Upcoming meet the Select Board candidates scheduled. Carrie Jones Apr 21, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—In under four minutes last week, the Southwest Harbor Select Board scheduled a public hearing on whether or not to extend a moratorium on tobacco stores in town. Select Board Member Natasha Johnson recused herself from discussion and abstained from voting. She … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Extends Tobacco Store Moratorium and Hires Musson Group to Help With Its Land Use Ordinance Updates.

Agenda Includes Settlement, Town Warrant, and Potentially Extending Moratorium. Carrie Jones Apr 15, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The town is expected to approve a settlement agreement about a property at 90 Clark Point Road, during its Select Board meeting, tonight, April 15. The case focused on a property owned by Chris and Anne Hopkins. The Hopkinses’ plan for a … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Select Board Expected to Review Settlement Agreement in Clark Point Road Home Addition Case Tonight.

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.

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

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