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Where Politics Met Paint, Song, and Community in Bar Harbor "Let’s Do Something That Feels Right."
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Where Politics Met Paint, Song, and Community in Bar Harbor

“Let’s Do Something That Feels Right.” Carrie Jones Jan 13, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—On a dreary winter late afternoon beneath the high rafters of the Hidden Barn Bookstore, voices rose, hands moved, cameras clicked, and sea shanties shifted from lamentation to wry callings. Nearly 80 people gathered, not to debate politics, but to make something together: … Continue reading Where Politics Met Paint, Song, and Community in Bar Harbor

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Letters From Our Readers Nineteen MDI Hospital employees
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Letters from our readers

Rep. Gary Friedmann. Dick Atlee, Carrie Jones Dec 07, 2025 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, … Continue reading Letters from our readers

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Local Option Lodging Tax Fails in Maine Legislature Supporters Say Bill Could Have Potentially Eased Property Tax Burdens
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Local Option Lodging Tax Fails in Maine Legislature

Supporters Say Bill Could Have Potentially Eased Property Tax Burdens Carrie Jones Jun 22, 2025 Share AUGUSTA—A local option lodging tax proposed by Representative Gary Friedmann (D-Bar Harbor) has failed to gather enough legislative support to pass. The Maine Legislature’s Taxation Committee had voted that the bill, which would have allowed municipalities to add a 2% lodging tax within their own city or town, ought … Continue reading Local Option Lodging Tax Fails in Maine Legislature

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Resolve to Change MDI Deer Hunting Rules Draws Mixed Response Legislative Committee Held Public Hearing, April 16
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Resolve to Change MDI Deer Hunting Rules Draws Mixed Response

Legislative Committee Held Public Hearing, April 16 Carrie Jones Apr 17, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Street Cafe. AUGUSTA—The possibility of changing deer hunting rules currently in place on Mount Desert Island since the 1930s is proving a bit more complicated, a state wildlife official explained in April 16 testimony during the legislative public hearing on those potential changes proposed … Continue reading Resolve to Change MDI Deer Hunting Rules Draws Mixed Response

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Rep. Friedmann Says He Does Not Support the Bill He Co-Sponsored
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Rep. Friedmann Says He Does Not Support the Bill He Co-Sponsored

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Mar 07, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Though Maine Representative Gary Friedmann (D-Bar Harbor) has cosponsored a five-page bill that would change how Maine school athletic teams operate, he said March 6, at the YWCA MDI, that he doesn’t support the bill, won’t vote for it, and will testify against it. Representative Elizabeth Caruso (R-Caratunk) sponsored “LD 868 (HP554) An Act to Ensure Equity and Safety in Athletics, … Continue reading Rep. Friedmann Says He Does Not Support the Bill He Co-Sponsored

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