Mike Reynolds. Brian Hubbell. Annlinn Kruger Carrie Jones Feb 22, 2026 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We always 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. As with all newspapers, the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily reflect the … Continue reading Letters from our Readers
Amy Manring. Lawrence A. Goldfarb. Daniel Powell Poteet II. Robert Gerald Hersey- “Buddy/Bud.” Dale Roger Fugel. David Earle Keep. Lois I. (Myrick) Crowley. Carrie Jones Feb 22, 2026 Note: “People We’ve Lost” is a feature of the Bar Harbor Story where we share obituaries of people that the island lost in the previous 1-2 weeks. We’re doing this because we think everyone deserves to be remembered … Continue reading People We’ve Lost
Carrie Jones Feb 18, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Choco-Latté Café. BAR HARBOR—Three Bar Harbor residents stood before their town council, February 17, and explained that they want the town to adopt a local ordinance about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, the federal law enforcement agency under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security. The ordinance would prohibit local law … Continue reading Bar Harbor Residents Push to Block Potential Local Cooperation With ICE
And in the near future. Feb 16, 2026 THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and we may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this email is a bit long for a lot of inboxes. We hope … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Feb 16, 2026 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 school calendars are cancelled or rescheduled, so make sure … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
88 Blankets, 100 Valentines: How Mount Desert Island Loves Over and Over Again. Carrie Jones Feb 14, 2026 BAR HARBOR—It began with a really good Polartec fabric sale. Unable to resist, artist and Bar Harbor Historical Society’s Director of Engagement Nikki Moser ordered almost 400 yards. “I needed to do something that felt like direct action, and so many people are cold,” she explained. The next … Continue reading When Love Is a Verb.
Seal Cove Auto Museum’s Speakeasy Revs Up for 2026 Carrie Jones Feb 09, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. SEAL COVE—It begins with the cars—gorgeous, antique, gleaming, historical cars—but it doesn’t end there. For years, the Seal Cove Auto Museum has hosted an annual speakeasy, rolling out the red carpet and the history in a night of dancing, fun, … Continue reading Glamour in the Fast Lane
And in the near future. Feb 09, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and we may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
It’s our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved. Carrie Jones Feb 09, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. 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 … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
(So, basically all the inside parts of the paper that reporters don’t write themselves, but you should read it.) Carrie Jones Feb 07, 2026 Each week we compile briefs and put them initially only on the website (Substack) and then send them all on Friday or sometimes Saturday if things are chaotic. We do that so that: If you click through to a release that … Continue reading It’s All the Briefs and Press Releases.
