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Tremont Sets Date For Public Hearing on Possible Deer Hunting Options

Select board split on options to move forward Shaun Farrar Jun 06, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. TREMONT—Baby steps, according to Tremont Select Board Chair Jamie Thurlow, is the way to approach instituting a possible deer hunt in the Town of Tremont. At the June 2 meeting of the Tremont Select Board, members of the board and … Continue reading Tremont Sets Date For Public Hearing on Possible Deer Hunting Options

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Tremont Sells 36-Foot Lobster Boat Jacqueline

Select board talks deer hunt and resident notification system Shaun Farrar May 22, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TREMONT—After having gone out to bid, a 36-foot Stanley lobster boat once owned by fisherman Richard Higgins now belongs to Harlee Donovan. Tremont Town Manager Jesse Dunbar told the Tremont Select Board that Higgins had still not communicated … Continue reading Tremont Sells 36-Foot Lobster Boat Jacqueline

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Tremont Manager to Invite IFW Representative to May 5 Select Board Meeting to Talk About Deer Hunting

Shaun Farrar Apr 25, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. TREMONT—At the end of the April 22 Tremont Select Board meeting, Town Manager Jesse Dunbar informed the select board that he had submitted a letter to the legislative public hearing on LD 1438, HP 947, which is meant to potentially allow deer hunting on Mount Desert Island, saying that the select board … Continue reading Tremont Manager to Invite IFW Representative to May 5 Select Board Meeting to Talk About Deer Hunting

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Resolve to Change MDI Deer Hunting Rules Draws Mixed Response

Legislative Committee Held Public Hearing, April 16 Carrie Jones Apr 17, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe. AUGUSTA—The possibility of changing deer hunting rules currently in place on Mount Desert Island since the 1930s is proving a bit more complicated, a state wildlife official explained in April 16 testimony during the legislative public hearing on those potential changes proposed … Continue reading Resolve to Change MDI Deer Hunting Rules Draws Mixed Response

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Public Hearing on Potential Deer Hunting Changes on MDI Scheduled for Wednesday

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Apr 14, 2025 Share AUGUSTA—The legislative public hearing on potential deer hunting changes on Mount Desert Island, LD 1438, HP 947, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., at the Cross Building, Room 206, in the State House. Maine House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) presented the bill to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on April … Continue reading Public Hearing on Potential Deer Hunting Changes on MDI Scheduled for Wednesday

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Resident Sentenced to Jail Time for Hunting Law Violations on MDI and Surrounding Area

Feb 25, 2025 Share By Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News ELLSWORTH—A Mount Desert Island man accused of more than 60 hunting violations is spending 30 days in jail after reaching a plea deal with state officials. Benjamin Hamor, 51, of Mount Desert, also was ordered to pay more than $11,000 in fines and related charges, according to court documents. Hamor was charged with nearly 50 misdemeanors … Continue reading Resident Sentenced to Jail Time for Hunting Law Violations on MDI and Surrounding Area

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