Taste, Talk, and Togetherness: CES Families Share Culture, Build Community

From figs to folk dances, a school-wide celebration turns heritage into connection. Carrie Jones May 02, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Anil Aktürk watched as the students tried the dried fruit. “What do you think it is?” he asked. “Papaya?” one boy answered. “Good guess. Good guess. But no.” “Mango?” “Kiwi?” The slices were figs, dried and tasty and from Turkey, which is Anil’s heritage. He offered … Continue reading Taste, Talk, and Togetherness: CES Families Share Culture, Build Community

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Students Top Off Conners Emerson Build, Peggy Rockefeller Farm Day, Legislative Update and More

Carrie Jones May 01, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. 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 share from the agencies, businesses, … Continue reading Students Top Off Conners Emerson Build, Peggy Rockefeller Farm Day, Legislative Update and More

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Accident at Conners Emerson Sends Worker to Hospital

Fatal Accident at Regency Still Under Investigation Carrie Jones Apr 09, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—On Monday afternoon, March 24, a worker constructing the Conners-Emerson School fell off a beam, which necessitated an emergency response and, according to sources, sent a worker to the hospital. Because of weather, classes had been called off early and students were not in session during the early afternoon accident. A … Continue reading Accident at Conners Emerson Sends Worker to Hospital

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Bar Harbor Eighth Grader Publishes Debut Novel

Carrie Jones Mar 09, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—For a lot of people, writing a novel and publishing it is a dream that requires time, persistence, and effort wrapped up with creativity. It can take years or months. And for some writers, it feels? Impossible. Impossible isn’t a word in Shreya Hosur’s vocabulary. No. Scratch that. Impossible isn’t a word in the Conners-Emerson eighth grader’s personality. … Continue reading Bar Harbor Eighth Grader Publishes Debut Novel

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Council and Warrant Committee Discuss Bar Harbor’s Proposed School Budget

Carrie Jones Jan 29, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—School Superintendent Mike Zboray, Conners Emerson Principal Dr. Heather Weir Webster, and AOS Business Manager Nancy Thurlow presented the Conners Emerson budget to town councilors and warrant committee members, January 28. Zboray handed out a budget fact sheet that detailed each piece of the budget that would be … Continue reading Council and Warrant Committee Discuss Bar Harbor’s Proposed School Budget

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Hotelier Meets With Conners Emerson School Board To Discuss Concerns About Inn at Eden

Carrie Jones Dec 03, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—On Monday afternoon, local business man and hotelier Stephen Coston met with the Conners-Emerson School Board to discuss his proposed 24-room Inn at Eden Street that would abut the Conners-Emerson School and had caused concern among some residents and the school board about its location. He’d been invited to the meeting by School Board Chair Alexandra Simis. Because of Bar … Continue reading Hotelier Meets With Conners Emerson School Board To Discuss Concerns About Inn at Eden

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A Joyous Conners Emerson School Breaks Ground

Students Clean Litter, Plant Trees, And School Budget Process Begins Carrie Jones Nov 08, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The official groundbreaking of the new Conners Emerson School occurred Friday morning. Golden shovels, cheers, and a close knit school community gathered for the small ceremony that had to be kept small due to a lack of parking at the site. Site work has been ongoing for a … Continue reading A Joyous Conners Emerson School Breaks Ground

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Three-Story Inn Proposal Worries Bar Harbor School Committee New School Construction Continues

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Updated: Three-Story Inn Proposal Worries Bar Harbor School Committee

New School Construction Continues Carrie Jones Nov 05, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. osed lodging that would hover near the new Conners Emerson school prompted concerns amongst the Bar Harbor School Committee. Stephen Coston, who will be represented by Tom St.Germain at the Bar Harbor Planning Board, has taken out an application for the Inn at Eden Street, which … Continue reading Updated: Three-Story Inn Proposal Worries Bar Harbor School Committee

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Some Conners Emerson Students Take Tree Matters Into Their Own Hands

Carrie Jones Oct 18, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe. BAR HARBOR—As trees come down at the Conners-Emerson School for construction this week, some students are preparing to plant a few more at the town’s ball park. “The timing of our trees coming down at school as we are planning to plant trees is serendipitous!” said Conners-Emerson teacher Elizabeth … Continue reading Some Conners Emerson Students Take Tree Matters Into Their Own Hands

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How Does A Community Rebuild Trust?

Be warned, this is not a straight news piece and it’s about the Conners Emerson schools Carrie Jones Aug 26, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—This morning, a lot of people woke up early, or just took time out of their days, and headed to the Conners Emerson School in Bar Harbor, which is this adorable K-8 grade school that needs a rebuild. The town has recently … Continue reading How Does A Community Rebuild Trust?

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