Rob Benson Jul 20, 2025 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 of The Bar … Continue reading Letter From A Reader
Town sets shredding event for May Carrie Jones Apr 23, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. MOUNT DESERT—In a quick meeting that lasted just under 30 minutes, April 22, the Mount Desert Selectboard heard a quick update on proposed deer hunting legislation, set a paper shredding event and approved a special amusement permit for the … Continue reading Mount Desert Select Board Approves Asticou Permits and Hears Quick Deer Hunting Legislation Update
Press releases: Alice McDermott Promoted, Lambing Workshop, Acadia Trad!, Tarot Card for the SPCA and much more Carrie Jones Jan 11, 2025 A Quick Note From Us: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. Our briefs article is mostly just press releases that we don’t write, or claim to write, but just … Continue reading Briefs: Sidman Denied Intervenor Status in Golden Anchor L.C. Case Against Bar Harbor
MDES Proposed School Budget Shaun Farrar Jan 05, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. MOUNT DESERT—During the January 2 meeting of the Mount Desert Elementary School (MDES) Committee meeting, MDES Principal Heather Dorr said that the attendance rate for December was 92%, which is better than November’s, and brings the school to an overall of 93% for the year. … Continue reading Chronic Absenteeism Still Plaguing Maine Schools Including Mount Desert Elementary
Briefs: Bar Harbor resident sentenced for attempted murder, holiday trees can head to Kisma Preserve, Cruise Ship Arguments Set for January 8 Carrie Jones Jan 02, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. A Quick Note From Us: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) … Continue reading MDI Search and Rescue Help Injured Hiker Off Gorham Mountain NYE, Cottage Street Water and Traffic Disruptions Today
Council Talks Traffic Calming After Downtown Detours and Traffic Worry Some Residents CARRIE JONES MAY 08, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Worried about the traffic downtown and especially on Ledgelawn? You aren’t the only one. Pedestrian safety has come to the front at multiple town meetings in just two days in Bar Harbor. First, on Monday, Conners Emerson School Committee members worried about crosswalks not yet being … Continue reading How Many Cars Can Ledgelawn Take?
Fuel tank and generator purchase of $200k to keep Bar Harbor emergency services running CARRIE JONES DEC 22, 2023 BAR HARBOR—On a night when about 620 Bar Harbor residents still didn’t have power because of a powerful wind and rain storm the day before, a split Town Council, on Tuesday, approved spending $233,000 in what was called an emergency services measure to both upgrade the … Continue reading Emergency Response Crisis Averted
