Maine ICE Surge Prompts Protests In Bar Harbor

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Jan 28, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Choco-Latté Café. BAR HARBOR—Somewhere between 135 and 150 people gathered by the town’s municipal building on Tuesday evening to protest the surge of immigration enforcement that began last week in Maine. Protestors lined up behind snowbanks and along Cottage Street and on the lawn and sidewalks of the municipal building as well … Continue reading Maine ICE Surge Prompts Protests In Bar Harbor

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No Kings Protest Coming to Southwest Harbor: Police Aim to Keep It Peaceful

In a Divided Time, One Chief Tries to Keep the Peace on Both Sides of Main Street Carrie Jones Oct 16, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Choco-Latté Café. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Southwest Harbor Police Chief John Hall told his select board on Tuesday that there is an increasing potential for political violence that makes officers, even in rural communities, have to walk a bit … Continue reading No Kings Protest Coming to Southwest Harbor: Police Aim to Keep It Peaceful

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Protests

Carrie Jones Jun 14, 2025 Share SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Protesters worried about various actions of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets throughout the country on Saturday, and Hancock County was no different, hosting large protests in both Ellsworth and Southwest Harbor. In Southwest Harbor between 250-300 protestors filled the sidewalks on Main Street mid Saturday. The protest was organized by The Southwest Harbor Standers. Some … Continue reading Protests

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“Protect Our Patients”

Nurses Fight to Keep Bar Harbor Birth Services Carrie Jones May 08, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—”Maternal healthcare is dying in rural Maine,” Portia Judson, RN, told the protestors gathered at Bar Harbor’s Village Green, May 8. “So many hospitals right now are closing their OB departments. MDI should not be one of them.” The people with her agreed, exclaiming their support as they rallied on … Continue reading “Protect Our Patients”

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Events

Songs, Signs, Chalking, and Sweet Fern:

Earth Day Rally and Weekend Protests Energize MDI Activists Carrie Jones Apr 24, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Before the marchers from the College of the Atlantic arrived on Bar Harbor’s Village Green, Wednesday afternoon, microphones were tested, songs murmured, guitar notes mellowing into the air. A family watched as their two young children had an impromptu dance on the grass before they bundled one back into their … Continue reading Songs, Signs, Chalking, and Sweet Fern:

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Island Residents Participate in Hands Off Protests

Carrie Jones Apr 05, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—At least two locations on Mount Desert Island, as well as in Augusta and Bangor, hosted some island residents who had gathered to peacefully protest, Saturday, April 5. Chalking on the downtown sidewalks of Bar Harbor in solidarity with the protest occurred the day prior. Indivisible, MoveOn, American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters, the Planned … Continue reading Island Residents Participate in Hands Off Protests

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Cruise Ship Ballot Question Recount Moves Forward Portia Judson Honored, Reward for Illegal Deer Death on MDI, Comprehensive Plan Event, and other briefs

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Briefs: Mosaic Salon’s Founder is Retiring

Protests Scheduled for March 1, Seasonal Flu Activity Elevated Carrie Jones Feb 28, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Shops. 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. Our briefs article is mostly just press releases that we don’t write, or claim to write, … Continue reading Briefs: Mosaic Salon’s Founder is Retiring

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College of the Atlantic Demonstrators Encamp in Solidarity with Pro-Palestinian Student Demonstrators

SHAUN FARRAR AND CARRIE JONES APR 30, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The tents went up Sunday evening and the newest college campus encampment appeared and as of Tuesday, April 30, approximately 26 tents occupy the front lawn of the College of the Atlantic (COA) campus. An unidentified student protestor Tuesday afternoon said that participating students are standing in solidarity with other pro-Palestinian student demonstrators around the … Continue reading College of the Atlantic Demonstrators Encamp in Solidarity with Pro-Palestinian Student Demonstrators

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THE CHALKING COMMENCES, OTHER PROTESTER’S CASE DISMISSED

Community Meeting About PFAS at High School Set For Monday and Other News CARRIE JONES MAY 12, 2023 BAR HARBOR—An email sent by Mike Zboray, superintendent of schools just after 9 a.m. Friday announced, “On Monday, May 15th, there will be a community meeting to share a summary of PFAS remediation in the drinking water at MDIHS and the relationship to wastewater management at the … Continue reading THE CHALKING COMMENCES, OTHER PROTESTER’S CASE DISMISSED

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