Carrie Jones Jul 05, 2026 BAR HARBOR—The Fourth of July celebrations filled the streets, fields, parks, and an occasional front yard yesterday in Bar Harbor as clouds came and went and came again. Each year, Bar Harbor hosts a day-long celebration, one day where neighbors go on their lawns to talk to each, to watch parades, to participate in them, to look to the skies … Continue reading It’s a Bar Harbor Fourth of July!
Bar Harbor and Mount Desert debt obligations remain central issue in reorganization talks. Carrie Jones Jun 02, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. BAR HARBOR—The discussion about Mount Desert Island’s proposed school reorganization is no longer just about budgets, governance, and who owns school buildings. For some supporters, it is also about a longer-term vision: bringing middle school students … Continue reading If Approved, School Reorganization Plan Could Open Door to Island-Wide Middle School
Lynn Boulger will likely be interim president. Carrie Jones Apr 15, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—This morning, the president of the College of the Atlantic announced to the community that she is stepping down and returning to Salt Lake City, Utah, to take another position. According to a press release from the college, “She will take on … Continue reading College of the Atlantic President Stepping Down.
Water rates have been already approved and went into effect April 1. Carrie Jones Apr 07, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor’s newly approved water rate increase is now potentially facing fresh scrutiny from the state, after the Office of the Public Advocate suggested regulators consider investigating whether the town’s rate structure is fair to residents. Just a week … Continue reading Bar Harbor Water Rates Under Scrutiny After Public Advocate Comments to PUC.
Town, they suggest, faces three. Carrie Jones Mar 13, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. BAR HARBOR—There are three key problems for Bar Harbor when it comes to sustainable tourism, a consultant from J.E. Austin Associates explained to a 13-member task force the town formed to help create a goal and actions relating to tourism. “At some point we’re going to … Continue reading Consultants Discuss Tourism ‘Tensions’ in Bar Harbor.
88 Blankets, 100 Valentines: How Mount Desert Island Loves Over and Over Again. Carrie Jones Feb 14, 2026 BAR HARBOR—It began with a really good Polartec fabric sale. Unable to resist, artist and Bar Harbor Historical Society’s Director of Engagement Nikki Moser ordered almost 400 yards. “I needed to do something that felt like direct action, and so many people are cold,” she explained. The next … Continue reading When Love Is a Verb.
Carrie Jones Feb 10, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. BAR HARBOR—Appearing in cars, in offices, and in the town office, six members of the 11-member Bar Harbor Harbor Committee gathered Monday afternoon, February 9, and unanimously agreed on a couple things. The first is that the group would suggest to the town council that their membership decrease from 11 to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Harbor Committee Wants Fewer Members — Here’s Why
Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department Shaun Farrar Sep 30, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. BIDDEFORD—On September 28, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Maine State Police received a call from the Portland Police Department regarding a complaint they had received from a truck driver, who believed … Continue reading Ellsworth Man Arrested by Bar Harbor PD in May of 2024 for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender Struck by Truck on Maine Turnpike While Fleeing Police
Shaun Farrar Sep 17, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. BAR HARBOR—The bear that was first accused of killing two goats and some rabbits in May is now being accused of killing baby rabbits at the same property and not eating them. This behavior that is being attributed to one bear, but there have been sightings of multiple bears at one time on Mount … Continue reading Town Hill’s Bear May Be Harvested
Lodging prompted the loss of 17 dwelling units since 2007 Carrie Jones Sep 09, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Planning Board, charged with reviewing data and making recommendations in regards to the town’s moratorium on multiple lodging uses, heard a draft report on the data analysis presented by the town’s planning department in a … Continue reading Planning Board Hears Data Related to Bar Harbor’s Lodging Freeze
