Hoax Threat Prompts Heavy Police Presence at MDI High School Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Apr 03, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. BAR HARBOR—Mount Desert Island High School spent the morning in lockdown, the result of an apparent hoax that was called in via phone where the caller said that there was a man with an assault rifle outside the school. “MDIHS was … Continue reading “All Students Safe.”
Bar Harbor’s Marine Resources Committee Discusses Last Year’s Testing of Northeast Creek Tributaries. Carrie Jones Mar 31, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—Without much fanfare, the town’s Marine Resource Committee has been quietly moving forward with its work this winter, much of which deals with the protection and optimum utilization of shellfish resources in Bar Harbor. That means … Continue reading Elevated E. Coli Found in Northeast Creek Watershed Testing, Town Monitoring Ongoing.
Plus, who has currently pulled papers in Bar Harbor. Carrie Jones Mar 27, 2026 BAR HARBOR—Val Peacock, Bar Harbor’s Town Council Chair, has chosen not to run for reelection this year. She’s been informally telling people about her decision. She’s chaired the Town Council for the last four years during multiple town projects that look toward housing availability, climate resilience, and through some tumultuous issues … Continue reading Val Peacock Is Not Running For Bar Harbor Town Council.
Formal Complaint Ongoing. Carrie Jones Mar 27, 2026 BAR HARBOR—The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Bar Harbor’s new water rates, March 25. The approval came as a group of ten citizens, led by Charles Sidman, advocated against the increases via a formal complaint. Under Title 35-A, ten-person complaints under section 1302 are separate matters from requests to approve rate changes under section 6104, according to the … Continue reading Maine’s PUC Approves Bar Harbor’s New Water Rates
Other cases continue. Carrie Jones Mar 26, 2026 BAR HARBOR—A legal challenge stemming from a Bar Harbor cruise ship violation reached its conclusion, Thursday, as the Maine Supreme Judicial Court denied two counts of an appeal filed by Charles Sidman and affirmed the Maine Business Court’s earlier rulings. The March 26 decision by a panel of justices determined that the Business Court had not erred … Continue reading Court Decision Ends a Sidman Appeal Tied to Bar Harbor Cruise Disembarkation Violation.
Carrie Jones Mar 26, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. BAR HARBOR—A proposal to tap school reserve funds to lower Bar Harbor property taxes is facing pushback after the town’s Warrant Committee voted against recommending the move Monday night. At its meeting, Monday, the Bar Harbor Warrant Committee disagreed with several aspects of the Town Council’s proposed budget. However, it spent … Continue reading Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Rejects Council Plan to Tap School CIP Funds
Technical Glitch Is Shortening Timeline for Seawall Road Repairs. Carrie Jones Mar 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—There aren’t any big paving projects planned by Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) in the Mount Desert Island region for this year, but that doesn’t mean that the department doesn’t have projects scheduled for the future or … Continue reading Potholes, Delays, and Uncertainty: Many MDI Road Issues Persist Without Immediate Fixes.
Carrie Jones Mar 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—A letter from ten Bar Harbor residents who use town water has been sent to the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) challenging the town’s proposed water rate increase. Any water rate adjustment has to be approved by the state commission (PUC) prior to a town … Continue reading Ten Bar Harbor Residents File Complaint Challenging Water Rate Increase
Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Mar 22, 2026 BAR HARBOR—On a sunny March morning in Bar Harbor, the sound of children stacking firewood carried across Hamilton Station—small hands thumping logs into place, learning the old work of staying warm. It looked, at first glance, like something ordinary in Maine. But this wood wasn’t just for winter. It was for neighbors who might not make it through without … Continue reading For Those Facing Winter’s Cold, a Community and Its Children Offer Firewood.
Others worry about unruly behavior at Hadley Point. Carrie Jones Mar 21, 2026 BAR HARBOR—Small business owners who use Hadley Point continue to worry about proposed tweaks to the town’s ordinance and its potential consequences to their livelihoods, they told Bar Harbor Town Councilors this week. However, two more island residents had broader concerns about the activity on the small, town-owned beach that often hosts … Continue reading From Nature Guides to Dog Walkers, Concerns Expand Over Bar Harbor Draft Rules About Commercial Uses on Town Property.
