Gov. Mills Touts Cross-Border Ties in Bar Harbor Visit

“We Are Family,” Mills Says at Stop at Bar Harbor’s Cafe This Way Carrie Jones Jun 26, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. BAR HARBOR—Like many visitors to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Maine Governor Janet Mills headed back to the United States on the high-speed CAT Ferry and did a quick tour of Bar Harbor. The governor had visited with Nova … Continue reading Gov. Mills Touts Cross-Border Ties in Bar Harbor Visit

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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Jun 16, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and we may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

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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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Approximately 130 Bar Harbor Voters Pass $30.6M Budget at Annual Town Meeting

School budget easily passes as well Carrie Jones Jun 03, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Approximately 130 voters approved the town’s budget at town meeting at the Conners Emerson Gymnasium, Tuesday night. Elected moderator Katherine Emery paid homage to long-serving moderator Bill Ferm at the beginning of the meeting. “Thank you, Bill. This … Continue reading Approximately 130 Bar Harbor Voters Pass $30.6M Budget at Annual Town Meeting

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Bar Harbor Public Safety Chiefs Outline Current Challenges, Future Needs Amid Lodging Moratorium

Carrie Jones Apr 29, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—Are Bar Harbor’s public safety services and related infrastructure adequate to meet the town’s current and future needs? That was one of the questions meant to be answered as Bar Harbor Housing and Community Planner Cali Martinez led the town’s police and fire chiefs in a discussion at … Continue reading Bar Harbor Public Safety Chiefs Outline Current Challenges, Future Needs Amid Lodging Moratorium

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Cruise Ship Ballot Question Recount Moves Forward Portia Judson Honored, Reward for Illegal Deer Death on MDI, Comprehensive Plan Event, and other briefs

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Briefs: Acadia Goes Cashless, Sweet Fern Hosts Rep. Friedmann, Hospital Closing Maternity Wing

Chess, real estate, and many more press releases from this week. Carrie Jones Mar 28, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. 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. Our briefs article is mostly just press releases that we don’t write, … Continue reading Briefs: Acadia Goes Cashless, Sweet Fern Hosts Rep. Friedmann, Hospital Closing Maternity Wing

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CORRECTION: Eight Acadia National Park Probationary Employees Reinstated

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Mar 19, 2025 Share NOTE: Everyone. I (Carrie) am sick today. We are just two people doing a job for FREE for multitudes while also trying to make dinner, survive financially, and raise a family in a town we love on an island we love. We apologize for not catching the spelling error ‘prohibitionary’ for ‘probationary.’ For those who kindly told … Continue reading CORRECTION: Eight Acadia National Park Probationary Employees Reinstated

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Pay as You Throw? Commercial fees?

Bar Harbor Workshop Begins Discussion Carrie Jones Mar 05, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—In a Tuesday, March 4, workshop, the Bar Harbor Town Council continued to talk trash, hoping to “establish high-level public policy objectives for Bar Harbor’s waste management strategies.” That’s a long way of saying that the town was looking at how much it … Continue reading Pay as You Throw? Commercial fees?

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Steel Tariffs Could Impact New Bar Harbor School Construction

Future of 40 Eden Street, adjacent properties, and lodging moratorium discussed Carrie Jones Feb 11, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—Tariffs on Canadian steel could potentially increase the cost to the Conners Emerson School rebuild, a multi-million dollar project that voters approved a $58 million bond for in June 2023. On Tuesday, February 10, President … Continue reading Steel Tariffs Could Impact New Bar Harbor School Construction

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Bar Harbor’s Future Takes Shape: Comprehensive Plan Moves Forward

Next stop: Town Council Carrie Jones Feb 04, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—“So, how do we feel?” Bar Harbor’s Comprehensive Plan Committee Vice Chair John Kelly asked the group of volunteers gathered around the tables in the town’s third floor conference room. He took his glasses off and addressed the group, after another 90 … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Future Takes Shape: Comprehensive Plan Moves Forward

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