Bar Harbor Food Pantry Welcomes New Executive Director, Emily Shubert Burke.

Window Panes Raises $12,000 for Pantry. Carrie Jones Dec 08, 2025 BAR HARBOR — The Bar Harbor Food Pantry is welcoming new leadership as it continues to expand its community reach. Emily Shubert Burke will step into the role of executive director on January 12, 2026, bringing more than 15 years of experience in philanthropy and nonprofit advancement. “I’m honored to join the Bar Harbor … Continue reading Bar Harbor Food Pantry Welcomes New Executive Director, Emily Shubert Burke.

Tom Reeve Steps Down From Bar Harbor Food Pantry

Tom Reeve Steps Down From Bar Harbor Food Pantry

Carrie Jones Sep 12, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Choco-Latté Café. BAR HARBOR— The Bar Harbor Food Pantry (BHFP) announced a leadership transition, September 12, stating that Executive Director Tom Reeve has resigned after close to four years at the pantry. “The BHFP has seen significant growth under Reeve’s leadership, most notably the successful transition into a new, larger facility at 34 … Continue reading Tom Reeve Steps Down From Bar Harbor Food Pantry

Bar Harbor Food Pantry Celebrates New Home on Kennebec Street Food Pantry’s New Home Brings More Room—and Urgency—as Demand Triples

Bar Harbor Food Pantry Celebrates New Home on Kennebec Place

Food Pantry’s New Home Brings More Room—and Urgency—as Demand Triples Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Aug 22, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—It was a housewarming party and a celebration for the Bar Harbor Food Pantry (BHFP), August 20, as staff and board greeted guests to celebrate the pantry’s new home at 34 Kennebec Place the former Mama … Continue reading Bar Harbor Food Pantry Celebrates New Home on Kennebec Place

Pantry Prepares for Record Demand in New, Much-Needed Space Set to open June 17

Pantry Prepares for Record Demand in New, Much-Needed Space

Set to open June 17 Carrie Jones May 31, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The floors are down, the walls are rebuilt, and the ceiling has been fixed and all that means that after months of hard work renovating the former Mama DiMatteo’s, the Bar Harbor Food Pantry expects to open at its new location on June 17. “It will feel good,” Food Pantry Executive Director Tom … Continue reading Pantry Prepares for Record Demand in New, Much-Needed Space

Bat-ter Up for the Food Pantry Local boy hopes people will dress up & play at Halloween sand-lot baseball game this Saturday

Bat-ter Up for the Food Pantry

Local boy hopes people will dress up & play at Halloween sand-lot baseball game this Saturday Carrie Jones Oct 17, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Some are young men of few words, but great deeds and Thatcher Yarborough is one of those young men. Thatcher is hosting a Halloween baseball game at the Bar Harbor Baseball Fields off Park Street to support the Bar Harbor Food Pantry. … Continue reading Bat-ter Up for the Food Pantry

3 2 Dashboard Food Pantry Working To Snazz Up Former Mama's Verizon Antennas on Fire Station Tweaked, Mira Monte Inn Changes Approved

Food Pantry Working To Snazz Up Former Mama’s

Verizon Antennas on Fire Station Tweaked, Mira Monte Inn Changes Approved Carrie Jones Sep 14, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Food Pantry at 34 Kennebec Street appeared before the Design Review Board, Thursday, September 12, to have changes to its exterior siding, windows, doors, paving of the parking lot, and installation of planters approved. The planter design will be like its neighbor, Reel Pizza. … Continue reading Food Pantry Working To Snazz Up Former Mama’s

Park Plans For Busy Fourth & Bar Harbor Food Pantry Announces Relocation Campaign Kickoff with July Event

Briefs, Courts, Real Estate, Other Short News Items CARRIE JONES JUL 03, 2024 Share Each week, sometimes twice, we compile news briefs, press releases and short news that have been sent to us or via other sources. There’s a lot of them this week. And we will have July 4 coverage here and on our Facebook. Park Plans For Busy Fourth BAR HARBOR—Acadia National Park is … Continue reading Park Plans For Busy Fourth & Bar Harbor Food Pantry Announces Relocation Campaign Kickoff with July Event

Working Together To Feed Family: Chamber Chooses Food Pantry to Benefit From Buoy Tree

Village Holiday Details CARRIE JONES NOV 17, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Mary grew up in Trenton. She and her two children live there now. School wasn’t easy for her because of depression and anxiety and surgery after surgery. “I had to learn to grow up quickly,” she writes on the Bar Harbor Food Pantry site. She became a mom at nineteen and started working between two … Continue reading Working Together To Feed Family: Chamber Chooses Food Pantry to Benefit From Buoy Tree