Families Say This Bar Harbor Swim Coach Changes Lives

For More Than Two Decades, Jim Willis Has Turned a Small-Town Swim Team Into a Family Carrie Jones Feb 08, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—Somewhere between the concrete walls of the MDY YMCA, the bleachers and the six lanes of its pool, Coach Jim Willis quietly walks and counts and notices things. In a … Continue reading Families Say This Bar Harbor Swim Coach Changes Lives

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Feature: Playing the Blues: Two Towns Say Goodbye to Their Chief

CARRIE JONES AUG 2, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—I hope you’ll forgive me for this piece because it’s a bit more feature than news and there’s a bit of self-insertion here. That’s because right around the same time as my books hit the New York Times bestseller list, I had a life crisis. What if this was it, the peak? What if I never sold another … Continue reading Feature: Playing the Blues: Two Towns Say Goodbye to Their Chief

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Police Chief Jim Willis’ Last Day is August 4

APPLL court case update, Atlantic Street water issue has deadline, and Council News CARRIE JONES JUL 19, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor Police Chief Jim Willis is retiring as chief for both Bar Harbor and Mount Desert, interim Town Manager Sarah Gilbert announced at the Bar Harbor Town Council meeting last night. Willis’ last day will be August 4. “As some of you may have … Continue reading Police Chief Jim Willis’ Last Day is August 4

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