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Challenge to Controversial Southwest Harbor Subdivision Ends Before Merits of Appeal Are Heard. Southwest Harbor Appeals Board Says Opponent Lacked Standing to Challenge Trundy Farm Approval.
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Challenge to Controversial Southwest Harbor Subdivision Ends Before Merits of Appeal Are Heard.

Southwest Harbor Appeals Board Says Opponent Lacked Standing to Challenge Trundy Farm Approval. Carrie Jones Apr 07, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—A long-running dispute over a subdivision near an uncontrolled landfill came to an abrupt halt this week when Southwest Harbor’s Appeals Board unanimously dismissed an appeal of the Trundy Farm project, ruling the appellant, James Vallette, … Continue reading Challenge to Controversial Southwest Harbor Subdivision Ends Before Merits of Appeal Are Heard.

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Soil Ordinance Rework Continues as Tensions Surface at Southwest Harbor Meeting. Changes Will Not Likely Go Before the Voters Until November.
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Soil Ordinance Rework Continues as Tensions Surface at Southwest Harbor Meeting.

Changes Will Not Likely Go Before the Voters Until November. Carrie Jones Apr 01, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Choco-Latté Café. SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Discussion over how to revise the town’s new soil testing ordinance continued this week, as officials acknowledged they will likely miss the deadline to put changes on the June ballot. The town needs to finalize the language and … Continue reading Soil Ordinance Rework Continues as Tensions Surface at Southwest Harbor Meeting.

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Southwest Harbor Moves Toward Paid Parking at Waterfront Docks for Summer 2026 Parking Kiosks, Hazardous Trees Dominate Southwest Harbor Meeting
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Southwest Harbor Moves Toward Paid Parking at Waterfront Docks for Summer 2026

Parking Kiosks, Hazardous Trees Dominate Southwest Harbor Meeting Carrie Jones Mar 30, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Paid parking at three sites in town and hazardous trees took up most of the over two-hour Southwest Harbor Select Board meeting, March 24. Multiple parking consultants and business representatives attended via Zoom to answer questions as the … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Moves Toward Paid Parking at Waterfront Docks for Summer 2026

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Potholes, Delays, and Uncertainty: Many MDI Road Issues Persist Without Immediate Fixes. Technical Glitch Is Shortening Timeline for Seawall Road Repairs.
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Potholes, Delays, and Uncertainty: Many MDI Road Issues Persist Without Immediate Fixes.

Technical Glitch Is Shortening Timeline for Seawall Road Repairs. Carrie Jones Mar 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—There aren’t any big paving projects planned by Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) in the Mount Desert Island region for this year, but that doesn’t mean that the department doesn’t have projects scheduled for the future or … Continue reading Potholes, Delays, and Uncertainty: Many MDI Road Issues Persist Without Immediate Fixes.

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Southwest Harbor Voters Approve Public Works Garage Money and Shoreline Repairs
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Southwest Harbor Voters Approve Public Works Garage Money and Shoreline Repairs

Carrie Jones Mar 24, 2026 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Through three yes or no decisions, Southwest Harbor voters approved money to fix the town’s public works garage and for shoreline repairs. Three articles faced voters in a special town referendum election, March 24. The 256 voters who participated resoundingly passed all three. Article 1 allows the town to apply for and receive state grants, federal grants, nonprofit revenues, … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Voters Approve Public Works Garage Money and Shoreline Repairs

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From the ‘Boo-Boo Bus’ to a Lasting Legacy: The Island Remembers Polly Dever.
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From the ‘Boo-Boo Bus’ to a Lasting Legacy:

The Island Remembers Polly Dever. Carrie Jones Mar 20, 2026 TREMONT—”If you had ever meet Polly Dever you’ll likely never forget it,” Tremont Fire Chief Keith Higgins said earlier this week. There’s a reason for that. “She was a spitfire in the true sense and loved to be a jokester yet she would be the first one to reach out after a difficult run. Her … Continue reading From the ‘Boo-Boo Bus’ to a Lasting Legacy:

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From Protection to Permissions: Southwest Harbor Officials Rethink Soil Testing Law. Half-Mile Rule, Full-Town Impact: Southwest Harbor Discusses Reach of Soil Testing Ordinance
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From Protection to Permissions: Southwest Harbor Officials Rethink Soil Testing Law.

Half-Mile Rule, Full-Town Impact: Southwest Harbor Discusses Reach of Soil Testing Ordinance Carrie Jones Mar 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Choco-Latté Café. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Just months after voters overwhelmingly approved new soil testing rules aimed at protecting residents from pollution, town officials are reconsidering how far those protections should reach—and who, exactly, they are meant to protect. At a March 17 workshop, the Planning … Continue reading From Protection to Permissions: Southwest Harbor Officials Rethink Soil Testing Law.

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Fixing a Failing Garage and Storm-Damaged Shoreline Head to Voters Carolyn Todd Appointed Principal at Pemetic.
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Fixing a Failing Garage and Storm-Damaged Shoreline Head to Voters

C.arolyn Todd Appointed Principal at Pemetic. Carrie Jones Mar 15, 2026 SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Voters get to decide at a special municipal election, March 24, whether or not to fund two infrastructure projects in town. The first is a public works garage replacement. The second a project to fix the shoreline after the 2024 storms pummelled the area. The town proposal would authorize the Select Board and town treasurer … Continue reading Fixing a Failing Garage and Storm-Damaged Shoreline Head to Voters

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Subdivision Near Landfill Faces Appeal in Southwest Harbor Acadia Disposal District
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Subdivision Near Landfill Faces Appeal in Southwest Harbor

Acadia Disposal District representative and former selectman leads charge Carrie Jones Mar 11, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—An appeal has been filed to overturn the town’s recent Planning Board approval of the Trundy Farms Subdivision. That subdivision was proposed by Southwest Harbor Planning Board Vice Chair Ben Lee Worcester and underwent multiple meetings as some board members worried about … Continue reading Subdivision Near Landfill Faces Appeal in Southwest Harbor

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Town Officials Seek Changes to Soil Testing Rules Passed by Southwest Harbor Voters. Proposed potential change focuses on water.
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Town Officials Seek Changes to Soil Testing Rules Passed by Southwest Harbor Voters.

Proposed potential change focuses on water. Carrie Jones Mar 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Changes to the citizen’s petition that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November and which created an amendment to the town’s land use ordinance will go forward, the Southwest Harbor Planning Board indicated, March 3. The current ordinance calls for testing of … Continue reading Town Officials Seek Changes to Soil Testing Rules Passed by Southwest Harbor Voters.

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