Her Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Took 2 Years. New Blood Tests Might Help Others Get Answers Sooner.

Not all insurance companies cover the tests, which help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. But some do, and more may in the future. just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Don & Beth Straus Center at Birch Bay Village. By Rose Lundy of the Maine Monitor MAINE—Tracey Collins first started noticing her memory flagging when she passed a colleague in the hallway of the school in … Continue reading Her Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Took 2 Years. New Blood Tests Might Help Others Get Answers Sooner.

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Bar Harbor Vacation Rental Definition Questioned

Appeals Board Upholds Code Enforcement Officer’s Permit for Bogue Chitto Property Carrie Jones Sep 10, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—Can the owner of a vacation rental close off a portion of the home when renting it in the short-term when that rental is not the owner’s primary residence? That was the question attorney Colin W.B. Chard put … Continue reading Bar Harbor Vacation Rental Definition Questioned

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Hancock County Resident Was Hospitalized From Tick-Borne Powassan Virus

Carrie Jones Jul 30, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. HANCOCK COUNTY—For the first time this year, a Hancock County resident has been diagnosed and hospitalized with the Powassan virus according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and initially reported by Leela Stockley of the Bangor Daily News. Powassan is a tick-borne virus. “Powassan virus (POW) … Continue reading Hancock County Resident Was Hospitalized From Tick-Borne Powassan Virus

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Events

“Science-ing” and Smiles: Family Science Night Sparks Wonder at MDI Bio Lab

Carrie Jones Jul 19, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory mingled with children on the lawn of its Salsbury Cove campus this week. They laughed, peered into microscopes, examined the properties of light, and touched rainbows. They also ate a bit of ice cream. The annual Family Science Night at MDI Bio Lab promotes scientific literacy. It does that by bringing science to … Continue reading “Science-ing” and Smiles: Family Science Night Sparks Wonder at MDI Bio Lab

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Candlelight Vigil for MDI Hospital Closure

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Candlelight Vigil for MDI Hospital OB Closure

Carrie Jones Jul 01, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—A group of OB nurses and other concerned citizens gathered at the Bar Harbor Village Green Monday evening to commemorate the loss of the island’s maternity unit and to also promise to keep working toward getting an obstetrics department back on Mount Desert Island. “I am never going … Continue reading Candlelight Vigil for MDI Hospital OB Closure

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“This Is Not Going Away.”

Southwest Harbor Starts to Consider Moratorium on Unregulated Intoxicating Hemp Products. Carrie Jones Jun 26, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—It’s not often that town officials sit behind a table that has a vape pen and intoxicating-hemp derived drinks and bars on it, but that’s exactly what happened at two different meetings, Tuesday, June 24. … Continue reading “This Is Not Going Away.”

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Letters From Our Readers

Nineteen MDI Hospital employees Jun 22, 2025 Share LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We welcome letter submissions to The Bar Harbor Story; for details on our policy, please visit our about page and scroll down or just visit here. The beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily reflect the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints or official policies … Continue reading Letters From Our Readers

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More Help, Closer to Home: Acadia Psychiatry Grows to Serve Maine Patients

Carrie Jones Jun 07, 2025 MOUNT DESERT—According to NAMI-Maine, more than 200,000 adults in the state have mental health conditions. Local police logs every week often have moments of residents and visitors to Mount Desert Island in crisis. “Of the 65,000 adults in Maine who did not receive needed mental health care, 46.1% did not because of cost. 8.1% of people in the state are uninsured,” … Continue reading More Help, Closer to Home: Acadia Psychiatry Grows to Serve Maine Patients

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Events

Friends in Action’s 4th Annual Walk and Run-A-Thon June 14

Be a friend for Friends in Action and support its programs Shaun Farrar Jun 02, 2025 Share ELLSWORTH—It isn’t always easy to make friends, but one local agency, Friends in Action, not only provides opportunities to do just that, it also provides opportunities for people to make a positive impact while building those friendships. When people are lonely, they have a higher risk of depression, … Continue reading Friends in Action’s 4th Annual Walk and Run-A-Thon June 14

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“Protect Our Patients”

Nurses Fight to Keep Bar Harbor Birth Services Carrie Jones May 08, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—”Maternal healthcare is dying in rural Maine,” Portia Judson, RN, told the protestors gathered at Bar Harbor’s Village Green, May 8. “So many hospitals right now are closing their OB departments. MDI should not be one of them.” The people with her agreed, exclaiming their support as they rallied on … Continue reading “Protect Our Patients”

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