Upcoming panel set for changes to Mount Desert’s recycling program. Carrie Jones Feb 06, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. MOUNT DESERT—The town’s new Finance Director Nancy Parsons and new Town Manager Alex Kimball said Monday that though the town is going to use a bit of its fund balance to cover budget deficits, this cannot … Continue reading “A Dangerous Precedent”: Mount Desert Discussing Using Reserve Funds for Budget

Board Accepts Gift for Ice Skating Rink Carrie Jones Jan 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. MOUNT DESERT—A closer look at employee wages and benefits has led Mount Desert officials to propose some changes to the public works’ budget, correcting discrepancies between the current budget and actual payroll costs that Town Manager Alex Kimball said could no longer be left unaddressed. … Continue reading Mount Desert Corrects Its Budget a Bit

Part of budget work involves preparing for potential fuller police consolidation Carrie Jones Jan 13, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. MOUNT DESERT—Deep budget work began in both Southwest Harbor and Mount Desert this Monday. It was just the first of multiple meetings in both towns as their boards go over draft budgets that will eventually be … Continue reading Mount Desert Select Board Opens Budget Season With Police, Dispatch in Focus