Acadia Gateway Center Opens as Acadia Has A Record-Breaking August

Carrie Jones Sep 06, 2025 TRENTON—The state opened the Acadia Gateway Center in Trenton this week just as the national park that it serves hosted a record number of visits. The park had close to 843,000 visits in August. That number comes from the National Park Service. It breaks July’s record of 797,000 visits. A visit does not equal a visitor because of how those … Continue reading Acadia Gateway Center Opens as Acadia Has A Record-Breaking August

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Vision Zero: Bar Harbor’s Safe Streets’ Project Hopes to Have No Roadway Fatalities or Severe Injuries by 2035

Carrie Jones Aug 09, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—Just this week in Bar Harbor, a motorcycle was involved in an accident on Cottage Street. Yesterday, Friday, two vehicles hit each other at the corner of Cottage and Holland, gas from one vehicle leaking into the stormwater drain. The police logs for all of the Mount Desert Island … Continue reading Vision Zero: Bar Harbor’s Safe Streets’ Project Hopes to Have No Roadway Fatalities or Severe Injuries by 2035

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Commercial Uses at Hadley Point Landing Come Under Scrutiny

Shaun Farrar Jul 26, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Some residential neighbors of Hadley Point Beach are hoping the town will regulate what commercial uses can occur at the town-owned, public space. Bar Harbor Parks and Recreation Committee Vice Chair Greg Veilleux described the beach as one of the last bastions of beaches where more local people could go and enjoy themselves during the committee’s July 21 meeting. … Continue reading Commercial Uses at Hadley Point Landing Come Under Scrutiny

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