May 06, 2026 by Sabrina Martin/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—A former Jackson Laboratory employee filed a federal civil lawsuit Monday alleging that the lab did not do enough to address her claims that a co-worker was sexually harassing her. The co-worker later was criminally charged after he allegedly hid a camera in a laboratory bathroom at the Bar Harbor laboratory, which also is known as JAX. … Continue reading Former Employee Sues Jackson Lab.
Island of Imagination facility to shut down Dec. 31 as organization cites unsustainable losses Carrie Jones Nov 07, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. BAR HARBOR—It broke ground in 2022; it opened in January 2024, and now approximately two years later, the childcare facility at the Jackson Laboratory, funded partially by state and federal grants, is closing as of December 31, 2025. … Continue reading JAX Childcare Center to Close at Year’s End Amid Staffing, Financial Challenges
Jan 17, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—The Jackson Laboratory, which is based in Bar Harbor and has more than 1,700 employees in Hancock County, is expanding to metro Gainesville, Florida. The biomedical research laboratory has been advertising and filling scientific jobs in research space it has leased at Momentum Labs in the city of Alachua, which is about half an hour northwest of Gainesville, … Continue reading Jackson Lab Is Expanding to Florida
Wine and Whiskers, Improv Heads to Criterion, Real Estate and Other Briefs CARRIE JONES JUN 26, 2024 Share The following are briefs and short news excerpts compiled at (or sent to) the Bar Harbor Story. MOUNT DESERT 365 ANNOUNCES COURT APPROVAL OF HEEL WAY MOUNT DESERT— Mount Desert 365 announces that the Business and Consumer Court has denied the plaintiff’s appeal, affirming the Mount Desert Planning … Continue reading Briefs: Heel Way Subdivision Given Court’s OK, JAX LAB Expansion, Great Meadow Loop Road Closure
