Bar Harbor Says Thank You to a Tireless Advocate for Its Children With Kindness and Grit, Simis Leaves School Board to Champion New School Build

Bar Harbor Says Thank You to a Tireless Advocate for Its Children

With Kindness and Grit, Simis Leaves School Board to Champion New School Build Carrie Jones Jun 04, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—”Keep moving. Be kind to yourself. Stay well.” Those three short sentences have been a bit of School Board Chair Lilea Simis’ mantra for a few years now. You’ll see it on … Continue reading Bar Harbor Says Thank You to a Tireless Advocate for Its Children

Bar Harbor School Board Chair Will Likely Not Run Again Tariffs Impact School Rebuild

Bar Harbor School Board Chair Will Likely Not Run Again

Tariffs Impact School Rebuild Carrie Jones Mar 04, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe. BAR HARBOR—As concerns over potential steel and other tariffs heighten worries about the construction costs of the new Conners Emerson School, Bar Harbor School Committee Chair Lilea Simis told school board members Monday night that she is unlikely to run again. “I am not planning … Continue reading Bar Harbor School Board Chair Will Likely Not Run Again