Rick and Rosemary Osann. Mike Reynolds Jan 25, 2026 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We always welcome letter submissions to The Bar Harbor Story. For details on our policy, please visit our about page and scroll down or just visit here. As with all newspapers, the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily reflect the beliefs, opinions, … Continue reading Letters from Our Readers
Nov 23, 2025 By Rose Lundy/Maine Monitor AUGUSTA—Linda Cousins had already picked her Medicare plan when she qualified last year, but then she received a call from a woman claiming to be from the insurance company. Cousins, of Limington, said the caller pressured her into switching to a private Medicare Advantage plan with a different company. When Cousins got paperwork about the new plan in the … Continue reading Agencies That Help Mainers Navigate Medicare Are Overbooked as Enrollment Deadline Looms
(So, basically all the inside parts of the paper that reporters don’t write themselves) Carrie Jones Nov 22, 2025 Each week we compile briefs and put them initially only on the website (Substack) and then send them all on Friday. We do that so that: If you click through to a release that interests you, you can read it in its entirety. You can always … Continue reading It’s All the Briefs and Press Releases
Bar Harbor Community Steps Up for Jamaican Teammates With Multiple Opportunities to Help Carrie Jones Nov 06, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. BAR HARBOR—When Hurricane Melissa ripped off his home’s roof last week, Geraldine Baker’s son took his baby and raced out to find some place safe, anywhere safe, anywhere away from the wind, the rain, the rising water. Desperately, … Continue reading From Bar Harbor to Jamaica, the Heartbreak Runs Deep, but So Does the Help.
Carrie Jones Oct 31, 2025 Each week we compile briefs and put them initially only on the website and then send them all on Friday (or Saturday this week). We do that so that: If you click through to a release that interests you, you can read it in its entirety. You can always keep up with all the briefs throughout the week by clicking here. … Continue reading It’s All the Briefs and Press Releases
David Paine, Window Panes, Dennis Foods, Pick a Pearl, Sarah Gilbert and Liz Graves Among Winners. Carrie Jones Oct 30, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—There was a theme at the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Awards Night. It wasn’t about money. It wasn’t about honor. For every person and business that received their honors and spoke, … Continue reading From Pancakes to Pearls: Chamber Awards Night Celebrates Bar Harbor’s Best.
Diane L. Vreeland. Charles Sidman. Carrie Jones Oct 26, 2025 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We always welcome letter submissions to The Bar Harbor Story. For details on our policy, please visit our about page and scroll down or just visit here. As with all newspapers, the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily reflect the beliefs, … Continue reading Letters From Our Readers
Carrie Jones Oct 24, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Some changes are coming to how three agencies work with the town when it comes to annual budget support they receive. On Tuesday the Bar Harbor Town Council approved a new plan for how the YMCA, Jesup Memorial Library, and Island Explorer (a free and seasonal bus system which provides transportation on and near Mount Desert Island) request money … Continue reading Bar Harbor Restructures Town Funding Process for YMCA, Library, and Island Explorer
Annlinn Kruger. Margaret O’Neil. Angela Chamberlain. Mary Galperin. Carrie Jones Oct 19, 2025 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We always welcome letter submissions to The Bar Harbor Story. For details on our policy, please visit our about page and scroll down or just visit here. As with all newspapers, the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily … Continue reading Letters from Our Readers
Hannah Phelps, Steve Stroud, Cara Ryan Oct 12, 2025 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We always welcome letter submissions to The Bar Harbor Story. For details on our policy, please visit our about page and scroll down or just visit here. As with all newspapers, the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily reflect the beliefs, opinions, … Continue reading Letters From Our Readers
