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Lawsuit Over 2024 MDI High School Assault Expands to Include Title IX Claim. A former student has added the school department and superintendent as defendants in a federal case against high school’s principal stemming from an assault on school grounds.
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Lawsuit Over 2024 MDI High School Assault Expands to Include Title IX Claim.

A former student has added the school department and superintendent as defendants in a federal case against high school’s principal stemming from an assault on school grounds. Carrie Jones Aug 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Witham Family Hotels. BAR HARBOR—A lawsuit filed by a former Mount Desert Island High School student this past May against Mount Desert Island High School Principal … Continue reading Lawsuit Over 2024 MDI High School Assault Expands to Include Title IX Claim.

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Bar Harbor Gives Residents Two-Hours a Week of Free Downtown Parking. Nearly 200 Have Registered For It. The new policy began this summer.
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Bar Harbor Gives Residents Two-Hours a Week of Free Downtown Parking. Nearly 200 Have Registered For It.

The new policy began this summer. Carrie Jones Aug 22, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Geddy’s. BAR HARBOR—Almost 200 Bar Harbor residents have signed up for the town’s parking coupon program, which allows them to have two-hours of free downtown parking in paid parking spots each week. That time does not accrue. Town Manager James Smith said during his report that staff … Continue reading Bar Harbor Gives Residents Two-Hours a Week of Free Downtown Parking. Nearly 200 Have Registered For It.

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Fences, Piers, Poles, Procedures, and Parking Lots: A Planning Board Roundup
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Fences, Piers, Poles, Procedures, and Parking Lots: A Planning Board Roundup

Carrie Jones Aug 20, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by ArtWaves. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Throughout August, planning boards and design review boards have been working at their various towns on projects that vary from fences to signage to potential land use (or LUZO) ordinance changes. Because it’s been a busy summer for news, we’ve compiled a bit of a round-up here. BAR HARBOR DESIGN … Continue reading Fences, Piers, Poles, Procedures, and Parking Lots: A Planning Board Roundup

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A 55-Acre Parcel, Decades in Limbo, Is Getting Closer To Becoming a New Bar Harbor Neighborhood. Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park are working to turn a Town Hill property into workforce housing, potentially creating as many as 50 homes on the town’s portion.
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A 55-Acre Parcel, Decades in Limbo, Is Getting Closer To Becoming a New Bar Harbor Neighborhood.

Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park are working to turn a Town Hill property into workforce housing, potentially creating as many as 50 homes on the town’s portion. Carrie Jones Aug 20, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—Just how many homes could go into the town’s portion of a 55-acre site in Town Hill? That’s the question … Continue reading A 55-Acre Parcel, Decades in Limbo, Is Getting Closer To Becoming a New Bar Harbor Neighborhood.

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Bar Harbor Extends Lodging Moratorium, Rejects Proposal to Put Hotel Limits to a Vote Councilors agreed they need tighter controls on lodging but rejected sending a controversial graduated scale to voters, citing concerns about fairness, loopholes, and unintended consequences.
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Bar Harbor Extends Lodging Moratorium, Rejects Proposal to Put Hotel Limits to a Vote

Councilors agreed they need tighter controls on lodging but rejected sending a controversial graduated scale to voters, citing concerns about fairness, loopholes, and unintended consequences. Carrie Jones Aug 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—In two big decisions made during its Tuesday night meeting, the Bar Harbor Town Council unanimously agreed to extend its lodging moratorium … Continue reading Bar Harbor Extends Lodging Moratorium, Rejects Proposal to Put Hotel Limits to a Vote

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A Rare Declaration of Independence Is Coming To Bar Harbor. It Has Company. The Dunlap Broadside will be displayed beside the Watertown Treaty of 1776 at the Abbe Museum, creating a rare opportunity to see two foundational documents through a Wabanaki lens.
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A Rare Declaration of Independence Is Coming To Bar Harbor. It Has Company.

The Dunlap Broadside will be displayed beside the Watertown Treaty of 1776 at the Abbe Museum, creating a rare opportunity to see two foundational documents through a Wabanaki lens. Carrie Jones Aug 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—This weekend the Abbe Museum will highlight history in a slightly different way as one of the few surviving copies … Continue reading A Rare Declaration of Independence Is Coming To Bar Harbor. It Has Company.

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Bar Harbor Hires Officer For Mount Desert as Full Merger Discussion Continues; Mount Desert Short-Term Rental Rules Will Likely Be Revisited.
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Bar Harbor Hires Officer For Mount Desert as Full Merger Discussion Continues; Mount Desert Short-Term Rental Rules Will Likely Be Revisited.

The Selectboard also addressed a $121,000 funding shortfall for the Jordan Pond Road sewer project, concerns about trash at the town garage. The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. MOUNT DESERT—The town’s Selectboard spoke to beginning work on potential short-term rental registration or regulation and of the future of a full police department merger with Bar Harbor. During the Monday meeting, Selectboard … Continue reading Bar Harbor Hires Officer For Mount Desert as Full Merger Discussion Continues; Mount Desert Short-Term Rental Rules Will Likely Be Revisited.

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From a Pipette in Bar Harbor to the Frontiers of Kidney Research. The statewide program that began at MDIBL 25 years ago has helped launch thousands of scientific careers and transformed the laboratory itself.
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From a Pipette in Bar Harbor to the Frontiers of Kidney Research.

The statewide program that began at MDIBL 25 years ago has helped launch thousands of scientific careers and transformed the laboratory itself. Carrie Jones Aug 17, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. BAR HARBOR—Friday afternoon, Dr. Nishad Jayasundara, one of the world’s pioneering scientists focused on the links between chronic kidney disease in farm workers and pollution, stood … Continue reading From a Pipette in Bar Harbor to the Frontiers of Kidney Research.

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Reading Isn’t Quite Over Yet. At Least Not Here. While national studies show Americans reading fewer books, MDI’s annual library sales offered a weekend-long argument for the enduring appeal of the written word.
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Reading Isn’t Quite Over Yet. At Least Not Here.

While national studies show Americans reading fewer books, MDI’s annual library sales offered a weekend-long argument for the enduring appeal of the written word. Carrie Jones Aug 16, 2026 BAR HARBOR—The doomsday story from The Atlantic went viral this summer. “The End of Reading Is Here,” the headline decried though the article was much deeper than that. Its author, Rose Horowitch, cites research by the National Endowment … Continue reading Reading Isn’t Quite Over Yet. At Least Not Here.

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Bar Harbor’s Tourism Debate Is More Complicated Than ‘Businesses vs. Residents’ A survey of 55 businesses found common ground on housing, tourism, and infrastructure, even as many respondents raised concerns about housing and costs.
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Bar Harbor’s Tourism Debate Is More Complicated Than ‘Businesses vs. Residents’

A survey of 55 businesses found common ground on housing, tourism, and infrastructure, even as many respondents raised concerns about housing and costs. Carrie Jones Aug 15, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—The process before Bar Harbor’s Sustainable Tourism Task Force is clear: The town’s voter-approved comprehensive plan sets the town’s overall goals for land use. … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Tourism Debate Is More Complicated Than ‘Businesses vs. Residents’

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