This Forgotten Hollywood Star was Maine’s Elizabeth Taylor

And Southwest Harbor Was Formative For Her. just now by Christopher Burns/Bangor Daily News SOUTHWEST HARBOR—She was a darling of television. Maine’s “girl next door.” A “raving beauty” who could have passed for Elizabeth Taylor’s sister. Cancer, however, cut her career short, and she’s largely faded into obscurity despite the many credits to her name. Born on March 12, 1933, Myrna Fahey spent her earliest … Continue reading This Forgotten Hollywood Star was Maine’s Elizabeth Taylor

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Baker Island Lighthouse Has Weathered Almost Everything. Can It Survive Time?

Friends of Acadia has raised more than $400,000 to begin stabilizing the historic Baker Island tower. Carrie Jones Aug 15, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. MOUNT DESERT— The lighthouse on Baker Island stands at an entrance to Frenchman Bay. Since President John Quincy Adams ordered its construction, the lighthouse has stood there at that southwestern entrance for almost 200 years … Continue reading Baker Island Lighthouse Has Weathered Almost Everything. Can It Survive Time?

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Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park

Carrie Jones Sep 23, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—The National Park Service has removed multiple Acadia National Park signs that refer to climate change. Those signs were at the summit of Cadillac Mountain, one of the park’s most popular spots, as well as Great Meadow. The Trump administration has said that it hopes … Continue reading Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park

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When Art Meets Wind: Northeast Harbor’s IODs Set Sail for the World Championship

Northeast Harbor Fleet Hosts Worlds This Week Carrie Jones Sep 07, 2025 NORTHEAST HARBOR—The International One Design (IOD) is the heart and soul of the Northeast Harbor Fleet community—classic, gorgeous historic. When a group of them head out to race, sails aloft, ropes pulled or lax, depending, they soar across the water. They are the kind of sailboat that make people swoon. There will likely … Continue reading When Art Meets Wind: Northeast Harbor’s IODs Set Sail for the World Championship

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Ripples Hill Expands With Nine New $321,000 Homes.

Community Breaks Ground on Neighborhood Where More Families Can Grow. Carrie Jones Aug 22, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. MOUNT DESERT—Even on a mid-Friday morning in late August, right in the middle of the work week, someone walking into the Ripples Road area can see that it’s a community. A woman sweeps her front walk. A dog barks a bit inside … Continue reading Ripples Hill Expands With Nine New $321,000 Homes.

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Tourism at a Crossroads:

Bar Harbor Task Force And Consultants Begins 16-Month Tourism Strategy Carrie Jones Aug 20, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—The Sustainable Tourism Task Force met the consultants who will lead them for the next 16 months or so as Bar Harbor tries to gather multiple thoughts, needs, and opinion to create a tourism strategy. Task force … Continue reading Tourism at a Crossroads:

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Bar Harbor Town Offices Closed After Network Breach

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Bar Harbor Town Council Asked to Rethink July Decision to Not Reappoint Vice Chair of Appeals Board

Carrie Jones Aug 20, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—One current member and one former member of the town’s appeals board asked the town council to reconsider its July split vote to not put former appeals board vice chair Cara Ryan back on the town’s appeals board. “I’m really here to talk about process. As volunteers to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Asked to Rethink July Decision to Not Reappoint Vice Chair of Appeals Board

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Buoy Removal Delayed: Coast Guard Pauses Gulf of Maine Cuts After Congressional and Public Pushback

Senator Angus King led New England bipartisan effort Carrie Jones Aug 18, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. GULF OF MAINE—People who were concerned about the plan by the New England United States Coast Guard (USCG) to remove navigational buoys in the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean can breathe and boat a bit more easily for the moment. … Continue reading Buoy Removal Delayed: Coast Guard Pauses Gulf of Maine Cuts After Congressional and Public Pushback

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Five Ways Bar Harbor’s Land Rules Could Shift This Fall

Carrie Jones Aug 14, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Links Pub. BAR HARBOR—In one of the final steps before heading to the voters in November, the town’s planning department presented multiple proposed amendments to Bar Harbor’s land use ordinance to the town’s warrant committee, August 13. The public hearings for all five potential amendments will occur next Tuesday at the Bar … Continue reading Five Ways Bar Harbor’s Land Rules Could Shift This Fall

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Two Men Held on ICE Detainers at Hancock County Jail After Arrest in Bar Harbor

Shaun Farrar Aug 07, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. BAR HARBOR—Drug arrests in Bar Harbor have led to two men being held on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers at Hancock County Jail. According to a Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Department press release and court documents, on Sunday, August 3, two men were arrested by Officer … Continue reading Two Men Held on ICE Detainers at Hancock County Jail After Arrest in Bar Harbor

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