Rob Liebow Jul 06, 2025 Share LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We welcome letter submissions to The Bar Harbor Story. For details on our policy, please visit our about page and scroll down or just visit here. The beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily reflect the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints or official policies of The … Continue reading Letter From a Reader
With Floats, Food, and Fireworks: Mount Desert Island Pulls Off Another Memorable Fourth Carrie Jones Jul 05, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—Sometimes it takes an entire community to prepare for a holiday and the Independence Day celebrations on Mount Desert Island are no exception. The effort begins well before the actual the day. Floats are … Continue reading Building a Parade, Feeding More Than a Town:
Carrie Jones Jul 04, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Links Pub. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Southwest Harbor Appeals Board denied again the appeal of a property on 72 Clark Point Road. The board had originally said that the appeal against the building of an accessory dwelling unit (a guest house) on a pre-existing greenhouse foundation that is within the setback between property … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Appeals Board Upholds Denial of 72 Clark Point Road Appeal
Carrie Jones Jul 03, 2025 Share A QUICK NOTE FROM US: The following is a press release from Acadia National Park that came out July 3 at 3:30 p.m. and is sent to multiple news agencies (hence the same headlines, etc.). We’re a few minutes late with it because we are out covering other things. There is just two of us here. Apologies! Our earlier … Continue reading Multiple Incidents and Fatalities in Acadia National Park Leading up to July 4 Weekend
Severe thunderstorm watch, Fourth of July, new parking lot for Land & garden Preserve, Criterion Theatre reopening celebration, real estate, and more Carrie Jones Jul 03, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. 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) … Continue reading BRIEFS: Kids’ Corner Celebrates 35 Years of Early Childhood Education
Carrie Jones Jul 03, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Choco-Latté Café. BAR HARBOR—A small fire in Acadia National Park was likely human-caused according to park officials, Wednesday. The small fire on Acadia National Park property July 1 in the Cleftstone Road area of Bar Harbor was reported around 4:45 p.m. “We believe the fire was human caused,” Management Assistant John T. … Continue reading Park Officials Suspect Human Activity Behind New Acadia Fire
July 3 and July 5 events, too! Carrie Jones Jul 02, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—We’ve compiled some information on events and celebrations for July 3, July 4, and July 5. Some tips from the Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Department are at the end of the article, too. We hope you have … Continue reading Fourth of July Happenings on MDI
Council Extends Lodging Freeze, Sparking Discussion on Development and Housing Carrie Jones Jul 02, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor’s moratorium on multiple lodging types has been extended for another 180 days. “I don’t think it is time to put a stop to the moratorium,” Councilor Joe Minutolo said during a Tuesday night town … Continue reading Lodging Moratorium Extended as Bar Harbor Continues to Collect Data
All local and not-quite-so-local law enforcement press releases Shaun Farrar Jul 01, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—A young chef from Portland, Maine is still recovering from his fall in Acadia, June 23, when his rescue was facilitated by a company called SASTAC, which was conducting a clinic about patient packaging and evacuation from exactly this … Continue reading Police Beat: Climber Who Fell From Champlain Mountain’s South Wall June 23 Recovering
Carrie Jones Jul 01, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—If you walk by Laura Edwards on the street in Bar Harbor or on Great Meadow Loop, she will smile at you and greet you with a meaningful hello. If you see her behind the Jesup Memorial Library circulation desk, she will take care of … Continue reading From Patron to Leader: Laura Edwards Named Jesup Interim Director
