Conners-Emerson Construction Contract A Go! Parking Fees Hit $3.85 million in Revenue

Briefs: Seawall Construction on Track, Bar Harbor’s Lower Main Street Project Update, BH Parking Violation Fines Increase CARRIE JONES JUL 25, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor School Board authorized Superintendent Mike Zboray to execute and deliver a construction contract with Wright-Ryan, Monday Morning. This is option B from the presentation made to the Town Council. After bids came back millions over the budget, the … Continue reading Conners-Emerson Construction Contract A Go! Parking Fees Hit $3.85 million in Revenue

The Secret of the 95 Pounds

Construction bids, principal contract extended, and some amazing fourth graders CARRIE JONES JUN 06, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—In groups of twos and threes, fourth graders told the Bar Harbor School Committee, Principal Dr. Heather Weir Webster, and Superintendent Michael Zboray how they planned to make change in the world. And they decided to start at their school. The fourth graders were motivated by their teacher, … Continue reading The Secret of the 95 Pounds

Students’ Innovative Learning Projects at Pemetic Came in Candy Wednesday

School Held Inaugural French Chocolate Market at Birch Bay Village CARRIE JONES JUN 01, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR AND SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Groundbreaking. Educational. Full of chocolate? One of those things doesn’t seem quite like the others, but this past week as the Pemetic Elementary School blended student innovation with community engagement they all meshed perfectly, becoming a groundbreaking, educational project that blended kids, chocolate, and Birch … Continue reading Students’ Innovative Learning Projects at Pemetic Came in Candy Wednesday

Conners Emerson’s Steam Pipe Broke, Leaving School Without Heat. Again.

What will the new school look like? Renderings are released CARRIE JONES MAY 09, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Space heaters. Layers. Closing the doors and keeping them closed. These are all the ways that the Conners school students and staff dealt with yet another break in its heating system for the past two weeks. The problem occurred approximately two weeks ago and the boiler for the … Continue reading Conners Emerson’s Steam Pipe Broke, Leaving School Without Heat. Again.

State Championship Conners Emerson Olympiads Bring in STEAM Week With Over 30 Wins

STEAM WEEK FEATURES COMMUNITY, INFLATABLE PLANETARIUM, AND A WHOLE LOT OF FUN CARRIE JONES APR 15, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The love of science is strong in Bar Harbor. It isn’t just the adults working and interning at the Jackson Laboratory, MDI Biological Laboratory, Acadia National Park, and MDI Hospital who are focused on science. It’s the kids, too. And the teachers and staff at Conners … Continue reading State Championship Conners Emerson Olympiads Bring in STEAM Week With Over 30 Wins

Goodbye, Officer Tim

Bar Harbor’s School Resource Officer Is Leaving CARRIE JONES APR 05, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—He walked the halls to calls of “Hi, Officer Tim.” He played ball. He tied shoes. He helped straighten hats. Listened to stories. Learned name after name of students, teachers, and parents. He quietly calmed kids who had entered crisis mode and barricaded themselves in a room. Bar Harbor’s Tim Bland … Continue reading Goodbye, Officer Tim

Author Returns Home In Conners Emerson Visit

Diane Magras brings the power of dreams come true to fourth graders CARRIE JONES MAR 23, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR— Once, there was a very, very, very, small dragon named Large Marge. She lived in Italy in a pizza parlor. She wanted to prove herself to Joe’s Pizza, the place where she wanted to work for, not just live at. However, she didn’t know how … Continue reading Author Returns Home In Conners Emerson Visit

Briefs: Early Release Days and New School Calendar, New ArtWaves Director, Library Posts Letter About $330,000 Budget Ask

Quahogs, razor clams, eastern oysters, and hen clams may be added to Bar Harbor ordinance, Trail Running Film Festival Coming to Bar Harbor CARRIE JONES AND  SHAUN FARRAR FEB 23, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—We’ve collated a few press releases and briefer stories below. NEW SCHOOL CALENDAR STILL EVOLVING! BAR HARBOR—The AOS 91 Regular Board Meeting on February 12 focused on the ongoing creation of next … Continue reading Briefs: Early Release Days and New School Calendar, New ArtWaves Director, Library Posts Letter About $330,000 Budget Ask

Teachers Contracts Close To a Done Deal

MDI High School still without power and other school news CARRIE JONES DEC 21, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR AND MDI—The teachers throughout the island have a tentative new contract. There are just a few more steps to bring the process to completion. On Wednesday December 13, negotiators for the AOS 91 School Board and the Mount Desert Island Education Association (MDIEA) reached a tentative agreement … Continue reading Teachers Contracts Close To a Done Deal

CES CARES Works to Help Families During the Holidays

PTSA’s Tiger Raffle Raises Thousands CARRIE JONES DEC 9, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—The kindness begins, as many things do, with an email sent to the community. The Conners Emerson Parent Teachers Students Association (PTSA)  wanted help so that it could help families in the school community that have a hard time in winter months. It asked for support. The program began in 2018 under Susan … Continue reading CES CARES Works to Help Families During the Holidays