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No Decision Yet on New Rules for Businesses Using Public Beach Council asks staff for more details before moving forward.
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No Decision Yet on New Rules for Businesses Using Public Beach

Council asks staff for more details before moving forward. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Jan 22, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—What began as complaints about parking and commercial activity at Hadley Point Beach has grown into a broader discussion over who gets to use Bar Harbor’s limited public waterfront and how, prompting the town council this week to delay … Continue reading No Decision Yet on New Rules for Businesses Using Public Beach

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After 13 Seasons, CherrySTONES' Building Passes to New Owner. Local hospitality owner expands downtown Bar Harbor holdings with multi-million dollar purchase of three downtown properties.
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After 13 Seasons, CherrySTONES’ Building Passes to New Owner.

Local hospitality owner expands downtown Bar Harbor holdings with multi-million dollar purchase of three downtown properties. Carrie Jones Jan 07, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. BAR HARBOR—CherrySTONES Restaurant, long anchored at the corner of Main and Mount Desert streets in downtown Bar Harbor, and two other nearby buildings have been sold to local businessman Stephen Coston, owner of Stay … Continue reading After 13 Seasons, CherrySTONES’ Building Passes to New Owner.

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Carrying the Torch: The Holmes Store, a Century-Old Fixture, Awaits Its Next Keeper. The Holmes Store Is Thriving—And for Sale.
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Carrying the Torch: The Holmes Store, a Century-Old Fixture, Awaits Its Next Keeper.

The Holmes Store Is Thriving—And for Sale. Carrie Jones Aug 21, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Ironbound Restaurant – Inn – Gatherings. NORTHEAST HARBOR—One of downtown Northeast Harbor’s fixtures, The Holmes Store, is for sale. The store has been in Northeast Harbor proper for more than a century with Peggy Richardson as its latest owner and custodian. Here’s the thing: the business … Continue reading Carrying the Torch: The Holmes Store, a Century-Old Fixture, Awaits Its Next Keeper.

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With a lot of hard work, a family’s dream becomes reality Carrie Jones Mar 26, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—It’s the fall of 2024, and Kaitlin Hodgkins has a baby on her hip, juggling a baby shoe, a blanket, a cell phone that’s going into her pocket, and so many other things as she surveys … Continue reading Evergreen Yurts:

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Acadia Outdoor Center Brings Sixth-Generation Local’s Focus on Community Front and Center

CARRIE JONES JUN 18, 2024 Share SEAL HARBOR—Thursday afternoon, Robyn Hanson sat behind a counter at Acadia Outdoor Center, pages of work splayed in front of her, inventory to the side, an employee trying to finagle a fix on a piece of machinery that had been given to her by her step-mother. Friday morning, she opened her business for the season and that frantic Thursday? … Continue reading Acadia Outdoor Center Brings Sixth-Generation Local’s Focus on Community Front and Center

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Car Smashes Into One Downtown Bar Harbor Business, Another Sustains Fire Damage

Police Logs JUN 05, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—On Tuesday, May 4, around 9:30 a.m., Bar Harbor police officers were dispatched to Melt sandwich shop at 27 Main Street, Bar Harbor, for a report of a vehicle that had driven into the building. A young adult had been attempting to back out of her parking space, which faced the Melt building, and accidentally went forward instead, … Continue reading Car Smashes Into One Downtown Bar Harbor Business, Another Sustains Fire Damage

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Many Local Businesses Open Their Doors Next Week

Guest contributor: Everal Eaton APR 26, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—National Small Business Week has been celebrated by the U.S. Small Business Administration for over 60 years. This year, National Small Business Week takes place from April 28th to May 4th. It is a time of the year to recognize the hard work, dedication, and contributions small businesses make to our community year-round. In Bar Harbor … Continue reading Many Local Businesses Open Their Doors Next Week

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Bar Harbor Businesses Deal With Stuttering Power Issues

The posts came onto social media fast and furious late Thursday afternoon. “We’ve lost power.” “Lost power…again. Closed for the night.” “Another power outage, another dinner out…?” For the second time this week, Bar Harbor restaurants, shops, and residents in downtown proper lost power Thursday evening right during the dinner rush. The power issues weren’t due to an accident on the island. “Running a restaurant, … Continue reading Bar Harbor Businesses Deal With Stuttering Power Issues

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