More Than a Game: Marty Lyons Classic Returns with Cheers, Cleats, and Community

Bar Harbor Ball Field Becomes a Field of Dreams for Kids—and Volunteers—This Weekend Carrie Jones Jul 30, 2025vvv BAR HARBOR—This weekend, the announcer’s voice will echo along the southern side of downtown, calling out from the ball field for two days, beginning on Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. Cars will fill the ball field parking lot and it won’t be tourists taking up the spaces … Continue reading More Than a Game: Marty Lyons Classic Returns with Cheers, Cleats, and Community

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ACADIANS ARE DISTRICT CHAMPS AND HEADING TO STATES TOMORROW!

CARRIE JONES JUL 05, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—It begins with a chant. “Who are we? Acadians. Who are we? Acadians. Who are we? Acadians! Acadians on three, family on six.” That chant has led the Acadian Youth Sports Little League softball team of 11 and 12 year olds to the state championships in Rockland on Saturday, July 6. The team of Melodie Jacobs, Izzy DeRevere, … Continue reading ACADIANS ARE DISTRICT CHAMPS AND HEADING TO STATES TOMORROW!

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Feature: The Beauty of the Fields

Vettes, Ball Games, Rotary Picnics, and Life Flight: How one field builds community even during local strife CARRIE JONES JUN 02, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The fields aren’t always picture perfect and dry spots mar the green grass occasionally, sometimes parts of them flood out, and earlier this year someone did donuts on the softball diamond, but one Corvette owner gazed upon it all and smiled. … Continue reading Feature: The Beauty of the Fields

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Are You Ready For Some Football? Youth Jamboree is This Saturday

Harding Memorial Golf Tournament Raises $37,690 CARRIE JONES OCT 5, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Are you ready for some football? This weekend has you covered with three games on Friday and Saturday. The MDI High School Trojans start things off Friday when the team hosts Spruce Mountain. It’s the last regular-season home game. This Saturday, October 7, any kids in grades 1-7 and their adults, are … Continue reading Are You Ready For Some Football? Youth Jamboree is This Saturday

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Acadian Youth Sports Cheer Team Win Bid To Compete at Disney

Some of the athletes need help getting there Carrie Jones BAR HARBOR—This weekend the Acadian Youth Sports (AYS) Cheer Team hit zero, taking home a first-place banner from their first regional varsity cheer event and a coveted trip to the Quest National Cheering Competition in Orlando. Now, the problem is getting them there. The team never expected this might happen. Now, they are scrambling to … Continue reading Acadian Youth Sports Cheer Team Win Bid To Compete at Disney

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