What Does Sanctuary Status Really Mean for Local Towns? Mount Desert Salary Survey Poses Potential Increase, Other Selectboard News

What Does Sanctuary Status Really Mean for Local Towns?

Mount Desert Salary Survey Poses Potential Increase, Other Selectboard News Carrie Jones Dec 04, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. MOUNT DESERT—Worries about sanctuary cities have been brought up at both Bar Harbor and Mount Desert town meetings recently, with the latest questions about police response coming during the Mount Desert Selectboard meeting, December 2. “The … Continue reading What Does Sanctuary Status Really Mean for Local Towns?

Ellsworth Named the Second-best Place in the US to Start an Airbnb

FEB 10, 2024 Share by Zara Norman of the BDN ELLSWORTH—Ellsworth has some of the strongest demand for short-term rentals in the country, due in large part to its status as the gateway to Acadia National Park. The city has been ranked the second-best place to start an AirBnB or VRBO business in the U.S., according to a new report from AirDNA, a company that tracks vacation rental data. … Continue reading Ellsworth Named the Second-best Place in the US to Start an Airbnb

Vinyl in Vogue: With a Giant Leap of Love, Matt Manry Heads into Both the Business and Museum Worlds

CARRIE JONES JAN 21, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT AND ELLSWORTH—Check out Matt Manry’s TikTok and you enter part of his world: vinyl, random chill dancing as an evolutionary response to good music. Maybe a snippet of the Talking Heads or the Doors will grace your ears. Maybe the reel will feature Matt dancing or one of his many projects repairing really old record players and … Continue reading Vinyl in Vogue: With a Giant Leap of Love, Matt Manry Heads into Both the Business and Museum Worlds

WORLD TRAVELING CAT LOST IN ELLSWORTH

PARENTS WHO WORK ON THE ISLAND ARE FRANTICALLY SEARCHING FOR BELOVED FELINE CARRIE JONES AUG 27, 2023 Share ELLSWORTH AND BAR HARBOR—If you’re in Ellsworth and see some dirty socks hanging from trees, don’t take them down. Those socks belong to MDI Biological Laboratory scientist Travis Carney. And they’re there because Carrie and Travis Carney want their cat back. The theory is that the cat … Continue reading WORLD TRAVELING CAT LOST IN ELLSWORTH

Woman Rescues Baby Deer Stranded in Ice Covered Lake

Fawn Decides To Stick Around For A While BAR HARBOR—Sometimes Bambi gets a little bit of help thanks to Maine ingenuity and heart and a personal flotation device. A few days ago, Machelle Lea LaHaye took a break from work inside her home to take “a woodsy walk” down to Graham Lake. But what she saw on the lake spurred her into action. A fawn … Continue reading Woman Rescues Baby Deer Stranded in Ice Covered Lake