TRENTON EXTENDS ITS SOLAR MORATORIUM

Carrie Jones Sep 18, 2024 Share TRENTON—The moratorium on medium- and large-scale solar energy system development in Trenton has been extended another 180 days. The decision came in a quick ten-minute meeting of Trenton’s select board, Tuesday night. The current solar moratorium expires October 5. It was moved to extend another 180 days or until an amendment dealing with solar developments in the town is … Continue reading TRENTON EXTENDS ITS SOLAR MORATORIUM

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Waters Along Bar Harbor, Acadia Home to Billions of Microplastics

Findings indicate that microplastics were transported from the land through the rivers and estuaries into Frenchman Bay JUL 25, 2024 Share By University of Maine Orono/shared with permission BAR HARBOR—Along the shores of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, and the Schoodic Peninsula are the vast, briny waters of Frenchman Bay. With 98 square miles of water and 39 islands, the bay is vital to shorebirds, fish, lobstermen, … Continue reading Waters Along Bar Harbor, Acadia Home to Billions of Microplastics

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“A Creek Runs Through It”

Southwest Harbor Resident Asks Select Board To Repair Property Damage CARRIE JONES JUN 26, 2024 Share SOUTHWEST HARBOR— When Anne Napier went before the Southwest Harbor Select Board last month, she requested help from the town with the drainage issues on her property that she says stem from the town’s pipe, which she believes has no right to be there. “I am asking the town … Continue reading “A Creek Runs Through It”

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Future Still Uncertain: Higgins Pit Solar Array

Bar Harbor’s project’s tight timeline and increasing costs puts it at risk CARRIE JONES AND SHAUN FARRAR MAY 14, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—After more than 90 minutes of discussion, the Town Council postponed action on the Higgins Pit Solar Project again this past week. Instead, it asked for another round of information. A resolve about the project was tabled from the Council’s April 16 meeting … Continue reading Future Still Uncertain: Higgins Pit Solar Array

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Can an Island Come Together To Save Itself?

More than 160 residences in Tremont could be inaccessible in flooding event CARRIE JONES APR 24, 2024 Share TREMONT—A road to a national park campground is washed away in many places, covered in rocks in others. A dock house is swept into the sea. Near the Tremont Consolidated School, a bridge waits to be overwhelmed by tidal waters. Over on the town’s wharf, electrical outlets … Continue reading Can an Island Come Together To Save Itself?

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The League of Underwater Superheroes Tackles Ell’s Pier

Annual Almost Earth Day Event Focuses on Water Debris SHAUN FARRAR AND CARRIE JONES APR 21, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The divers pulled out trash and debris, dive bag and giant chunk at a time. On the fisherman’s pad, kids and on-shore helpers documented every lobster trap, every piece of railing, and ogled a massive lobster that was in a trap. Pretty much every single year … Continue reading The League of Underwater Superheroes Tackles Ell’s Pier

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Acadia National Park announces $950,000 for ecosystem restoration and climate restoration projects

CARRIE JONES APR 10, 2024 Share The following is a press release from Acadia National Park. We have an earlier story about Acadia and storm and climate issues here. And apologies for the three-news story day. BAR HARBOR—Acadia National Park will receive $950,000 in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to create a model for addressing climate change vulnerabilities of coastal archeological sites, collections, landscapes and … Continue reading Acadia National Park announces $950,000 for ecosystem restoration and climate restoration projects

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SCIENTISTS HOPE TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE FOREVER CHEMICALS IN SOMES SOUND

Select Board supports Dr. Disney’s work to see if contamination from MDI High School spread to mud flats CARRIE JONES APR 02, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT—Could forever chemicals be in northeastern Somes Sound? And if so, could they have spread from MDI High School? Dr. Jane Disney of the Bar Harbor-based MDI Biological Laboratory and Mount Desert’s Shellfish Committee hope to find out. Committee Chair … Continue reading SCIENTISTS HOPE TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE FOREVER CHEMICALS IN SOMES SOUND

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Approximately 23% of Bar Harbor Roads Are in an Unacceptable Condition

However, only 2% of roads currently need to be reconstructed CARRIE JONES FEB 25, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Potholes. Long cracks in the asphalt. Subsurface issues. Heaves. Bar Harbor roads sometimes look like they’ve been hard used. Poor road conditions typically require reconstruction. Detours are created. Drivers seek alternate routes—sometimes through neighborhoods—Traffic congestion can increase. The Bar Harbor Town Councilor received its own state of the … Continue reading Approximately 23% of Bar Harbor Roads Are in an Unacceptable Condition

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MDI Finds One Issue With An Electric School Bus Battery After State Urges Busses Taken Off Road

Defective busses caused power-failure crash in Winthrop CARRIE JONES FEB 21, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—After the Maine Department of Education’s request to park all electric school buses from Lion Electric Co. until the state can inspect them, two of the electric school buses used on Mount Desert Island have passed state police inspections. Another did not. “The third is getting a new battery in the shop, … Continue reading MDI Finds One Issue With An Electric School Bus Battery After State Urges Busses Taken Off Road

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