In Tremont, School and County Budgets Increase While Municipal Budget Stays Flat.

Town passes budget and land use ordinances in quick Tuesday meeting. Shaun Farrar May 13, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. TREMONT—Like a backup quarterback who plays almost the entire game and pulls off a decisive win, Assistant Moderator Keri Hayes managed to moderate the entire voting portion of Tremont’s Annual Town Meeting in less than 45 minutes on Tuesday … Continue reading In Tremont, School and County Budgets Increase While Municipal Budget Stays Flat.

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Bar Harbor Residents Hear From Town Council Candidates Ahead of Election

League of Women Voters Downeast Forum at the Jesup Highlights Housing Visions and Infrastructure Carrie Jones May 13, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. BAR HARBOR—Six of the seven Town Council candidates were able to attend a League of Women Voters–Downeast forum at the Jesup Memorial Library on Monday, May 11. Council candidate Paul Saltysiak did not attend. On April … Continue reading Bar Harbor Residents Hear From Town Council Candidates Ahead of Election

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PUC’s Staff Draft Recommendation Calls For Investigation of Bar Harbor’s New Water Rates.

Plus, press releases and a link to last night’s Bar Harbor Town Council forum. Carrie Jones May 12, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) released a draft recommendation, May 11, that the commission investigate Bar Harbor’s new water rates. The draft recommendation comes after a 10-person citizen complaint to the Public Utilities … Continue reading PUC’s Staff Draft Recommendation Calls For Investigation of Bar Harbor’s New Water Rates.

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May 10 Crash Shut Down Portion of Bar Harbor’s Crooked Road for a Short While

Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police, and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. Shaun Farrar May 12, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—According to the Bar Harbor Police Department weekly press release, on May 10, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Hodari Foster, 20, of Bar Harbor, was driving a 2015 Honda Accord west … Continue reading May 10 Crash Shut Down Portion of Bar Harbor’s Crooked Road for a Short While

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Deer Management Plan Advances as Tremont Approves New Public Safety Building Bond.

McKenzie Jewett and Ben Harper Head to Select Board. Shaun Farrar May 12, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. TREMONT—The voters of Tremont approved a limited deer hunt in its town with a vote of 314-227, Monday. The town also approved a new public safety building, 332-206. There were two open seats on the Tremont Select Board and three contenders to … Continue reading Deer Management Plan Advances as Tremont Approves New Public Safety Building Bond.

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Maine State Police and Fire Marshals Office Investigating DV Incident and Explosive Devices Found in Trenton

Road closed during the incident. Carrie Jones May 11, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. TRENTON—An incident in Trenton, Saturday, May 9, involving explosive devices shut down a significant portion of Route 3 between Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island for a short period of time that morning. Personnel from Lamoine and Bar Harbor assisted with the Trenton road’s closure. According to … Continue reading Maine State Police and Fire Marshals Office Investigating DV Incident and Explosive Devices Found in Trenton

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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.

And in the near future. Carrie Jones May 11, 2026 THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and we may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this email is a bit long for a lot of inboxes. … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.

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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 May 11, 2026 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 town and school calendars are cancelled or rescheduled, so make sure … Continue reading ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

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Letters from our readers.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY We always welcome letter submissions to The Bar Harbor Story. For details on our policy, please visit our about page and scroll down or just visit here. As with all newspapers, the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor and included here do not necessarily reflect the beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints or official policies of The Bar Harbor Story. … Continue reading Letters from our readers.

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People We’ve Lost

Steven Jay Lyman. Lucille E. Albee. Pamala Jean Morrison-Colby. Mari Lee Knowles. Linda Mae (Tracy) Kuzyk. Harvey C. Hopkins Jr. Virginia Stone (Weis) Bourne. Carrie Jones May 10, 2026 Note: “People We’ve Lost” is a feature of the Bar Harbor Story where we share obituaries of people that the island lost in the previous 1-2 weeks. We’re doing this because we think everyone deserves to be … Continue reading People We’ve Lost

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