Mount Desert Has Appointed a New Fire Chief. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. MOUNT DESERT— After 21 years, the Town of Mount Desert has a new fire chief. The Mount Desert Selectboard had information about the appointment of the Assistant Fire Chief Kyle Stewart to the position at its November 2 … Continue reading Chief Mike Bender’s Last Day Was Yesterday.
The proposed valuation is an 11.9% increase from 2026, with implications for how the town shares costs and receives certain state revenues. Carrie Jones The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. MOUNT DESERT—How much is the Town of Mount Desert worth? Many of its residents would say it’s priceless, but the State of Maine has proposed that the town’s valuation for 2027 … Continue reading What Is Mount Desert Worth? The State Puts Its Value at $3.86 Billion.
Bar Harbor and Mount Desert are considering combining payroll, benefits, and personnel administration after more than a decade of shared police services. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. BAR HARBOR—Two Mount Desert Island police departments that have been sharing services for more than a decade now might be going further, joining underneath the auspices of the Town … Continue reading Bar Harbor Could Soon Become the Employer for Mount Desert’s Police Force.
Thanks to Mount Desert 365, two community members are preparing to become neighbors — and homeowners — in a community where finding an affordable place to live has become increasingly difficult. Carrie Jones just now NORTHEAST HARBOR — There was a time when Wildes Ho worried that staying on Mount Desert Island might not be possible. She had work at the Kimball Shop, where she … Continue reading At Nolan Way, the Promise of a Home Becomes Real and You Can Come See It, Sunday.
Town officials are studying tax increment financing as a possible way to support housing and other local projects. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT—Mount Desert Town Clerk Claire Woolfolk tallied another honor this fall. The Maine Town & City Clerks’ Association honored Woolfolk with its President’s Award. That award is meant to recognize … Continue reading An Award for Claire Woolfolk and a New Tool for Mount Desert’s Future.
Five Mount Desert Elementary School students spent the summer climbing all 26 peaks on the island earning some bragging rights with their parents, friends, and grandparents in tow. Carrie Jones 1 minute ago The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. MOUNT DESERT—The sweatshirt, Hadley Mahaney is quick to point out, was her idea—a reward for climbing all 26 peaks … Continue reading The Sweatshirt Was a Little Bribe.
A summer of blasting, drilling and early-morning construction has some neighbors asking for some rules around the noise. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Don & Beth Straus Center at Birch Bay Village. MOUNT DESERT—Towns on Mount Desert Island often have occasional noise complaints. In Bar Harbor (and last year in Tremont) those complaints tend to be about … Continue reading Construction Noise Takes Center Stage in Mount Desert.
A new collaborative project at Northeast Harbor Library brings six Maine writers and artists together for an evening of words, images, conversation—and a little creative alchemy. Carrie Jones 2 minutes ago The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. NORTHEAST HARBOR—What happens when one artist gives another artist something to respond to? That’s a question at the heart of reWorks: … Continue reading What Happens When Writers and Artists Respond to One Another?
After a mother bear and two cubs began visiting the town garage dumpsters, Mount Desert is moving quickly to break the habit. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Witham Family Hotels. MOUNT DESERT— The fate of the three dumpsters at the Mount Desert Town Garage has taken a backseat to what Town Manager Alex Kimball describes as a more pressing … Continue reading The Town Garage Dumpsters Have Become a Buffet for Bears.
The dumpsters provide an important service for residents who miss pickup or cannot get a truck to their homes, but the town says the current arrangement creates safety and liability concerns. Carrie Jones just now The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT—The dumpster dilemma in Northeast Harbor continued to create discussion at its Selectboard meeting this week. The concern … Continue reading Why Mount Desert Is Rethinking Its Town Garage Dumpsters.
