Service, Farewells, and Standing Ovations: Mount Desert’s Town Meeting Honors Past and Budgets Its Future

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar May 07, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. MOUNT DESERT—There was something poignant about the Mount Desert Town meeting this Tuesday, something that really showed that town meetings aren’t just about town business, but also town community. Before the meeting, voters could share a meal, offered by the Neighborhood House. Mingling, getting sustenance, catching … Continue reading Service, Farewells, and Standing Ovations: Mount Desert’s Town Meeting Honors Past and Budgets Its Future

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Local Responders Train for the Worst

This Weekend’s Mass Casualty Exercises Prepare First-Responders Carrie Jones Apr 21, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—A planned public safety agency exercise at Mount Desert Island High School brought both high school volunteers and emergency responders to the parking lot Saturday, April 19. The island-wide mass casualty exercise saw most of those attending volunteering their … Continue reading Local Responders Train for the Worst

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Councilor Shank Stepping Down

Emergency Moratorium Extended, MLK March Scheduled, Stanwood Place Discontinued Carrie Jones Jan 08, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor Town Councilor Kyle Shank announced during the January 7 council meeting that he is stepping down from his position on the council, February 4. “As many of my friends, fellow councilors, and citizens are … Continue reading Councilor Shank Stepping Down

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Bar Harbor Inn Makes SNL Cameo

Carrie Jones Nov 18, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—A local inn made a quick appearance on the NBC comedy sketch show, Saturday Night Live (SNL) on Saturday. The short begins with a shot of the Bar Harbor Inn, which overlooks Frenchman Bay and the Porcupine Islands. The iconic hotel’s yellow umbrellas are out in the shot. People stroll along the first section of the Shore Path, … Continue reading Bar Harbor Inn Makes SNL Cameo

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Weather-related power outages on the rise

Maine ranked among the highest for power interruptions MAY 10, 2024 Share By Annie Ropeik A new analysis shows that more major power outages across Maine, the Northeast and the U.S. are happening as a result of bad weather. The data from the nonprofit Climate Central shows an aging power grid under pressure as climate change brings more extreme storms in all seasons. “Major outages are events that affect … Continue reading Weather-related power outages on the rise

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Crowd Seems to Favor Local Options Lodging Tax

CARRIE JONES MAR 27, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Over fifty people gathered at the Jesup Memorial Library so that the Town Council, staff, and State Senator Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth), co-chair of the state’s Senate Taxation Committee could get a feel about the town’s sentiment about a potential local option lodging tax. It was resoundingly supported by most of the people there who spoke. However, it’s not … Continue reading Crowd Seems to Favor Local Options Lodging Tax

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Bar Harbor Looks to Licensing Quahogs, Razor and Hen Clams, and Eastern Oysters

Local harvester worries about poacher’s impact on resource CARRIE JONES FEB 29, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Soft-shell clams might be getting some company in the town’s Shellfish Conservation Ordinance. That means that commercial harvesters would need a license to harvest quahogs, razor clams, eastern oysters, and hen clams in Bar Harbor. Currently, they only need it to harvest soft-shell clams (Mya). On Wednesday, the attending members … Continue reading Bar Harbor Looks to Licensing Quahogs, Razor and Hen Clams, and Eastern Oysters

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“Acadia Has a Thousand Fathers, But Otter Creek Is an Orphan.”

Encircled by the Park, Cut Off From the Waterfront, Otter Creek is Looking For A Few More Feet CARRIE JONES FEB 13, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Three-thousand square feet is basically a piece of land that’s 55 feet by 55 feet. It’s .052 of a football field, including the end zone. It’s .63 of an NBA basketball court. It’s also the size of a piece of … Continue reading “Acadia Has a Thousand Fathers, But Otter Creek Is an Orphan.”

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Emergency Response Crisis Averted

Fuel tank and generator purchase of $200k to keep Bar Harbor emergency services running CARRIE JONES DEC 22, 2023 BAR HARBOR—On a night when about 620 Bar Harbor residents still didn’t have power because of a powerful wind and rain storm the day before, a split Town Council, on Tuesday, approved spending $233,000 in what was called an emergency services measure to both upgrade the … Continue reading Emergency Response Crisis Averted

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Settlement Conference Date Set For Case Against Local Police

Charge had occurred outside conservative judicial activist’s Leonard Leo’s home CARRIE JONES OCT 6, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR AND MOUNT DESERT—The case between a local Bar Harbor man who was initially charged for disorderly conduct in July 2022 and two local police officers has a date set for a settlement conference in early November. The case garnered national attention, primarily because it involved conservative activist … Continue reading Settlement Conference Date Set For Case Against Local Police

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