Selectboard will hold another listening session in May. Carrie Jones Apr 08, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. MOUNT DESERT—Mount Desert may rethink parking rules after residents warned that crowded streets, blocked sidewalks, and limited enforcement are creating growing safety concerns. “We’re happy to police any way that the community wants us to police,” Bar Harbor and Mount … Continue reading Mount Desert Residents Urge Changes to Parking Policies.

Carrie Jones Feb 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT—Property owners in town will most likely have the assessed value of their homes increase this year, Mount Desert Assessor Kyle Avila told the town’s selectboard on Monday. This revaluation is interim, he said. The fuller revaluation will likely occur within the next two years. “This is pretty … Continue reading Mount Desert Looks to Raise Some Property Assessments as Market Values Climb