“We Value You as You Are”: Olympian Celebrates the YMCA’s Power to Build Community.

YMCA Honors Peacock, MacLeod During Annual Celebration. Carrie Jones Jul 17, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. BAR HARBOR—For Olympic bobsledder Frank Del Duca, the lesson that best defines the YMCA had nothing to do with athletics. It came years ago, when he was a young employee wondering whether he should remove his earrings before work. His supervisor’s answer has stayed … Continue reading “We Value You as You Are”: Olympian Celebrates the YMCA’s Power to Build Community.

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Coal Ash, Lead, and Arsenic in YMCA Soil

Town-owned Brownfield Site Could Cost $300k to Fix CARRIE JONES OCT 4, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Coal ash. Arsenic. Lead. Cancer-causing chemicals. It all lurks in the top three feet of soil at the MDI YMCA’s Park Street campus, a lot that’s owned by the Town of Bar Harbor. In 1998, before the Y was constructed, an investigation of footprint of the building found some unsuitable … Continue reading Coal Ash, Lead, and Arsenic in YMCA Soil

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When Is a Site a Brownfield?

Fill at MDI YMCA Would Most Likely Have to Be Replaced To Develop Further SHAUN FARRAR APR 25, 2023 BAR HARBOR—Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides, herbicides, and certain metals are all among the pollutants being tested for at the town owned parcel of land at 21 Park Street where the Mount Desert Island YMCA resides. Maine Department of … Continue reading When Is a Site a Brownfield?

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Library and YMCA receive requested extra funds

Town Council uses ARPA funds to support the non profits Carrie Jones BAR HARBOR—As the snow trundled down, the Bar Harbor Town Council and Warrant Committee met in a joint session to discuss the town’s budget, which will be presented to voters in June. Both elected bodies have a role in the budget process, which has been shepherded this year by interim Town Manager and … Continue reading Library and YMCA receive requested extra funds

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