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Island Happenings: Retirement Parties, Water Bill Extensions, Food Pantry Housewarmings Shore to Summit: News releases from around the MDI region
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Island Happenings: Retirement Parties, Water Bill Extensions, Food Pantry Housewarmings

Shore to Summit: News releases from around the MDI region Carrie Jones Aug 08, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. A QUICK NOTE FROM US: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. You may have to click through to read it all Our briefs article is mostly … Continue reading Island Happenings: Retirement Parties, Water Bill Extensions, Food Pantry Housewarmings

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Bar Harbor Planning Board Chair Worries Delay in Moratorium Presentation Takes Time Away from Board's Housing Work
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Bar Harbor Planning Board Chair Worries Delay in Moratorium Presentation Takes Time Away from Board’s Housing Work

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Planning Board Chair Millard Dority, August 6, expressed frustration that the board has not yet had a presentation about the town’s infrastructure capacity in relation to the ongoing lodging moratorium and worried that it’s delaying their ability to focus on ways to look for more housing opportunities for … Continue reading Bar Harbor Planning Board Chair Worries Delay in Moratorium Presentation Takes Time Away from Board’s Housing Work

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Bar Harbor Town Offices Closed After Network Breach
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Bar Harbor Town Office Will Continue to Stay Closed

Carrie Jones Aug 03, 2025 BAR HARBOR—On the evening of August 3, the Town of Bar Harbor issued another statement about the town’s closure of multiple systems and its town office. A statement from Town Manager James Smith, released Sunday night, slightly after 8:30 p.m. said that the town offices would remain closed Monday, August 4 as the town keeps working with cybersecurity experts to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Office Will Continue to Stay Closed

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Musicians Worry Over Potential Trend in Live Music Permit Rejections
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Musicians Worry Over Potential Trend in Live Music Permit Rejections

Carrie Jones and  Shaun Farrar Jul 31, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Ironbound Restaurant – Inn – Gatherings. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council’s recent denials of two special amusement permits that would allow outdoor amplified music for a small number of musicians performing has worried some independent musicians who play at venues in the town. The permit denials have also been lauded … Continue reading Musicians Worry Over Potential Trend in Live Music Permit Rejections

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Bar Harbor Town Offices Closed After Network Breach
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Bar Harbor Town Offices Closed After Network Breach

Carrie Jones Jul 31, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor town government announced Thursday that its town office would be closed July 30 and August 1 after a breach of its computer network. The breach occurred July 30. “The town has full control of all systems, and removed access from the bad actors,” the town’s news flash … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Offices Closed After Network Breach

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A Town Woven Together: Mount Desert Clerk Wins Regional Award for Quilt-Inspired Poster Carrie Jones Jul 23, 2025 Claire Woolfolk with her winning poster of Mount Desert The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. MOUNT DESERT—The Town of Mount Desert, led by Town Clerk Claire Woolfolk took top prize at NEMCI & A (New England Municipal Clerk Institute and Academy) regional competition. The prize wasn’t for best budget, beautiful views, or anything like that. It was for an interactive poster. This, however, wasn’t just any poster. It was art created by Woolfolk via knowledge and quilt squares and it represented not just the Town of Mount Desert, but the community and the places and people who have comprised its history and some who still are. ”The assignment was for year-one students to make a poster representing ourselves and our municipality,” Woolfolk explained Tuesday. “Since I'm a quilter, I chose nine locations/points of interest and used 16 people throughout the town's history as the cornerstones.” When she presented the quilt-poster to the selectboard during its meeting July 21, there were ohs, ahs, and sighs of appreciation. Some board members left their seats to peer more closely at the art. “Claire is a talented artist, as you see from the poster she created,” Town Manager Durlin Lunt said Wednesday. “She creates images in her mind before transposing them to a physical form for all to enjoy. Her preferred medium involves sewing and quilting, but she could create visual art using any materials of her choosing.” The poster is interactive. You unclip it to expose the entire piece. “The program is the NEMCI (New England Municipal Clerk Institute, a regional group of the six New England states of municipal clerks). The program is an intensive three-year training. Each year consists of 22 two-hour classes in six days,” Woolfolk said. Mount Desert won first place in the regional competition, placing first out of thirty students from six New England states. “NEMCI and other regional or national governmental professional organizations are an important component of municipal professional development. Town of Mount Desert Department Heads are always encouraged to be active in,” Lunt said. “We can learn so much from our peer groups and educate their members as well through sharing best practices. Claire enthusiastically avails herself of such opportunities.” It’s a lot of work, which Woolfolk is used to. She’s worked in the Mount Desert clerk’s office since 2010, beginning as an assistant clerk and by 2015, she was the head clerk for the town. A town clerk makes sure that town’s records are kept and that its elections are safe and secure. “I've been wanting to make a quilt for the town for years and decided to take this opportunity. It was a rewarding assignment and I learned a lot about the people who built this community and the accomplishments that make it such a special place,” Woolfolk said. Woolfolk made the entire poster herself. She’s quick to point out, however, “I had input from some of our residents, co-workers and the MDI Historical Society.” The quilt features figures like Dorothy Renault and Joseph Curtis, Karol Hagberg and Stephen Smith and iconic places such as Thuya Gardens, the Somesville Bridge, and the Fish House in Otter Creek. There is extensive narrative to go along with the deftly created images. She’ll complete the quilt for good in the future. She might change out a few blocks as well. Photos: Shaun Farrar/Bar Harbor Story ABOUT NEMCI&A The New England Municipal Clerks' Institute & Academy (NEMCI&A) is an intensive program of continuing professional education for those in attendance. The purpose is to assist Clerks in developing and maintaining the high level of administrative expertise needed for the successful operation of increasingly complex municipal governments. Population changes, increased municipal responsibilities and extensive social and legislative changes have increased both the difficulty and importance of the clerk's function. With increased responsibility comes a need for professional education to aid the municipal clerk in acquiring the necessary new skills and knowledge, while developing and strengthening those already in use. Over 500 cities and towns have sent clerks to the New England Municipal Clerks' Institute and Academy. The Following Two Images are Paid Content From The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Thanking Its Sponsors and Partners for Independence Day MOUNT DESERT 365 CURRENT JOB POSTINGS: All postings can be accessed here. 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A Town Woven Together: Mount Desert Clerk Wins Regional Award for Quilt-Inspired Poster

Carrie Jones Jul 23, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. MOUNT DESERT—The Town of Mount Desert, led by Town Clerk Claire Woolfolk took top prize at NEMCI & A (New England Municipal Clerk Institute and Academy) regional competition. The prize wasn’t for best budget, beautiful views, or anything like that. It was for an interactive poster. This, however, wasn’t just any … Continue reading A Town Woven Together: Mount Desert Clerk Wins Regional Award for Quilt-Inspired Poster

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PEOPLE WE'VE LOST
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People We’ve Lost

Julu “Julie” M. Grindle, Margaret “Binnie” MacDonald, Annie Colby, Caroline Herter, John C. Van Pelt Carrie Jones Jun 15, 2025 Share Note: “People We’ve Lost” is a feature of the Bar Harbor Story where we share obituaries of people that the island lost in the previous 1-2 weeks. We’re doing this because we think everyone deserves to be remembered. If you have an obituary for a … Continue reading People We’ve Lost

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She Plants Stories So Others Can Plant Trees: Florence Reed and the Power of “We” ‘Roots of Renewal’ Film Shares the How Small-Scale Farms Are Reshaping the Planet's Future
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She Plants Stories So Others Can Plant Trees: Florence Reed and the Power of “We”

‘Roots of Renewal’ Film Shares the How Small-Scale Farms Are Reshaping the Planet’s Future Carrie Jones Jun 05, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—When Florence Reed was a little girl climbing trees in New Hampshire, breathing in the forest air, spying on the adults nearby and dreaming of things, she may not have explicitly realized … Continue reading She Plants Stories So Others Can Plant Trees: Florence Reed and the Power of “We”

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