Bar Harbor Will Seek Enforcement Action Against Dock Owners

Main Street Closure Begins Today, Comprehensive Plan Meeting Tonight! Carrie Jones Nov 20, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council agreed Tuesday night to seek enforcement against 55 West Street, Golden Anchor, LC, which is where cruise ships tender passengers visiting Mount Desert Island. Under the new disembarkation rules voted in by citizens … Continue reading Bar Harbor Will Seek Enforcement Action Against Dock Owners

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APPLL Files Campaign Finance Inquiry About No on Four

55 West Street violation on council agenda; recount on cruise ship question set for November 23 Carrie Jones Nov 16, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—On the heels of a recount request about a town ballot article concerning a potential repeal of 1,000 daily cruise ship disembarkation limits, the Bar Harbor based APPLL has announced it has filed a campaign violation inquiry with the states ethics commission. … Continue reading APPLL Files Campaign Finance Inquiry About No on Four

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Cruise Ship Recount Effort Looks for 100 Signatures With a Deadline of Today

Carrie Jones Nov 13, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Kevin DesVeaux, a local restaurant owner, is working to get 100 Bar Harbor registered voters to sign a recount request form today so that he can turn it in by 4 p.m. The recount would be for Question 4, which was narrowly rejected by voters at the November 5 election and town meeting. The form for a recount … Continue reading Cruise Ship Recount Effort Looks for 100 Signatures With a Deadline of Today

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Bar Harbor’s Cruise Limits Close Vote May Not Settle the Debate

Nov 07, 2024 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—For the second time in three years, a majority of voters in Bar Harbor have said they want to bring large cruise ship visits to a permanent halt. But while voters on Tuesday rejected a referendum that would have relaxed the current cruise ship restrictions they first approved in 2022, it’s not clear that this week’s … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Cruise Limits Close Vote May Not Settle the Debate

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As Cruise Ship Vote Looms, Many Parties Involved Host Discussions

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 09, 2024 BAR HARBOR—A duo of informational meetings in Bar Harbor last week had both the Bar Harbor Town Council and Charles Sidman explaining their rationale for support for and against a ballot question about cruise ship disembarkations that will face Bar Harbor voters this November 5. Sidman is the lead petitioner for a citizens’ initiative that successfully limited … Continue reading As Cruise Ship Vote Looms, Many Parties Involved Host Discussions

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Cruise Ship Lawsuits Continue to Blossom, Wither, and Evolve

Golden Anchor files against town while a Sidman suit against town is dismissed Carrie Jones Sep 25, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Another cruise ship lawsuit has sprung into the court system. This time, it’s the Golden Anchor L.C. of 55 West Street, and it’s about a notice of violation issued by the town. The business also filed an appeal of that violation notice, which charges that … Continue reading Cruise Ship Lawsuits Continue to Blossom, Wither, and Evolve

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Downtown Businesses Surveyed on Cruise Ships

SHAUN FARRAR AUG 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR–– Air pollution, water pollution, visual pollution, too many pedestrians clogging the streets and sidewalks of downtown, and greedy, mostly non-resident business owners making too much money that doesn’t benefit anybody but them. These are all some of the complaints regarding Bar Harbor being a regular port for cruise ship stops and the amount of passengers that the … Continue reading Downtown Businesses Surveyed on Cruise Ships

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Bar Harbor’s Potential New Cruise Ship Ordinance Debuts Friday

Planning Board Holds Public Hearing Next Wednesday on Chapter 50 CARRIE JONES JUL 31, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Updated rules might be coming to Bar Harbor’s cruise ship disembarkation process, but any changes will be up to the town’s voters. Those potential changes will be out for public and Town Council review on Friday and up for public hearing before the Bar Harbor Planning Board on … Continue reading Bar Harbor’s Potential New Cruise Ship Ordinance Debuts Friday

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Pilots Work On Maine’s Seas and Rivers: Dangerous and Necessary

Some worry about cruise ship lawsuit implications on their livelihoods CARRIE JONES JUL 21, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Penobscot Bay River pilot captains David Gelinas and Prentice “Skip” Strong don’t ever want to jump between moving boats. A river pilot prefers to step and to climb, to predict all the factors that might impact them. According to its website, the Penobscot Bay Pilots “are responsible for … Continue reading Pilots Work On Maine’s Seas and Rivers: Dangerous and Necessary

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Elements of Sidman Case Against Town Dismissed But Case Moving Forward

One of four claims remains CARRIE JONES JUL 12, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Multiple aspects of Charles Sidman’s case against the Town of Bar Harbor and its Town Councilors were dismissed this week by Maine Superior Court Justice Thomas McKeon. However, one claim remains. The court held oral arguments in the case on July 3. The complaint originally named both the town and all its current … Continue reading Elements of Sidman Case Against Town Dismissed But Case Moving Forward

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