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Dog Takes a "Ghost Ride" After Vehicle is Towed for Impeding Snow Removal in Bar Harbor Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police and Hancock County Sheriff's Department.
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Dog Takes a “Ghost Ride” After Vehicle is Towed for Impeding Snow Removal in Bar Harbor

Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Shaun Farrar Jan 27, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—On Thursday, January 22, at approximately 12:15 a.m., Officer Lukas Keene received a request to assist the Bar Harbor Highway Division with getting some vehicles that were on the public … Continue reading Dog Takes a “Ghost Ride” After Vehicle is Towed for Impeding Snow Removal in Bar Harbor

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He Waited His Whole Life, Then Came The Greatest Adventure One Dog’s Big Break: How Xube Is Winning Hearts (and Hopefully a Home)
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He Waited His Whole Life, Then Came The Greatest Adventure

One Dog’s Big Break: How Xube Is Winning Hearts (and Hopefully a Home) Carrie Jones Jun 24, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TRENTON—He is a dog of many names: Scuba Steve. Xube. Cutie Face. Sweetest Boy Ever. Almost his entire life, he’s lived in a shelter in a cage waiting for a home. Waiting. And waiting. … Continue reading He Waited His Whole Life, Then Came The Greatest Adventure

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The Fab Five Furry Friends Are Looking for Homes Upcoming adoption event features saved dogs from an animal cruelty case and others
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The Fab Five Furry Friends Are Looking for Homes

Upcoming adoption event features saved dogs from an animal cruelty case and others Carrie Jones Oct 10, 2024 Share TRENTON—So far this year, the Hancock County SPCA has hosted over 300 animals, taking care of them all, hoping to find them safe and loving homes. That intake number is triple last year’s. Just in 2020, Maine shelters took in 2,540 stray dogs, 2,271 surrendered dogs, and 6,131 … Continue reading The Fab Five Furry Friends Are Looking for Homes

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This Weekend Was For the Dogs Adoptions, Races, Rescues and Blessings... Carrie Jones Oct 07, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—Dogs dominated the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island scene this weekend. Mount Desert Island is considered a dog-friendly place by travel companies like Bring Fido. Outside Magazine said Acadia National Park was the most dog friendly in New England, but it was the local dogs that stole the show this weekend. BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS It began with the blessing of the animals on the Village Green. The event was organized by the Bar Harbor Congregational Church and Kiah Baxter. According to the church, “Join in a spirited celebration of our connection with the natural world, with a blessing of animals (two- and four-legged creatures welcome !), and a time to remember animal companions who have died. All creatures great & small welcome.” WAG! WALK! RUN! MARY PARKER RACE FOR ISLAND CONNECTIONS The 7th Annual Mary Parker Memorial Run, Walk, Wag 5k was in honor of Mary Parker, who was Island Connection’s transportation manager before she died from cancer. The event was on Saturday. Island Connections Winners received a $25 gift certificate from Wind and Wine by the Sea and a $50 gift certificate from Spruce & Gussy, which has supported the event for years. Wind and Wine by the Sea also sponsored the event. There was also some Pat’s Pizza at the end. Our earlier story on the event is here. Evan Boudreau was the fastest man. Kat Murphy was the fastest woman and her mom’s dog, Grace (Grace O’Malley, Pirate of Ann’s Point), was the fastest dog. The fastest walker was Janice Lowe. “Since the start of the COVID pandemic, we primarily offer free transportation to scheduled medical appointments as well as grocery shopping,” according to its website. “In addition, Island Connections delivers meals for the Meals on Wheels program on Mount Desert Island, as well as food boxes for the Food Access Project to residents of MDI and Trenton. With greater exposure to our services during the pandemic, we are becoming more recognized as a vital and critical service on MDI.” Kat and Grace! NEWMAN A lost dog was returned much to the joy of the island community. Newman’s adventure led to many social media posts and worries before he was returned to his home. via BH/MDPD THE SPCA OF HANCOCK COUNTY The SPCA’s adoption event at Stanley Subaru in Trenton on Saturday featured five kittens and two dogs. The shelter was also open for adoptions. The first adoption of the day was this lucky human and kitten combination. The first adoption on Saturday was a cat! VIA SPCA Looking for homes! VIA SPCA Upcoming events via SPCA Unless otherwise specified, all photos Carrie Jones/Shaun Farrar/Bar Harbor Story Bar Harbor Story is mostly a self-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Thank you for being here with us and caring about our community, too! Subscribed Thanks for reading Bar Harbor Story ! This post is public so feel free to share it. Share If you’d like to donate to help support us, you can, but no pressure! Just click here. If you’d like to sponsor the Bar Harbor Story, you can! Learn more here.
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This Weekend Was For the Dogs

Adoptions, Races, Rescues and Blessings… Carrie Jones Oct 07, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—Dogs dominated the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island scene this weekend. Mount Desert Island is considered a dog-friendly place by travel companies like Bring Fido. Outside Magazine said Acadia National Park was the most dog friendly in New England, but it was the local … Continue reading This Weekend Was For the Dogs

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Leashes Will Be Required Next Year at Land and Garden Preserve Lands
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Leashes Will Be Required Next Year at Land and Garden Preserve Lands

New Leash rules at Little Long Pond and Hunters Cliffs, no dogs on Harbor Brook Trail Carrie Jones Sep 22, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—People looking for a leash-free experience outside for their dogs will no longer be able to do so during most hours on the Land and Garden Preserve properties on Mount Desert Island. The policies begin in May 2025. Dogs heading out … Continue reading Leashes Will Be Required Next Year at Land and Garden Preserve Lands

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