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New Nolan Way Homes Aim to Bring Year-Round Residents Back to Mount Desert Hugs, Hope, and Homes: Mount Desert 365 Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Project
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New Nolan Way Homes Aim to Bring Year-Round Residents Back to Mount Desert

Hugs, Hope, and Homes: Mount Desert 365 Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Project Carrie Jones Jun 13, 2025 Share NORTHEAST HARBOR—Champagne poured into plastic glasses, shovels hit the earth, but one of the most striking aspects of Mount Desert 365’s groundbreaking for a new duplex at Nolan Road was the hugs. The hugs were often. The hugs were plentiful. People smiled and laughed and teased each other. … Continue reading New Nolan Way Homes Aim to Bring Year-Round Residents Back to Mount Desert

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No Place to Live Means Not Many to Hire: Acadia’s Housing Problem Helps Spur New Projects and Ideas for Bar Harbor, Park, and FOA Free to read, link in the bio, just click through.
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No Place to Live Means Not Many to Hire:

Acadia’s Housing Problem Helps Spur New Projects and Ideas for Bar Harbor, Park, and FOA Jun 07, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Multiple housing projects are in the works for Acadia National Park with some projects completed, others well underway, and some in the planning stages. According to the Bangor Daily News’ Bill Trotter, Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider said during a park advisory commission meeting earlier … Continue reading No Place to Live Means Not Many to Hire:

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Letter From Our Readers
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Letters From Our Readers

Angie Chamberlain, Al Boynton, Diane Vreeland Jun 01, 2025 Share LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We welcome letter submissions to The Bar Harbor Story; for details on our policy, please visit our about page and scroll down or just visit here. The beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily reflect the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints or … Continue reading Letters From Our Readers

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As Housing Pressures Increase, the Cost of Homes Off Island is Starting to Rise Trenton Roadside Cleanup Set
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As Housing Pressures Increase, the Cost of Homes Off Island is Starting to Rise

Trenton Roadside Cleanup Set Carrie Jones Apr 08, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. TRENTON—The Trenton Select Board kept up its efficiency record, Tuesday night, with a speedy ten-minute meeting that held multiple pieces of news within it, including a housing report filled with data about the MDI region. The select board members received a PDF … Continue reading As Housing Pressures Increase, the Cost of Homes Off Island is Starting to Rise

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Building a Road to Bring More Homes Mount Desert Commits to Ripples Housing Phase 3, Discusses Budget, and Appoints Shelby O'Neil to the Police Force
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Building a Road to Bring More Homes

Mount Desert Commits to Ripples Housing Phase 3, Discusses Budget, and Appoints Shelby O’Neil to the Police Force Carrie Jones Jan 25, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT—The Ripples Hill neighborhood has been expanding housing in Mount Desert in phases. Now, the Island Housing Trust’s promise to finish a neighborhood in town has received two significant leaps forward. The Island Housing Trust asked the town to provide … Continue reading Building a Road to Bring More Homes

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Where Will People Find Homes? League of Towns tackles home availability
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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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Heel Subdivision Lawsuit Continues

“A legacy of ashes” CARRIE JONES JUL 18, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT—On Wednesday, Mount Desert’s attorney, Andrew Hamilton, sent an email to two Mount Desert officials with news that they didn’t want to hear. “I wanted to formally notify you that, as of the end of last week, Attorney Grady Burns filed a notice of appeal of Justice McKeon’s decision affirming the Planning Board decision … Continue reading Heel Subdivision Lawsuit Continues

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Bar Harbor May Need Yet Another Land Use Ordinance

Temporary Camping Vehicles Are Not Currently Addressed in the LUO SHAUN FARRAR JUN 15, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—An RV appeared on a Friday afternoon in May. May 31 to be exact. Sweeping in from far away, big, shiny, and landing in a small clearing like a UFO. It immediately caused a rush of feelings and chatter. But was it doing anything wrong, breaking any rules? … Continue reading Bar Harbor May Need Yet Another Land Use Ordinance

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Bar Harbor Data Changes:

How Population Projections Could Change Town’s Housing Needs SHAUN FARRAR MAY 05, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—New state population projections and data may show that Bar Harbor, a town that has historically not had enough affordable housing, might not need as much new housing as previous predictions indicated. Whether or not that housing can be affordable depends on multiple factors, not all within the town’s control. … Continue reading Bar Harbor Data Changes:

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