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 Aug 25, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. 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 … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

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Last Newspaper Printing Press in Eastern Maine Is Closing Down

Ellsworth American, Mount Desert Islander, and sister paper will print in South Portland instead Apr 22, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/BDN ELLSWORTH—The last remaining newspaper printing press in eastern Maine will close down as Reade Brower — the owner of the Ellsworth American and other weekly papers — shifts their printing operations to a facility in South Portland. As part of the shift, the Ellsworth American … Continue reading Last Newspaper Printing Press in Eastern Maine Is Closing Down

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Rep. Friedmann Says He Does Not Support the Bill He Co-Sponsored

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Mar 07, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Though Maine Representative Gary Friedmann (D-Bar Harbor) has cosponsored a five-page bill that would change how Maine school athletic teams operate, he said March 6, at the YWCA MDI, that he doesn’t support the bill, won’t vote for it, and will testify against it. Representative Elizabeth Caruso (R-Caratunk) sponsored “LD 868 (HP554) An Act to Ensure Equity and Safety in Athletics, … Continue reading Rep. Friedmann Says He Does Not Support the Bill He Co-Sponsored

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