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Sidman Denied Intervenor Status in Town’s Golden Anchor Case; Trenton Land Deal No Longer a Go

Briefs: Upcoming Dances, Events, Trout Meeting and More Carrie Jones Nov 30, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. BAR HARBOR—In a four-page order, November 27, the Maine Business & Consumer Court’s Judge Michael Duddy denied Charles Sidman’s request to act as a defendant intervenor in the Golden Anchor, L.C.’s case against the Town of Bar Harbor. The town took … Continue reading Sidman Denied Intervenor Status in Town’s Golden Anchor Case; Trenton Land Deal No Longer a Go

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They Came for Turkey. Maybe?

They left with something else. YWCA of MDI fed a community last night. Carrie Jones Nov 26, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—No one is quite sure how many years the YWCA of MDI has been cooking a community Thanksgiving dinner. “It’s been years,” Jackie Davidson, executive director said Monday night as the smells of turkey and gravy wafted through the entire building. “This dinner has been … Continue reading They Came for Turkey. Maybe?

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Basket-Pa-Looza Brings Thanksgiving to 189 Families

Carrie Jones Nov 25, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—It was the weekend before Thanksgiving and all through the basement of the Bar Harbor Congregational Church, a lot of humans were stirring, and packing, and organizing box after box after box of holiday meals. Those boxes will bring Thanksgiving to 189 families that signed up for … Continue reading Basket-Pa-Looza Brings Thanksgiving to 189 Families

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Community Café Serves More Lunches Than Ever Before!

Gatherings are about good food, good connections, and good cheer Carrie Jones Nov 22, 2024 Share NORTHEAST HARBOR—The woman was flanked by friends and she waved across the road and down a block to a woman heading into the Neighborhood House, thinking that she recognized a neighbor. It turns out she was wrong. “I’m so sorry,” she said as she entered into the Community Café … Continue reading Community Café Serves More Lunches Than Ever Before!

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Bat-ter Up for the Food Pantry

Local boy hopes people will dress up & play at Halloween sand-lot baseball game this Saturday Carrie Jones Oct 17, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Some are young men of few words, but great deeds and Thatcher Yarborough is one of those young men. Thatcher is hosting a Halloween baseball game at the Bar Harbor Baseball Fields off Park Street to support the Bar Harbor Food Pantry. … Continue reading Bat-ter Up for the Food Pantry

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Salmonella Prompts Egg Recall From Hancock County Farm

Farm distributed eggs in Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor and via FarmDrop Carrie Jones Sep 20, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—One of the farms that distributes its products at farmers markets in Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor has voluntarily participated in a recall of its eggs, which have been linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis. Five people tested positive after falling ill after eating the infected … Continue reading Salmonella Prompts Egg Recall From Hancock County Farm

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Camp Beech Cliff’s Well Water Tests Positive for E. coli

Camp reports it is unaware of any related illness SHAUN FARRAR JUL 24, 2024 MOUNT DESERT––On July 24, Camp Beech Cliff (CBC) sent out an email to the parents and guardians of campers stating that one of its two wells has tested positive for the presence of E. coli during an annual water test conducted by Maine’s Department of Community and Environmental Health’s drinking water … Continue reading Camp Beech Cliff’s Well Water Tests Positive for E. coli

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The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of De-Treat

Run Hard, Get Whooped CARRIE JONES JUL 06, 2024 This article was generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—The runners plotted out strategies. Maybe they should split the bun and shoot the cream. Maybe, instead, they should dunk the whole pie in water? Maybe they should gulp? Slowly chew. Should they sprint? Run? Just walk really fast and try not to vomit? … Continue reading The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of De-Treat

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The Perfect Sweet Escape

Side Treats Brings Fro-Yo, Yo Way to Bar Harbor CARRIE JONES JUN 20, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Sometimes a business is built by an entire family. That family might be blood or it might be chosen, but it’s there. And sometimes? Sometimes, the youngest family members are the key players. That’s the way it’s going for Side Treats, a self-serve frozen yogurt toppings bar on Rodick … Continue reading The Perfect Sweet Escape

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Bar Harbor Looks to Licensing Quahogs, Razor and Hen Clams, and Eastern Oysters

Local harvester worries about poacher’s impact on resource CARRIE JONES FEB 29, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Soft-shell clams might be getting some company in the town’s Shellfish Conservation Ordinance. That means that commercial harvesters would need a license to harvest quahogs, razor clams, eastern oysters, and hen clams in Bar Harbor. Currently, they only need it to harvest soft-shell clams (Mya). On Wednesday, the attending members … Continue reading Bar Harbor Looks to Licensing Quahogs, Razor and Hen Clams, and Eastern Oysters

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