Maine Healthy Beaches Program Reports Elevated Bacteria Advisory for Bar Harbor Town Beach Today

Carrie Jones Aug 26, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—An elevated bacteria advisory has been issued by Bar Harbor at its town beach for August 26 through August 27 due to elevated bacteria from a sample taken on Monday, August 25. The advisory began shortly after 2 p.m. That town beach is located off Ells Pier … Continue reading Maine Healthy Beaches Program Reports Elevated Bacteria Advisory for Bar Harbor Town Beach Today

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Trenton Select Board Talks Outdoor Burning Safety

Also new fire department water supply cistern and Goose Cove Road repair dissatisfaction Shaun Farrar Aug 25, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. TRENTON—With the dry conditions and recent elevated fire dangers, at least one Trenton resident feels that the town government should be doing more to regulate outdoor fires or at least provide education for residents … Continue reading Trenton Select Board Talks Outdoor Burning Safety

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PEOPLE WE’VE LOST

Belva Crockett Murphy, Jacqueline Francis “Jackie” Agnese, Merlin Rudolph “Merl” Williams Jr. Carrie Jones Aug 24, 2025 Note: “People We’ve Lost” is a feature of the Bar Harbor Story where we share obituaries of people that the island lost in the previous 1-2 weeks. We’re doing this because we think everyone deserves to be remembered as widely as possible. If you have an obituary for a … Continue reading PEOPLE WE’VE LOST

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Bar Harbor Prohibits Campfires, Longtime MDIH OB Nurse Moves to New Role as Women’s Health Nurse Navigator

Local ten year old is ready for her first art exhibit and a lot more news briefs. Carrie Jones Aug 22, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Links Pub. 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. You may have to click through to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Prohibits Campfires, Longtime MDIH OB Nurse Moves to New Role as Women’s Health Nurse Navigator

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Where Farrand Once Walked: New Garden Path Will Open at Reef Point off Bar Harbor’s Shore Path

Shaun Farrar Aug 21, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—For the first time in 70 years, visitors will once again be able to experience a piece of what was once the famed gardens of Beatrix Farrand’s Reef Point estate. While the original Shore Path entrance and sweeping grounds remain part of history, the new owners of … Continue reading Where Farrand Once Walked: New Garden Path Will Open at Reef Point off Bar Harbor’s Shore Path

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Mount Desert Pushes for Voluntary Ban on Hemp-Derived THC Sales

Lunt named interim town manager after retirement, with formal search underway. Carrie Jones Aug 19, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. MOUNT DESERT—Working with the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce, the Mount Desert Selectboard has approved a letter to send to restaurants and retailers asking the businesses to voluntarily stop selling products containing hemp-derived THC. “We need to really … Continue reading Mount Desert Pushes for Voluntary Ban on Hemp-Derived THC Sales

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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 18, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. Every week we document the Mount Desert Island region’s government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things on the town and … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

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People We’ve Lost

Roberto Mario Rodriguez, Joseph Peter Grace III Carrie Jones Aug 17, 2025 Note: “People We’ve Lost” is a feature of the Bar Harbor Story where we share obituaries of people that the island lost in the previous 1-2 weeks. We’re doing this because we think everyone deserves to be remembered as widely as possible. If you have an obituary for a loved one or friend that … Continue reading People We’ve Lost

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Five Ways Bar Harbor’s Land Rules Could Shift This Fall

Carrie Jones Aug 14, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Links Pub. BAR HARBOR—In one of the final steps before heading to the voters in November, the town’s planning department presented multiple proposed amendments to Bar Harbor’s land use ordinance to the town’s warrant committee, August 13. The public hearings for all five potential amendments will occur next Tuesday at the Bar … Continue reading Five Ways Bar Harbor’s Land Rules Could Shift This Fall

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Trenton to Provide Letter of Support for Firefighting Water Source GIS Mapping System Project

Shaun Farrar Aug 11, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. TRENTON—Low water in water sources, dry hydrant failures, and changing land ownership are all factors in not being able to obtain a valuable component of firefighting: water. As firefighters spray hundreds of gallons of water per minute through a firehose, a fire truck’s tank can empty fast … Continue reading Trenton to Provide Letter of Support for Firefighting Water Source GIS Mapping System Project

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