Coast Guard Launches High-Risk Rescue After Woman Falls Near Monument Cove.

Rising Tide, Heavy Traffic Complicate Dramatic Acadia Rescue. Carrie Jones Jul 18, 2026 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Shortly before noon, July 17, a woman fell into the water by Monument Cove in Acadia National Park. The patient was in a secluded location not easily accessible by local ambulance crews or the park rangers. Initial reports said that a woman had fallen 30 feet into the water in … Continue reading Coast Guard Launches High-Risk Rescue After Woman Falls Near Monument Cove.

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Southwest Harbor, Coast Guard Seek Workshop After Paid Parking Concerns Erupt During Select Board Meeting.

Officials Aim to Strengthen Ties After Parking Discussion Carrie Jones Jun 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Tension and worries between the town and the Coast Guard base over the town’s new paid parking program at the Lower Town Dock bubbled out during the Select Board meeting, June 23. The tension was about parking, contined into … Continue reading Southwest Harbor, Coast Guard Seek Workshop After Paid Parking Concerns Erupt During Select Board Meeting.

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Buoy Removal Delayed: Coast Guard Pauses Gulf of Maine Cuts After Congressional and Public Pushback

Senator Angus King led New England bipartisan effort Carrie Jones Aug 18, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. GULF OF MAINE—People who were concerned about the plan by the New England United States Coast Guard (USCG) to remove navigational buoys in the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean can breathe and boat a bit more easily for the moment. … Continue reading Buoy Removal Delayed: Coast Guard Pauses Gulf of Maine Cuts After Congressional and Public Pushback

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Coast Guard Searching For Person Who Made False Distress Calls

Island police logs: Cruisers have fender bender, illegal campers at Hadley Point Beach and other news Shaun Farrar Jun 03, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Margo H. Stanley Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—The Coast Guard’s Northern New England Command Center received multiple distress calls in a 90-minute period late Sunday night. The calls came over its VHF Channel 16. This channel is … Continue reading Coast Guard Searching For Person Who Made False Distress Calls

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Coast Guard Weighs In On CAT Security Zone

Regulations have potential to put hitch in town’s marina plans CARRIE JONES DEC 5, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Last month, during its meeting to discuss the potential marina on the town-owned site of the CAT ferry on Route 3 (121 Eden Street), members of Bar Harbor’s Harbor Committee learned that there could potentially be issues in the plan. Those issues stemmed from a security zone around … Continue reading Coast Guard Weighs In On CAT Security Zone

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