Rachel L. Crater Jul 27, 2025 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We 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. The beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily reflect the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints or official policies of The … Continue reading Letter From A Reader
‘Roots of Renewal’ Film Shares the How Small-Scale Farms Are Reshaping the Planet’s Future Carrie Jones Jun 05, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—When Florence Reed was a little girl climbing trees in New Hampshire, breathing in the forest air, spying on the adults nearby and dreaming of things, she may not have explicitly realized … Continue reading She Plants Stories So Others Can Plant Trees: Florence Reed and the Power of “We”
School budget easily passes as well Carrie Jones Jun 03, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Approximately 130 voters approved the town’s budget at town meeting at the Conners Emerson Gymnasium, Tuesday night. Elected moderator Katherine Emery paid homage to long-serving moderator Bill Ferm at the beginning of the meeting. “Thank you, Bill. This … Continue reading Approximately 130 Bar Harbor Voters Pass $30.6M Budget at Annual Town Meeting
Acadia in the Spotlight: Friends of Acadia Hosts Virtual Screening of ‘View Finders’ Episode Carrie Jones May 02, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—On Monday, over 30 people joined Friends of Acadia for a special virtual screening of View Finders, a photography adventure show that turned its lens on the breathtaking beauty of Acadia National Park. The episode captured the park’s rugged coastlines, misty mornings, and quiet ponds … Continue reading “Soaked Feet and Stunning Shots: ‘View Finders’ Explores Acadia’s Beauty”
Chess, real estate, and many more press releases from this week. Carrie Jones Mar 28, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. A Quick Note From Us: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. Our briefs article is mostly just press releases that we don’t write, … Continue reading Briefs: Acadia Goes Cashless, Sweet Fern Hosts Rep. Friedmann, Hospital Closing Maternity Wing
POLICE LOGS FOR BAR HARBOR, MOUNT DESERT, SOUTHWEST HARBOR, TREMONT AND HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFFS’ DEPARTMENTS Shaun Farrar Mar 25, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Approximately 16% of the lane miles in Bar Harbor capture 86% of the fatal and severe injury crashes in Bar Harbor, the members of the Safe Streets for All Stakeholders Group said at its meeting, Monday, March 24. Currently, the data shows that Bar Harbor … Continue reading Bar Harbor Vehicle Fatal Accidents Remain Low As Work Continues to Assess How To Decrease Local Accidents
Bar Harbor Workshop Begins Discussion Carrie Jones Mar 05, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—In a Tuesday, March 4, workshop, the Bar Harbor Town Council continued to talk trash, hoping to “establish high-level public policy objectives for Bar Harbor’s waste management strategies.” That’s a long way of saying that the town was looking at how much it … Continue reading Pay as You Throw? Commercial fees?
Next stop: Town Council Carrie Jones Feb 04, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—“So, how do we feel?” Bar Harbor’s Comprehensive Plan Committee Vice Chair John Kelly asked the group of volunteers gathered around the tables in the town’s third floor conference room. He took his glasses off and addressed the group, after another 90 … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Future Takes Shape: Comprehensive Plan Moves Forward
Harnessing body systems’ potential for turbulent times Carrie Jones Jan 26, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Tom Speare has a mission that’s complicated and simple all at once. He’s devoted his life to making the world a better place one person in time. That happens when he gives students and adults the tools to help self-regulate and keep in balance in a world that sometimes feels … Continue reading MDI Man Brings Wellness Tools to Local Students
Press releases: Alice McDermott Promoted, Lambing Workshop, Acadia Trad!, Tarot Card for the SPCA and much more Carrie Jones Jan 11, 2025 A Quick Note From Us: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. Our briefs article is mostly just press releases that we don’t write, or claim to write, but just … Continue reading Briefs: Sidman Denied Intervenor Status in Golden Anchor L.C. Case Against Bar Harbor
