Bar Harbor Town Council Recommends Town’s Comprehensive Plan to Voters

Council Chair Urges People to Run For Office Carrie Jones Apr 05, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council made quick work of its meeting, Tuesday night, unanimously renewing multiple taxi licenses and voting to recommend that the voters support the town’s comprehensive plan in June. “It’s just very exciting for me,” Town Council Chair Valerie Peacock said of the vote to recommend the … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Recommends Town’s Comprehensive Plan to Voters

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Tremont Public Safety Building Planning Moving Forward, But Don’t Mess With Trivia Night

Select Board Saving Money on Plow Truck Issues Shaun Farrar Oct 15, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. TREMONT—Everyone, even elected community volunteers like Select Board members, deserve and need a little time to relax now and then. During the Tremont Select Board meeting on Monday, October 7, Chair Jaime Thurlow volunteered to be the Select Board’s representative on the … Continue reading Tremont Public Safety Building Planning Moving Forward, But Don’t Mess With Trivia Night

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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week

It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. CARRIE JONES AUG 12, 2024 Share Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton town government, school, and other similar meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are on the town calendars and are cancelled or … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week

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Appointed!

Bar Harbor Fills the Spaces on Some of Its Boards, Dohmen Stepping Down. Power Outages Planned. CARRIE JONES JUL 20, 2024 Share This article was generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council appointed multiple volunteers for town committees and boards on Tuesday night, splitting its votes on just three volunteers: Diane Vreeland, Bo Jennings, and Teresa Wagner. Councilors … Continue reading Appointed!

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Two Seats, Five Contenders: Bar Harbor Council Candidates Discuss Issues at Town Hill Forum

Election June 11, Town Meeting June 4 CARRIE JONES MAY 30, 2024 Share TOWN HILL—A packed Town Hill Village Hall Wednesday night greeted the six Bar Harbor candidates vying for two Town Council seats in a live forum hosted by the Town Hill Village Improvement Society. The forum was moderated by Faith DeAmbrose of the Mount Desert Islander and Carrie Jones of the Bar Harbor Story. Approximately 60 … Continue reading Two Seats, Five Contenders: Bar Harbor Council Candidates Discuss Issues at Town Hill Forum

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What’s Up Tonight at the Bar Harbor Town Council?

Higgins Pit Solar Project, Paid Parking, Emergency Moratorium on Some Lodgings, Moving the Warrant & Cruise Ship Law Suit Executive Session CARRIE JONES APR 16, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council has multiple items on its agenda that are sparking public discourse on social media. Public comment can be given to the council directly via email or at the meeting Tuesday night. It … Continue reading What’s Up Tonight at the Bar Harbor Town Council?

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Talk of Lodging Moratorium Resurfaces

Code Enforcement Officer Explains New Transient Accommodation Definitions CARRIE JONES APR 07, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—A transient accommodations moratorium could be back. Or, at least, there might be some more talk about it. At the Town Council’s April 2 meeting, Councilor Earl Brechlin referenced an email from Cara Ryan (resident and Appeals Board member) sent to the councilors about transient accommodation definitions and questioning if … Continue reading Talk of Lodging Moratorium Resurfaces

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Design Review Board Yearns for Independence

Havana and Alpenglow Changes Approved CARRIE JONES JAN 16, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Havana and Alpenglow are one step closer to getting a new look and Bar Harbor’s Design Review Board is hoping to eventually get a new look, too. The board spent the end of its January 11 meeting discussing how it could potentially get out from under the auspices of the Bar Harbor Planning … Continue reading Design Review Board Yearns for Independence

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