After a Complicated Bid Process, Mount Desert Looks Ahead to a New Skating Rink The Selectboard approved a $1.07 million contract for the long-anticipated recreation project.

After a Complicated Bid Process, Mount Desert Looks Ahead to a New Skating Rink

The Selectboard approved a $1.07 million contract for the long-anticipated recreation project. Carrie Jones May 26, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. MOUNT DESERT—After an extended bidding process, work on the town’s ice skating rink is expected to begin in September 2026. The rink is at the town’s tennis courts in Northeast Harbor. In May 2025, voters in the town approved … Continue reading After a Complicated Bid Process, Mount Desert Looks Ahead to a New Skating Rink

Conners-Emerson Rebuild Bids Come in $11 Million Higher Than Budget

CARRIE JONES JUN 22, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The bids for the Conners Emerson School’s rebuild came in on Thursday. The lowest bid is approximately $11 million over budget. “We opened bids for the new school yesterday at 2 p.m. We had two bids. Both companies had pre-qualified,” Superintendent Michael Zboray said Friday. The hand-delivered bids came from Bowman Construction of Newport and Wright-Ryan out of Portland. … Continue reading Conners-Emerson Rebuild Bids Come in $11 Million Higher Than Budget