Aug 17, 2025 By Yasmeen Khan of the Maine Monitor Jane* was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances. Every week, he made her present a ledger of their income and expenses. If something was not to his liking, he would subject Jane to a furious tantrum or days of the silent treatment. For years, Jane tried to make sense of his … Continue reading Maine Expands Definition of Domestic Abuse
Carrie Jones Jun 07, 2025 MOUNT DESERT—According to NAMI-Maine, more than 200,000 adults in the state have mental health conditions. Local police logs every week often have moments of residents and visitors to Mount Desert Island in crisis. “Of the 65,000 adults in Maine who did not receive needed mental health care, 46.1% did not because of cost. 8.1% of people in the state are uninsured,” … Continue reading More Help, Closer to Home: Acadia Psychiatry Grows to Serve Maine Patients
Be a friend for Friends in Action and support its programs Shaun Farrar Jun 02, 2025 Share ELLSWORTH—It isn’t always easy to make friends, but one local agency, Friends in Action, not only provides opportunities to do just that, it also provides opportunities for people to make a positive impact while building those friendships. When people are lonely, they have a higher risk of depression, … Continue reading Friends in Action’s 4th Annual Walk and Run-A-Thon June 14
Carrie Jones Apr 02, 2025 Share NORTHEAST HARBOR—The chowder lovers waited outside the Neighborhood House in the drizzle, Monday, a straight line heading toward the door. People huddled under the building’s eaves to get out of the rain, making room for each other. “Come closer, come closer,” one woman urged others with a friendly smile as she inched toward an exterior wall. “It will just … Continue reading LUNCH Takes the Chowdah Fest Crown
New Group Brings Young Professionals Together! Carrie Jones Mar 15, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce has started a new committee focused on young professionals between 21-40. The effort is meant to help young professionals grow, have fun, and connect, according to Jonathan Robles, the Chamber’s events and marketing manager. “Our goal is to bring together young professionals on the island in … Continue reading Trivia, Networking, and Karaoke?
It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Feb 24, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. Every week we document Bar Harbor, MDI, and Trenton government and school meetings that we know of. Please let us know if we’ve missed something. Also, sometimes things are … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Harnessing body systems’ potential for turbulent times Carrie Jones Jan 26, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Tom Speare has a mission that’s complicated and simple all at once. He’s devoted his life to making the world a better place one person in time. That happens when he gives students and adults the tools to help self-regulate and keep in balance in a world that sometimes feels … Continue reading MDI Man Brings Wellness Tools to Local Students
Briefs: Bar Harbor resident sentenced for attempted murder, holiday trees can head to Kisma Preserve, Cruise Ship Arguments Set for January 8 Carrie Jones Jan 02, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. 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 MDI Search and Rescue Help Injured Hiker Off Gorham Mountain NYE, Cottage Street Water and Traffic Disruptions Today
After an initial crackdown and decline, the rate of the powerful medications given to nursing home residents has ticked back up in recent years. APR 22, 2024 Share By Rose Lundy MAINE—Sherri Parker, assistant director of nursing at Caribou Rehab and Nursing, recalled a woman who came to her facility and was so sedated by the prescribed antipsychotic medication she had been taking at home that … Continue reading Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes climbs
Shannon Murray Ready To Help Hancock County CARRIE JONES NOV 25, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—During COVID-19 in Spokane, Washington, and even before, as a nurse anesthesiologist, Shannon Murray saw first-hand the toll of first responders: police, EMTs, nurses, veterans dealing with jobs that puts them on the front lines of pain, tragedy, and stress. “As a nation, we were in a bad place mental health … Continue reading The Quiet Work of Mental Health
