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Sidman Files Against Bar Harbor About Board of Appeals Decision

CARRIE JONES JUN 27, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—In the latest in Bar Harbor’s cruise ship related legal saga, resident Charles Sidman, lead petitioner in the citizens’ initiative to limit cruise ship disembarkations to the town has filed another suit against the town. The new complaint, filed June 25, asks for judicial review of the Board of Appeals’ May decision, where the board found that it … Continue reading Sidman Files Against Bar Harbor About Board of Appeals Decision

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Cruise Ship Injunction Fails at Lower Court

B.H. Piers and Golden Anchor’s attorney’s letter details stance CARRIE JONES JUN 23, 2024 Share BANGOR—The quest for an injunction that would stop the town of Bar Harbor from enforcing citizen-approved cruise ship disembarkation rules failed at the U.S. District Court level Friday after U.S. District Judge Lance Walker denied the request. On Tuesday, the Bar Harbor Town Council unanimously approved the Cruise Ship Disembarkation … Continue reading Cruise Ship Injunction Fails at Lower Court

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Council Begins Parallel Path Toward Cruise Ship Rules

Plan has to adhere to three core principles: public trust, lower visitation, and less lawsuits CARRIE JONES JUN 14, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Two current lawsuits continue to surround the town’s voter-enacted and citizen-created cruise ship disembarkations. The Town Council would like there not to be any more. One is a federal suit, currently in appeals, about the constitutionality of changes. One is in state courts, … Continue reading Council Begins Parallel Path Toward Cruise Ship Rules

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Sidman Amends Suit Against Town

Joint Town Council and Planning Board Cruise Ship Workshop Next Week CARRIE JONES JUN 08, 2024 Share PORTLAND—Charles Sidman’s April law suit against the town of Bar Harbor has been amended according to court documents filed in the Business and Commercial Court in Portland on June 6. In one of those trio of documents filed, Sidman has also objected to the town’s motion to dismiss … Continue reading Sidman Amends Suit Against Town

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Court Papers Claim Over a Million Revenue Lost in 2024 Season So Far as Businesses Again Ask for a Pause

Town Council Chair Issues a Statement CARRIE JONES MAY 31, 2024 BAR HARBOR—The Association to Preserve and Protect Local Livelihoods (APPLL) and the Penobscot Bay and River Pilots Association have requested the United States District Court to pause the town’s implementation of a cruise ship disembarkation ordinance while the United States First Circuit Court of Appeals decides on an appeal that was in favor of … Continue reading Court Papers Claim Over a Million Revenue Lost in 2024 Season So Far as Businesses Again Ask for a Pause

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UPDATED: Federal Court Denies Cruise Ship Injunction

Charles Sidman asks town’s Appeals Board to waive fees and reconsider his appeal CARRIE JONES MAY 29, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The plaintiffs’ request for an injunction pending an appeal of the federal court’s decision about a case involving cruise ship limits was denied on Friday. If it had been granted, the injunction would have stopped the Town of Bar Harbor from pursuing those limits until … Continue reading UPDATED: Federal Court Denies Cruise Ship Injunction

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A Parallel Track, A Return To the Public:

Bar Harbor Looks to Decrease Litigation and Find a Way Forward With Cruise Ship Changes As Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cancel Visits This Season CARRIE JONES AND  SHAUN FARRAR MAY 22, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Two parallel paths. That’s how the Bar Harbor Town Council and Town Manager James Smith defined recent choices in the town’s cruise ship saga as the Council deals with lawsuits from … Continue reading A Parallel Track, A Return To the Public:

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Cruise Ship Ordinance Not Moved to Public Hearing

Bar Harbor Businesses File Motion for Preliminary Injunction CARRIE JONES MAY 09, 2024 BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor’s cruise ship saga continues this week with the latest installment occurring at the end of an almost-five hour Town Council meeting, May 7, as the councilors tried to move forward despite multiple lawsuits and a complicated ordinance. Also on May 9, APPLL released a press statement about the motion … Continue reading Cruise Ship Ordinance Not Moved to Public Hearing

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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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