Three Outdoor Music Permits Fly Through Bar Harbor Town Council Town's Emails and Many Services Still Offline After Cyber Incident, Water and Sewer Budgets Head to Public Hearing

Three Outdoor Music Permits Fly Through Bar Harbor Town Council

Town’s Emails and Many Services Still Offline After Cyber Incident, Water and Sewer Budgets Head to Public Hearing Carrie Jones Aug 06, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—Three outdoor music permits came before the Bar Harbor Town Council, August 5, with no public comment, no discussion, and unanimous approvals. The special amusement permits are required for … Continue reading Three Outdoor Music Permits Fly Through Bar Harbor Town Council

Should Mainers Be Concerned by Shark Sightings?

Should Mainers Be Concerned by Shark Sightings?

Aug 03, 2025 By Julia Tilton of the Maine Monitor MAINE—John Chisholm has been interested in sharks as long as he can remember. Growing up in Plymouth, Mass. in the 1970s, he spent a lot of time searching for great whites on his dad’s commercial fishing boat. An adjunct scientist at the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, Chisholm wasn’t the first in his … Continue reading Should Mainers Be Concerned by Shark Sightings?

Bill to Support Maine’s Lobster Industry Clears Appropriations Committee And so many other briefs and press releases from the community

Bill to Support Maine’s Lobster Industry Clears Appropriations Committee

And so many other briefs and press releases from the community Jul 19, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. A QUICK NOTE FROM US: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. Our briefs article is mostly just press releases that we don’t write, or claim to write, … Continue reading Bill to Support Maine’s Lobster Industry Clears Appropriations Committee