local meetings 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.

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 Dec 08, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. 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.

MDI Region School Committee Forms a Middle School Committee

Work Begins Again To Look Into Costs and Possibilities for Potential Island-wide (or Two Island-wide) Middle Schools Carrie Jones  and  Shaun Farrar Sep 10, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—A possible island-wide middle school is being looked at once again. It’s a continuation of work done over five years ago and more recently during the Mount Desert Island … Continue reading MDI Region School Committee Forms a Middle School Committee

Trenton Select Board Talks Outdoor Burning Safety Also new fire department water supply cistern and Goose Cove Road repair dissatisfaction

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

Trenton Select Board Supports Non-Profits, Fills Seats (and Potholes), and Approves Improvements to Its Butterfly Garden

Trenton Select Board Supports Non-Profits, Fills Seats (and Potholes), and Approves Improvements to Its Butterfly Garden

Shaun Farrar Jun 26, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Ironbound Restaurant – Inn – Gatherings. TRENTON—At its June 24 meeting, the Trenton Select Board divvied up its voter approved nonprofit spending allotment of $26,905 for nonprofit public service agencies. The select board only entertained giving money to agencies that sent in a written request and those agencies are listed below with … Continue reading Trenton Select Board Supports Non-Profits, Fills Seats (and Potholes), and Approves Improvements to Its Butterfly Garden

As Housing Pressures Increase, the Cost of Homes Off Island is Starting to Rise Trenton Roadside Cleanup Set

As Housing Pressures Increase, the Cost of Homes Off Island is Starting to Rise

Trenton Roadside Cleanup Set Carrie Jones Apr 08, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. TRENTON—The Trenton Select Board kept up its efficiency record, Tuesday night, with a speedy ten-minute meeting that held multiple pieces of news within it, including a housing report filled with data about the MDI region. The select board members received a PDF … Continue reading As Housing Pressures Increase, the Cost of Homes Off Island is Starting to Rise