Department received a motor vehicle complaint regarding a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner on the Indian Point Road. All of the officers were … Continue reading Tremont Resident Arrested After Crashing and Fleeing the Scene
Shaun Farrar Oct 09, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—On October 6, the Bar Harbor Police Department received a parking complaint on Cottage Street and when Officer Ted Cake arrived in the area, he discovered a crash at the corner of Eden Street and Cottage Street. A 2019 Dodge Challenger had been parked on the southwest corner … Continue reading Illegal Parking Job Leads to Accident on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor.
Police logs Shaun Farrar Sep 24, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—The man who died in a solo bicycle accident in Acadia National Park has been identified as John Bennett “JB” Parrett, according to the Bangor Daily News. According to an obituary on forevermissed.com, Parrett was born January 22, 1954, and was raised in Greensboro, North … Continue reading New Hampshire Man Who Died in Bicycle Accident in Acadia National Park Identified
Planning Department Focuses on Bar Harbor Street Safety & Needs Your Input Carrie Jones Sep 23, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—A quick Bar Harbor Town Council meeting on Tuesday night focused on fundraising for the Conners-Emerson School reconstruction, an update on the town’s transfer station, and quick updates on other projects, as well as a consent … Continue reading Council Approves School Fundraising Funding
Bar Harbor Works To Decrease Crashes Carrie Jones Aug 16, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—In four years in Bar Harbor, there were five fatal crashes and 17 crashes that caused incapacitating injuries. Even one is too many, town officials have decided, saying in a press release, “Our vision is a Bar Harbor where … Continue reading There Will Be Some Extra Cameras On Bar Harbor Streets Next Week
Closure lasted approximately three hours JUL 24, 2024 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—Eagle Lake Road, the main road that connects Bar Harbor with other parts of Mount Desert Island, was shut down early Tuesday afternoon when a box truck rolled onto its side near Acadia National Park headquarters. “It will probably be shut down for another hour,” Lt. Kevin Edgecomb of the Bar … Continue reading Eagle Lake Road Closed After Truck Crash
