Driver of U-Haul That Broke Through Echo Lake Ice This Morning Is Ok

Carrie Jones Jan 18, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT—Early Saturday morning, emergency personnel responded to a report of a 10-foot U-Haul truck in Echo Lake. The driver motored the U-Haul approximately 400 yards over the lake’s ice before the truck broke through. Southwest Harbor Fire Department assisted Mount Desert Fire in the rescue and posted about it on social media. The 75-year-old driver of the truck was able … Continue reading Driver of U-Haul That Broke Through Echo Lake Ice This Morning Is Ok

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MaineDOT Pushes Seawall Road Repairs to Fall 2025

Carrie Jones Jan 15, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The Maine Department of Transportation has told the Town of Southwest Harbor and Acadia National Park that the state’s permanent and full repair to 1,000 feet of the Seawall Road will not occur this spring, but is being postponed until fall 2025. “It’s concerning and my recommendation is that … Continue reading MaineDOT Pushes Seawall Road Repairs to Fall 2025

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Councilor Shank Stepping Down

Emergency Moratorium Extended, MLK March Scheduled, Stanwood Place Discontinued Carrie Jones Jan 08, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor Town Councilor Kyle Shank announced during the January 7 council meeting that he is stepping down from his position on the council, February 4. “As many of my friends, fellow councilors, and citizens are … Continue reading Councilor Shank Stepping Down

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Go Big. Go REALLY Big.

How going after big goals like the Spine pushes one Bar Harbor man into new and unexpected places, no matter what the ultimate outcome is Dec 31, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. This post was contributed by Jeremy Dougherty Jeremy contributed this at our request after we read it online. We’ve had two guests posts this past week … Continue reading Go Big. Go REALLY Big.

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BRIEFS & PRESS RELEASES:

Seaside Deli & Sweets Closing. Jeannie’s Moving Into 8 Cottage Street! Sidman Appeals Ethics Complaint. Mount Desert Island Marathon Gives $40K to local organizations Dec 27, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. A Quick Note From Us: Each week, we compile briefs and press releases and event images and share them all in one (sometimes very long) story. Normally, … Continue reading BRIEFS & PRESS RELEASES:

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Report of Unknown Person in Home Leads to Arrest of Bangor Man

Shaun Farrar Dec 24, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe’s New Year’s Eve Party. BAR HARBOR—On December 22, the Bar Harbor Police Department received a report of an unknown person inside of a Bar Harbor residence. Officer Caleb Mora and additional officers responded to the area and located Brett Skinner, 37, of Bangor, nearby. Skinner was arrested for alleged criminal trespass … Continue reading Report of Unknown Person in Home Leads to Arrest of Bangor Man

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Mount Desert Looks To Plan Its Future

Town Meeting Back at the Neighborhood House, Police Department Set to Buy Eight New Portable Radios Carrie Jones Dec 20, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT—Noel Musson of the Musson Group explained to the Mount Desert Selectboard at its December 16 meeting that the Mount Desert Comprehensive Planning Committee is looking to the town’s future. Toward that end, the selectboard appointed two new members to the ten-member … Continue reading Mount Desert Looks To Plan Its Future

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Park Superintendent Calls State’s Seawall Turnaround Terms Unreasonable

Park Superintendent Calls State’s Seawall Turnaround Terms Unreasonable Carrie Jones Dec 19, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—In a December 12 email to MaineDOT, Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider wrote that the state’s ask for a five-day turnaround to respond to the state’s terms sheet about repairs to the road was unreasonable. Schneider’s email reinforced the … Continue reading Park Superintendent Calls State’s Seawall Turnaround Terms Unreasonable

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Town Hill Housing Project Inching Forward

Two-thirds of Acadia’s workforce can’t afford to buy a home within hour of park Shaun Farrar Dec 18, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TOWN HILL—Within the last six months, Acadia National Park (ANP) conducted a survey that showed that two-thirds of its year-round workforce can’t afford to buy a home within an hour’s drive of the … Continue reading Town Hill Housing Project Inching Forward

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HELD HOSTAGE:

Some in Southwest Harbor Worry State’s Terms on Seawall Road Repair Place Them In Untenable Situation Carrie Jones Dec 12, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Andy’s Home Improvement Inc. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Even as some town officials felt that the town was being held hostage to state-controlled terms, the Southwest Harbor Select Board Tuesday night told Town Manger Karen Reddersen yes, go ahead … Continue reading HELD HOSTAGE:

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