So Far, So Good: Bar Harbor Tests a New Music Permit Playbook

Motorists, There Will be a Significant Mount Desert Street Traffic Interruption This Friday! Carrie Jones May 07, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—The changes in how Bar Harbor treats special amusement permits had its first test, May 5, at a Town Council meeting. “We have switched up the way we do special amusement permits … Continue reading So Far, So Good: Bar Harbor Tests a New Music Permit Playbook

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Bar Harbor Says It Seeks Flexibility — and Fairness — in Live Music Permits.

Carrie Jones Feb 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—”It’s important for folks to understand—and we’ve gotten almost as bad as Fox News said that we were a town that hated Christmas. That we’re a council that hates music has been out there,” Bar Harbor Town Councilor Earl Brechlin said during a February 17 meeting about potential changes … Continue reading Bar Harbor Says It Seeks Flexibility — and Fairness — in Live Music Permits.

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Town Workshops Draft Changes to Music and Entertainment Permits

Bar Harbor Takes a Look at Noise, Music, and Community Impact Carrie Jones Feb 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—It’s a draft. Nothing is solid, and the public will have a time to weigh in, Bar Harbor Town Manager James Smith stressed, February 3, as he introduced a “pure draft” of a potential new … Continue reading Town Workshops Draft Changes to Music and Entertainment Permits

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Turning Up the Volume on Kindness: Side Street Café’s ‘Amplify Good’ Debuts Friday

Good Food, Great Tunes, Even Better Deeds: Side Street Café Launches ‘Amplify Good’ Carrie Jones Nov 11, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—As the temperatures drop and Main Street grows quieter, Side Street Café is turning up the warmth. The downtown restaurant known for bright energy is launching a new way to keep the community connected this … Continue reading Turning Up the Volume on Kindness: Side Street Café’s ‘Amplify Good’ Debuts Friday

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Tremont Select Board Declines Town Noise Ordinance Proposal

Wants to work on existing special amusement permit instead Shaun Farrar Oct 23, 2025 TREMONT—At its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, October 20, the Tremont Select Board heard public comment and discussed a possible noise ordinance for the town. The board did not back the proposal. “This is a working commercial community. We will not support any noise ordinance whatsoever,” select board member Eric Eaton … Continue reading Tremont Select Board Declines Town Noise Ordinance Proposal

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No Outdoor Amplified Music Allowed at Terramor, but Okayed at Sassafras Cafe

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 23, 2025 BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council denied an outdoor amusement permit for Terramor Resort during its council meeting, Tuesday night, while also approving the same permit for Sassafras Cafe. Both permits allow for outdoor amplified music that cannot go over 71 decibels. The music, Terramor Outdoor Resort General Manager Russ Gibbons explained Tuesday night, is for wedding parties. Back … Continue reading No Outdoor Amplified Music Allowed at Terramor, but Okayed at Sassafras Cafe

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Music Harbor Comes Back Bigger and Better Than Ever!

Carrie Jones Oct 16, 2025 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—There will be music throughout Mount Desert Island this weekend, live music by working musicians in venue after venue. That means there will be 100 hours of live music to groove to. One hundred hours of live music to sing to. One hundred hours of live music for people to close their eyes to and really, truly hear. … Continue reading Music Harbor Comes Back Bigger and Better Than Ever!

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Archie’s Lobster Comes Under Fire As Apparent Driver Of Citizen Request For A Noise Ordinance In Tremont

Shaun Farrar Oct 16, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. TREMONT—A request by Tremont resident Paul Beatley to discuss a potential ordinance amendment that would include language to address noise levels in town was honored at the Tremont Planning Board meeting on Tuesday night, October 14. Approximately 33 members of the public, many with differing views on … Continue reading Archie’s Lobster Comes Under Fire As Apparent Driver Of Citizen Request For A Noise Ordinance In Tremont

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Musicians Worry Over Potential Trend in Live Music Permit Rejections

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Jul 31, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Ironbound Restaurant – Inn – Gatherings. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council’s recent denials of two special amusement permits that would allow outdoor amplified music for a small number of musicians performing has worried some independent musicians who play at venues in the town. The permit denials have also been lauded … Continue reading Musicians Worry Over Potential Trend in Live Music Permit Rejections

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Town Council Denies The Links Pub’s Amplified Music Application

Pub is at Kebo Valley Golf Course Carrie Jones Jul 16, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. BAR HARBOR—Live music was up for discussion again in Bar Harbor this week. This time it focused around a golf club that has hosted events since the 1900s, particularly for the social elite of the Jazz Age and into modern times. … Continue reading Town Council Denies The Links Pub’s Amplified Music Application

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