Bar Harbor Looks to Hire Sustainable Economic Development Coordinator

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Jul 31, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. BAR HARBOR—The Town of Bar Harbor is advertising for a newly created position in its planning department. The town posted a job listing for a sustainable economic development coordinator on its website, July 18. The new position replaces an unfilled position in the planning department. “The sustainable economic … Continue reading Bar Harbor Looks to Hire Sustainable Economic Development Coordinator

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Seeking Balance: Bar Harbor Task Force Begins to Tackle Sustainable Tourism

While asking, “What Is ‘Sustainable Tourism’?” Carrie Jones Jul 11, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—The first step of Bar Harbor’s Sustainable Tourism Task Force was to organize itself, and it did just that on July 10, electing Vicki Hall as chair and Enoch Albert as vice chair during its organizational meeting in Council Chambers in … Continue reading Seeking Balance: Bar Harbor Task Force Begins to Tackle Sustainable Tourism

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Events

She Plants Stories So Others Can Plant Trees: Florence Reed and the Power of “We”

‘Roots of Renewal’ Film Shares the How Small-Scale Farms Are Reshaping the Planet’s Future Carrie Jones Jun 05, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—When Florence Reed was a little girl climbing trees in New Hampshire, breathing in the forest air, spying on the adults nearby and dreaming of things, she may not have explicitly realized … Continue reading She Plants Stories So Others Can Plant Trees: Florence Reed and the Power of “We”

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Letter from a reader

March 2 Share LETTERS TO THE EDITOR/LETTERS FROM OUR READERS POLICY While we do not solicit them, we do 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. The beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints expressed by the writers of letters to the editor (letters from our readers) and included here do not necessarily … Continue reading Letter from a reader

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Bar Harbor Talks Trash—and the Price Tag That Comes With It

Pay-as-you-throw, waste streams, recycling all discussed Carrie Jones Feb 19, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor will continue to investigate how its trash and recycling choices could be potentially changed. Those changes may help the taxpayer or the budget. “Waste disposal is expensive,” consultant Thomas Henaghen told the town councilors, February 18. “More weight … Continue reading Bar Harbor Talks Trash—and the Price Tag That Comes With It

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Should Southwest Harbor Be a Resilience Hub?

Rooftop solar possibilities discussed Carrie Jones Nov 23, 2024 Share SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Resilience hubs are popping up across the country and there may be one eventually in Southwest Harbor. Back in January, after a duo of storms with massive storm surges, the Island Institute, the Gulf of Maine Research Institution (GMRI), and A Climate to Thrive (ACTT) held a resilience workshop for MDI towns and the … Continue reading Should Southwest Harbor Be a Resilience Hub?

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Town Will Apply for EPA Grant to Clean Up Brownfield at MDI YMCA

Carrie Jones Oct 16, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—The Town Council held a public hearing on a grant application for an EPA cleanup at 21 Park Street, the town-owned property that houses the MDI YMCA. Coal ash. Arsenic. Lead. Cancer-causing chemicals. It all lurks in the top three feet of soil at the MDI … Continue reading Town Will Apply for EPA Grant to Clean Up Brownfield at MDI YMCA

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Wasted Food: Going After a Massive Problem One Compost Bin at a Time

Food Waste Impacts Towns’ Budgets and Air Carrie Jones Sep 26, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Food scraps. Yard waste. Combined, the items are about 40 percent of what Maine homes throw away. Those scraps, those twigs, the random lettuce that wilts and isn’t eaten, the moldy bread or cheese? It adds up and many local people and groups are trying to find ways to reduce the … Continue reading Wasted Food: Going After a Massive Problem One Compost Bin at a Time

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Bar Harbor Town Council Talks Trash

Carrie Jones Sep 20, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Side Treats. BAR HARBOR—Some days in Bar Harbor, there will be three semitruck loads of trash hauled out of town. Each of them full. “It blew my mind that we can ship out three of those trailers for MSW (municipal solid waste),” Public Works Director Bethany Leavitt said. “In one day. It’s phenomenal.” … Continue reading Bar Harbor Town Council Talks Trash

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TRENTON EXTENDS ITS SOLAR MORATORIUM

Carrie Jones Sep 18, 2024 Share TRENTON—The moratorium on medium- and large-scale solar energy system development in Trenton has been extended another 180 days. The decision came in a quick ten-minute meeting of Trenton’s select board, Tuesday night. The current solar moratorium expires October 5. It was moved to extend another 180 days or until an amendment dealing with solar developments in the town is … Continue reading TRENTON EXTENDS ITS SOLAR MORATORIUM

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