Set to open June 17 Carrie Jones May 31, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The floors are down, the walls are rebuilt, and the ceiling has been fixed and all that means that after months of hard work renovating the former Mama DiMatteo’s, the Bar Harbor Food Pantry expects to open at its new location on June 17. “It will feel good,” Food Pantry Executive Director Tom … Continue reading Pantry Prepares for Record Demand in New, Much-Needed Space
Former Somesville Minister and Maine Coast Sea Mission field representative has died Carrie Jones Dec 12, 2024 Share SOMESVILLE—Reverend Victor Stanley passed away peacefully in his sleep, December 2, his obituary reads. He was 70. He spent those decades before his death spreading a legacy of love and understanding. Some of that came from his hard-scrabble beginnings. Much of that legacy came simply from his … Continue reading Goodbye, Reverend Stanley
Bar Harbor Congregational Church Welcomes Minister of Faith Formation & MDI Walkers Walk Again! CARRIE JONES MAY 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Recently several members of Bar Harbor Congregational Church (BHCC) carried out a secret mission. The head honcho removed the church’s front-yard sign and brought it off island. A few days later, someone else snuck the sign back onto MDI. Next morning, another sneaky member … Continue reading Secret Missions and Celebrations
Local Parish Marks 50th Annual Live Nativity, Lighting Up the Holiday Season CARRIE JONES DEC 16, 2023 BAR HARBOR—The people of Mount Desert Island, like most people in Maine, know long winter months, lack of light, the smell of pines, ghosts, and hope. As 2023 heads to its conclusion and 2024 looms ahead some residents are carrying on holiday traditions that are half a century … Continue reading Half a Century of Tradition:
