Police Chief Jim Willis’ Last Day is August 4

APPLL court case update, Atlantic Street water issue has deadline, and Council News CARRIE JONES JUL 19, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor Police Chief Jim Willis is retiring as chief for both Bar Harbor and Mount Desert, interim Town Manager Sarah Gilbert announced at the Bar Harbor Town Council meeting last night. Willis’ last day will be August 4. “As some of you may have … Continue reading Police Chief Jim Willis’ Last Day is August 4

Homeowner Pleas For Council to Help With Problem Causing Neighborhood Division

Chamber’s Wayfinder fees officially taken out of town budget CARRIE JONES JUN 22, 2023 BAR HARBOR—Doug Heden presents as a pretty patient man, the kind of man who methodically approaches problems as an engineer, the kind of man who for years digitized MDI Biological Laboratory’s decades of reports and papers. As a volunteer, he has taken on the task of digitizing about 3,000 reports, all … Continue reading Homeowner Pleas For Council to Help With Problem Causing Neighborhood Division

Citizens Urged to Work With Staff To Hone Petitions

Kevin Sutherland details his role as town manager; Holland Road and Atlantic Avenue Ground Water Updates BAR HARBOR—Before Town Manager Kevin Sutherland arrived at the Jesup Memorial Library Wednesday afternoon for his biweekly manager minutes, the town’s new communications coordinator, Maya Caines sat with her computer and notepad behind the long rectangular table in the Periodicals Room, talking to the five people who had assembled … Continue reading Citizens Urged to Work With Staff To Hone Petitions

Bar Harbor Infrastructure Needs Are A Ticking Time Bomb

Town Looks To Help Water Logged Residents BAR HARBOR—Beneath the surface of Bar Harbor’s roads is an aging infrastructure of water and sewer lines that are most likely in need of grave repairs. “We’re a ticking time bomb,” Town Manager Kevin Sutherland said Wednesday. That was made all too apparent right before July 4 this year when West Street had standing water in the street. … Continue reading Bar Harbor Infrastructure Needs Are A Ticking Time Bomb