Solar Array, Marina, Housing: Council and staff and volunteers tackle them all CARRIE JONES DEC 21, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—“It’s been a year. That’s what I feel about the end of this year,” Bar Harbor Town Council Chair Valerie Peacock said at the end of the Council’s last meeting of the calendar year, December 19. For the Town Council, it’s been a year full of … Continue reading “It’s Been a Year.”
Three events showcase local artists and crafters CARRIE JONES AUG 14, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Way back on September 3, 1844, the painter, Thomas Cole, came across the state of Maine and ended up at Lynam’s farmhouse on Schooner Head in Bar Harbor. Bar Harbor wasn’t the first Maine stop for the founder of the Hudson River school of painting. He’d been to Penobscot Bay, Beech … Continue reading On the Harbor, Artists Take Over Bar Harbor. Again.
Bar Harbor Police Log SHAUN FARRAR BAR HARBOR—On April 28, at approximately 7:30 p.m., police officers responded to a local business to assist the fire department with a reported drug overdose. According to the police department, NARCAN was administered and the person was transported to the hospital. On the same evening, at approximately 11:00 p.m., police officers responded to a local business to assist the … Continue reading Narcan Continues To Save Lives in Bar Harbor
Week of May 1 APR 30, 2023 BAR HARBOR—It’s our weekly piece documenting Bar Harbor town government and other similar meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the town calendars and are cancelled or rescheduled, so make sure to double check before you head over! All the meetings take place at the Bar Harbor … Continue reading On The Agenda
Week of April 3 BAR HARBOR—It’s our weekly piece documenting Bar Harbor town government and other similar meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the town calendars and are cancelled or rescheduled, so make sure to double check before you head over! All the meetings take place at the Bar Harbor Municipal Building at … Continue reading On The Agenda, Current Potential Candidates, And School Board Set To Vote on Construction Bond Monday
Alex Ren Heads to Orlando for Nationals Carrie Jones BAR HARBOR—The announcement on top of the Conners-Emerson’s newsletter, “Tiger Talk,” had a lot of exclamation points, but they still probably weren’t enough to express Principal Heather Webster’s excitement. “Our CES Math Counts Team (Shreya, Harrison, Caspar, and Alex) placed first in the State of Maine competition Saturday!!!! Alex won first place in the individual competition!!! Our CES … Continue reading Math Superstars Win State Championship
Community members and businesses offer each other help and warmth BAR HARBOR—It’s incredibly cold here in Maine. How cold? Right now it’s -4 Fahrenheit with a real feel of -30. It’s only going to get worse tonight. There is a warming shelter in Bar Harbor during the daytime hours today and tomorrow, thanks to the kindness of Open Table MDI, a local nonprofit on upper Cottage … Continue reading Don’t Do The Living Alone
Chief asks for mental health liaison during budget presentation BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Police Department hopes to add a mental health liaison to its lineup of staff, Police Chief Jim Willis told the Town Council and Warrant Committee during budget sessions, Tuesday night. Willis presented the department’s budget with Captain David Kerns, Special Services Lieutenant Chris Wharff, (harbormaster, cruise ship, parking). “The mental health crisis … Continue reading Mental Health Crises And Bar Harbor Police
Pat’s Pizza Special Amusement Permit Approved BAR HARBOR—If voters agree in June, the Short Term Rental Registration Ordinance may get a tiny bit simpler for town staff to enforce. Last fall, Code Enforcement Officer Angela Chamberlain found a property owner who was advertising their dwelling for short term rentals. They’d had a registration before, but didn’t renew that registration before the town’s May 31, 2022 … Continue reading Short-Term Rental Violation Fees May Be Simplified
And it still does. THE NORTH POLE AND BAR HARBOR—In 1920, Dr. Ellis came home from World War I and he returned to Bar Harbor and one of his first greeters was a 15-year-old boy who had been paralyzed. While the doctor was away at war, he became the boy’s hero. And while the doctor was away at war, the boy’s family became overwhelmed with … Continue reading BAR HARBOR HAD A REAL SANTA CLAUS
