Bar Harbor Town Offices Closed After Network Breach

Bar Harbor Town Council Asked to Rethink July Decision to Not Reappoint Vice Chair of Appeals Board

Carrie Jones Aug 20, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—One current member and one former member of the town’s appeals board asked the town council to reconsider its July split vote to not put former appeals board vice chair Cara Ryan back on the town’s appeals board. “I’m really here to talk about process. As volunteers to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Asked to Rethink July Decision to Not Reappoint Vice Chair of Appeals Board

Bar Harbor Accidentally Broadcasts Private Session About Complaint Against Appeals Board Member

Bar Harbor Accidentally Broadcasts Private Session About Complaint Against Appeals Board Member

by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—An executive session held Tuesday night by Bar Harbor’s town council was accidentally broadcast over the internet. The board met in executive session — which by law is not supposed to be open to the public — near the end of its regular meeting Tuesday night. Council members met in private with James Smith, Bar Harbor’s town manager, to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Accidentally Broadcasts Private Session About Complaint Against Appeals Board Member