With Glen Mary Closed, Bar Harbor Looks to Temporary Ice Rink for Winter Fun at the Town’s Athletic Fields

Bar Harbor Council Likely to Decide on Temporary Ice Rink Tonight Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Dec 16, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. TOWN HILL—The first town step for a temporary ice skating rink on Bar Harbor’s ball fields happened Monday when the Bar Harbor Parks and Recreation Committee recommended the rink’s approval to the town council. Tonight, Tuesday, the town … Continue reading With Glen Mary Closed, Bar Harbor Looks to Temporary Ice Rink for Winter Fun at the Town’s Athletic Fields

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Signage Meant to Fight Chris’ Pond Vandalism Approved

Carrie Jones Jan 16, 2025 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A local pond has been getting a lot of attention in Southwest Harbor lately and not all of it has necessarily been good. The pond, which hosts skating and other winter recreational activities, was the focus of the town’s select board’s extended executive session, which was moved to the beginning of the meeting on Tuesday, January 14. The pond’s … Continue reading Signage Meant to Fight Chris’ Pond Vandalism Approved

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In Town Hill: Creating Community out of Water and Persistence (despite the weather)

Versant issues quick statement on power outage. CARRIE JONES FEB 5, 2024 Share TOWN HILL—Sometimes it takes a community to build a community, or at least a skating rink. Custodians of memory and community, the Town Hill Village Improvement Society is also helping people build community and memory, one timber, one bean supper, one ice skating rink at a time, one fixed roof at a … Continue reading In Town Hill: Creating Community out of Water and Persistence (despite the weather)

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