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Taste, Talk, and Togetherness: CES Families Share Culture, Build Community

From figs to folk dances, a school-wide celebration turns heritage into connection. Carrie Jones May 02, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Anil Aktürk watched as the students tried the dried fruit. “What do you think it is?” he asked. “Papaya?” one boy answered. “Good guess. Good guess. But no.” “Mango?” “Kiwi?” The slices were figs, dried and tasty and from Turkey, which is Anil’s heritage. He offered … Continue reading Taste, Talk, and Togetherness: CES Families Share Culture, Build Community

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‘We’ll Lose the Race’: U.S. Risks Surrendering Global Leadership in Biomedical Innovation

Experts Warn ‘The Lives We Save Tomorrow Depend on Today’s Decisions’ Carrie Jones Apr 30, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. WASHINGTON, D.C.—“The lives we save tomorrow depend on the decisions we make today.” That was the message MDI Biological Laboratory President Dr. Hermann Haller and others gave during their testimonies before Congress today, where Dr. Haller joined … Continue reading ‘We’ll Lose the Race’: U.S. Risks Surrendering Global Leadership in Biomedical Innovation

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Southwest Harbor Tables Work and Appointments to Its Harbor Committee Structure Some town fees reviewed for increases
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Southwest Harbor Tables Work and Appointments to Its Harbor Committee Structure

Some town fees reviewed for increases Carrie Jones Apr 24, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Though potential appointments and action was on the agenda, the town didn’t reconfigure its Harbor Committee Tuesday night, April 22, or appoint new members. Instead, the select board tabled discussion to its next meeting after harbor committee representatives said that past precedence was … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Tables Work and Appointments to Its Harbor Committee Structure

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U.S. Department of Education Begins Process To Take Away School Funds Approximately $1.2 million of funds exposed in the district
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U.S. Department of Education Begins Process To Take Away School Funds

Approximately $1.2 million of funds exposed in the district Carrie Jones Apr 15, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—On Friday, April 11, the U.S. Department of Education laid out consequences for its Title IX investigation into Maine, consequences that will likely impact the schools in the Mount Desert Island region. A press release from … Continue reading U.S. Department of Education Begins Process To Take Away School Funds

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Bar Harbor School Board Continues to Hope YMCA Will Reestablish After-School Route
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Bar Harbor School Board Continues to Hope YMCA Will Reestablish After-School Route

Carrie Jones Apr 11, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor School Board on Monday afternoon expressed again its wish that the YMCA could use its small bus to bring students back to the YMCA after school days, part of the service that it had provided the town for years, but has stopped. The YMCA sits on town-owned land on Park Street and has had a … Continue reading Bar Harbor School Board Continues to Hope YMCA Will Reestablish After-School Route

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Just Over $16 Million Spent on Behalf of Roughly 10,000 Residents by 29 Representatives
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Just Over $16 Million Spent on Behalf of Roughly 10,000 Residents by 29 Representatives

Shaun Farrar Apr 04, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—In a 47-minute-long annual public budget meeting, 29 registered voters of the four Mount Desert island towns approved the $16,172,865 MDI High School fiscal year 2025/26 budget. The annual meeting took place in the high school’s library at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 2. Counting everybody in the room, there were 35 adults in the room, 29 of … Continue reading Just Over $16 Million Spent on Behalf of Roughly 10,000 Residents by 29 Representatives

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local meetings ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Mar 24, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

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Cromwell Bridge Work Will Begin This Summer Bar Harbor Town Council Hires Fundraising Consultant for School Construction and Sets Budget for Town Warrant
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Cromwell Bridge Work Will Begin This Summer

Bar Harbor Town Council Hires Fundraising Consultant for School Construction and Sets Budget for Town Warrant Carrie Jones Mar 21, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe. BAR HARBOR—The water line has been successfully relocated as part of the MaineDOT project at Cromwell Brook. The actual work will begin this summer and is expected to be completed August 26, according … Continue reading Cromwell Bridge Work Will Begin This Summer

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local meetings ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. SWH Candidates’ Night is Thursday!

It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Mar 17, 2025 Share Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the town and school calendars are cancelled or rescheduled, so … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. SWH Candidates’ Night is Thursday!

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U.S. News and World Report Declares Bar Harbor Has State's #1 Middle School Maine as a whole does poorly on Nation's Report Card
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U.S. News and World Report Declares Bar Harbor Has State’s #1 Middle School

Maine as a whole does poorly on Nation’s Report Card Carrie Jones Mar 16, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Though the Mount Desert Island Regional School System (MDIRSS) spoke about the state’s overall low scores on the Nation’s Report Card at its March 10 meeting, and the school also endured the theft of a bond … Continue reading U.S. News and World Report Declares Bar Harbor Has State’s #1 Middle School

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