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Bar Harbor’s Cruise Limits Spark New Round in Federal Court Battle Groups Say Bar Harbor’s Cruise Cap Doesn’t Ease Crowds, Just Hurts Commerce
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The Legal Battle Over Bar Harbor’s Cruise Ship Limits Returns to Court

Federal Judge Lance Walker Hears Oral Arguments After Partial Remand Carrie Jones Feb 13, 2026 BANGOR — U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a partially remanded federal case challenging Bar Harbor’s cruise ship passenger cap, following a nuanced ruling from the First Circuit Court of Appeals. There were 30 attendees via Zoom, February 11, as four attorneys and Justice … Continue reading The Legal Battle Over Bar Harbor’s Cruise Ship Limits Returns to Court

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Cruise Ship Ballot Question Recount Moves Forward Portia Judson Honored, Reward for Illegal Deer Death on MDI, Comprehensive Plan Event, and other briefs
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Briefs: Sidman Denied Intervenor Status in Golden Anchor L.C. Case Against Bar Harbor

Press releases: Alice McDermott Promoted, Lambing Workshop, Acadia Trad!, Tarot Card for the SPCA and much more Carrie Jones Jan 11, 2025 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 … Continue reading Briefs: Sidman Denied Intervenor Status in Golden Anchor L.C. Case Against Bar Harbor

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APPLL Argues Cruise Ship Ruling Before Retired Supreme Court Justice
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APPLL Argues Cruise Ship Ruling Before Retired Supreme Court Justice

Carrie Jones Jan 08, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BOSTON—Bar Harbor’s legal dispute with the Association to Preserve and Protect Local Livelihoods (APPLL), Penobscot Bay and River Pilot Association, and others over cruise ship disembarkation limits had a legal super star hearing the appeal of a lower federal court’s decision, Wednesday morning, January 8. The United States … Continue reading APPLL Argues Cruise Ship Ruling Before Retired Supreme Court Justice

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Court Fines Cousinses $231,100 in Tremont Case Couple also banned from operating a junk yard
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Court Fines Cousinses $231,100 in Tremont Case

Couple also banned from operating a junk yard Shaun Farrar Dec 17, 2024 Share TREMONT—On Friday, December 6, Ellsworth Superior Court Justice Harold Stewart found in favor of the Town of Tremont in a civil code enforcement violation trial for land use ordinance (LUO) violations dating back to August 2018. Robert and Judy Cousins have been ordered by the court to abate the conditions of … Continue reading Court Fines Cousinses $231,100 in Tremont Case

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Court Upholds Town Appeals Board Decision on Short-Term Rental Snafu

SHAUN FARRAR AUG 01, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—In a July 23 ruling, Hancock County Superior Court Justice Harold Stewart II ruled in favor of the defendant Town of Bar Harbor and defendant intervenor, W.A.R.M. Management, LLC (WARM). The ruling upheld the Bar Harbor Appeals Board’s decision, which voted against an appeal to revoke a short-term rental permit issued to WARM by Code Enforcement Officer Angie … Continue reading Court Upholds Town Appeals Board Decision on Short-Term Rental Snafu

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APPLL and Pilots Association Ask Appeals Court to Stop Enforcement of New Cruise Ship Limits Pending Appeal

CARRIE JONES MAY 04, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Association to Preserve and Protect Local Livelihoods (APPLL) and Penobscot Bay and River Pilots Association have asked the United States Court of Appeals to stop Bar Harbor from enforcing the new cruise rules that limit disembarkations pending appeals. APPLL and the pilots association has appealed a March 1 federal court decision. In that decision, a federal judge found in favor of … Continue reading APPLL and Pilots Association Ask Appeals Court to Stop Enforcement of New Cruise Ship Limits Pending Appeal

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Town Asks Court to Dismiss Sidman’s Case

CARRIE JONES MAY 03, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—On Thursday, May 2, the town and six of its individual councilors filed a motion to dismiss the district court case against it by Charles Sidman and also filed in opposition to Sidman’s motion for “trial of the facts.” Councilor Earl Brechlin had been named in Sidman’s complaint, but has not been served, which is why his name … Continue reading Town Asks Court to Dismiss Sidman’s Case

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Municipal Insurance Doesn’t Cover Bar Harbor Against Charles Sidman’s Suit

Cost for legal fees will have to come from town’s budget CARRIE JONES AND  SHAUN FARRAR APR 30, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The town’s municipal insurance has said it would not cover for the legal claim of Charles Sidman who has filed against the town councilors for not immediately enacting and enforcing cruise ship disembarkation limits approved by town voters in November 2022. This means that … Continue reading Municipal Insurance Doesn’t Cover Bar Harbor Against Charles Sidman’s Suit

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Settlement Conference Date Set For Case Against Local Police

Charge had occurred outside conservative judicial activist’s Leonard Leo’s home CARRIE JONES OCT 6, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR AND MOUNT DESERT—The case between a local Bar Harbor man who was initially charged for disorderly conduct in July 2022 and two local police officers has a date set for a settlement conference in early November. The case garnered national attention, primarily because it involved conservative activist … Continue reading Settlement Conference Date Set For Case Against Local Police

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