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In Bar Harbor, Students Explore Science — and Possible Futures. Plus a quick note from us about why we might be a bit light on news today (and the next few days).
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In Bar Harbor, Students Explore Science — and Possible Futures.

Plus a quick note from us about why we might be a bit light on news today (and the next few days). Carrie Jones Apr 17, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. BAR HARBOR—Three elementary students bounced toward an Acadia National Park ranger stationed in the library at Bar Harbor’s elementary school. The ranger held a giant bone in her hand. … Continue reading In Bar Harbor, Students Explore Science — and Possible Futures.

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AI as Mirror, Not Master: MDI Teachers Team Up With State, College to Teach Responsible AI Use. Mount Desert Island Schools Build a Human-First, Grassroots Approach to AI in Education.
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AI as Mirror, Not Master: MDI Teachers Team Up With State, College to Teach Responsible AI Use.

Mount Desert Island Schools Build a Human-First, Grassroots Approach to AI in Education. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Apr 11, 2026 BAR HARBOR—Seventh graders from across the Mount Desert Island region gathered at College of the Atlantic at the end of March to learn about artificial intelligence, not how to cheat with it, educators stressed, not how to rely too much on it, but how to question … Continue reading AI as Mirror, Not Master: MDI Teachers Team Up With State, College to Teach Responsible AI Use.

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MDI High School Budget Vote April 1: What Residents Need to Know. Public Meeting Will Decide $19.6M MDI High School Budget.
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MDI High School Budget Vote April 1: What Residents Need to Know.

Public Meeting Will Decide $19.6M MDI High School Budget. Shaun Farrar Mar 31, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—Local school budgets make up a large portion of the town budgets for all four towns on Mount Desert Island. Every year, these budgets are proposed and then scrutinized by warrant committees and select boards/councils before being approved … Continue reading MDI High School Budget Vote April 1: What Residents Need to Know.

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Superintendent Says Single Voting Day Protects Fairness in School Reorganization. Reorganization Vote Could Mean Overtime, Extra Ballot Machines.
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Superintendent Says Single Voting Day Protects Fairness in School Reorganization.

Reorganization Vote Could Mean Overtime, Extra Ballot Machines. Shaun Farrar Feb 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. ACADIA REGION—At its February 17 meeting, the Trenton Select Board was asked to choose when to hold its town’s vote for the possible reorganization of AOS 91. The two choices would be the town’s annual town meeting, which is … Continue reading Superintendent Says Single Voting Day Protects Fairness in School Reorganization.

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Tremont Select Board Approves Proposed School Budget but Moves Some Money Into Reserve Account Returned check policy and annual report memoriam also approved
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Tremont Select Board Approves Proposed School Budget but Moves Some Money Into Reserve Account

Returned check policy and annual report memoriam also approved Shaun Farrar Feb 12, 2026 TREMONT—At its February 2 meeting, the Tremont Select Board approved the proposed Tremont Consolidated School budget which has come down by more than 3% in the town appropriation line. The town appropriation has gone from 12.55% in the first proposed budget to 9.30% in the newest iteration of the proposed budget. … Continue reading Tremont Select Board Approves Proposed School Budget but Moves Some Money Into Reserve Account

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Bar Harbor Officials Weigh School Budget Pressures Ahead of New Building Move
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Bar Harbor Officials Weigh School Budget Pressures Ahead of New Building Move

Carrie Jones Jan 30, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. BAR HARBOR—The town’s warrant committee and town council met January 27 for the second of many joint budget workshops, this time focusing on the town’s school budget. “In creating this budget we were very sensitive to the fact that we were building a new school that was costing the … Continue reading Bar Harbor Officials Weigh School Budget Pressures Ahead of New Building Move

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A Maine Teacher, a Drifting Buoy, and a Classroom That Builds Moon Habitats Tremont science teacher Tonya Prentice is earning national honors while her students earn state ones, by giving students real-world science experiences—on land, at sea, and beyond Earth.
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A Maine Teacher, a Drifting Buoy, and a Classroom That Builds Moon Habitats

Tremont science teacher Tonya Prentice is earning national honors while her students earn state ones, by giving students real-world science experiences—on land, at sea, and beyond Earth. Shaun Farrar Jan 16, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. TREMONT—On Mount Desert Island, there are a lot of teachers who go out of their way to enrich students in ways that … Continue reading A Maine Teacher, a Drifting Buoy, and a Classroom That Builds Moon Habitats

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“If We Took Five Feet”: How One Student Is Rethinking Bar Harbor’s Roads Concern for a Friend Sparked a Student’s Call for Safer Streets
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“If We Took Five Feet”: How One Student Is Rethinking Bar Harbor’s Roads

Concern for a Friend Sparked a Student’s Call for Safer Streets Carrie Jones Jan 14, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. BAR HARBOR—Dean Dougherty strode into the Jesup Memorial Library, mom’s laptop in his hand, bags strewn over his shoulder, a smile planted on his open face and he stood, feet planted on the wooden floor, making introductions, confidently explaining who … Continue reading “If We Took Five Feet”: How One Student Is Rethinking Bar Harbor’s Roads

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Bar Harbor School Committee Wants a Safer Way for Kids to Reach the YMCA Back. A New Service Plan Could Help. "Three to a Seat": Bar Harbor Grapples With After-School Safety Fix
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Bar Harbor School Committee Wants a Safer Way for Kids to Reach the YMCA Back. A New Service Plan Could Help.

“Three to a Seat”: Bar Harbor Grapples With After-School Safety Fix Carrie Jones Dec 05, 2025 BAR HARBOR—For years, Conners-Emerson students could count on a ride to the Y after school. Despite the needs of the school, that hasn’t happened since COVID. Now, the Bar Harbor School Committee is hoping new town service agreements with the MDI YMCA, Jesup, and Island Explorer might bring that … Continue reading Bar Harbor School Committee Wants a Safer Way for Kids to Reach the YMCA Back. A New Service Plan Could Help.

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"We’ve Been Ghosted": Mount Desert School Committee Cuts Ties with Architect Committee looks over draft school budget with a decrease, renews school resource officer agreement, and learns more kids are missing less school days so far this year.
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“We’ve Been Ghosted”: Mount Desert School Committee Cuts Ties with Architect

Committee looks over draft school budget with a decrease, renews school resource officer agreement, and learns more kids are missing less school days so far this year. Carrie Jones Nov 08, 2025 MOUNT DESERT—Frustrated after months without communication, Mount Desert school officials say they’ve been “ghosted” by the architecture firm hired to oversee a $6 million renovation project and will now seek new partners to … Continue reading “We’ve Been Ghosted”: Mount Desert School Committee Cuts Ties with Architect

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