Shredding the Silence on an Epidemic Impacting Millions of American Women Dr. Seed will host a movie and discussion this Thursday

Shredding the Silence on an Epidemic Impacting Millions of American Women

Dr. Seed will host a movie and discussion this Thursday Carrie Jones Nov 10, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Swan Agency Real Estate. TOWN HILL—Dr. Christy Seed, a family physician and founder of Acadia Integrative Medicine and Primary Care, has a goal. “I’m trying to figure out ways to spread science-based information to women (and men!) about the menopause transition and … Continue reading Shredding the Silence on an Epidemic Impacting Millions of American Women

belt sander race

Beware of Dragons! And Maybe Justin Bieber as Racers Got Gritty This Weekend

There was no Sir Rendering at the sand belt races Carrie Jones Oct 14, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TOWN HILL—Allison Sasner headed inside to do the brackets for the belt sander races at the Atlantic Brewing Company on Sunday while in the beer garden, Bryce Lambert amped up the crowd of spectators lined up to … Continue reading Beware of Dragons! And Maybe Justin Bieber as Racers Got Gritty This Weekend

Mount Desert Man Arrested for Burglary and Criminal Mischief

Still No Suspect in Town Hill Hit and Run

Police logs SHAUN FARRAR JUL 30, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Police have no suspects after an early morning hit and run in Town Hill on July 24 damaged two parked vehicles. An unknown vehicle ran the stop sign at the intersection of Indian Point Road and Route 102 in Town Hill and crashed in to a 2014 Subaru Outback and a 2022 GMC pickup truck, both … Continue reading Still No Suspect in Town Hill Hit and Run

Couple’s Cars Smashed in Driveway in Morning Hit and Run

Woman asks for community’s help finding the driver CARRIE JONES JUL 24, 2024 Share TOWN HILL—A Town Hill couple is hoping the community can help them find the person who smashed into their vehicles, which were parked in their driveway. The driver then left. This morning a Town Hill couple woke up to a crash outside their home. A post from Chelsea White detailed both … Continue reading Couple’s Cars Smashed in Driveway in Morning Hit and Run

Raising a Can to Twenty Years

Two Families, Two Businesses, One Big Community CARRIE JONES JUN 11, 2024 Share TOWN HILL—On a typical day at the Atlantic Brewing Company and Mainely Meat campus off the Knox Road, someone doesn’t yell, “Wait! There’s a bubble machine.” No, actually, that might not be true. You never know exactly what might happen at the duo of family-owned and run local businesses. On the parcel, … Continue reading Raising a Can to Twenty Years

Two Seats, Five Contenders: Bar Harbor Council Candidates Discuss Issues at Town Hill Forum

Election June 11, Town Meeting June 4 CARRIE JONES MAY 30, 2024 Share TOWN HILL—A packed Town Hill Village Hall Wednesday night greeted the six Bar Harbor candidates vying for two Town Council seats in a live forum hosted by the Town Hill Village Improvement Society. The forum was moderated by Faith DeAmbrose of the Mount Desert Islander and Carrie Jones of the Bar Harbor Story. Approximately 60 … Continue reading Two Seats, Five Contenders: Bar Harbor Council Candidates Discuss Issues at Town Hill Forum

Brigadoon Subdivision Moves Forward

Five home lots will go off the Crooked Road CARRIE JONES APR 09, 2024 Share TOWN HILL—A five-lot subdivision in Town Hill has been found complete after multiple meetings and tweaks to the subdivision on land off the Crooked Road. Christopher Bettencourt and Denise Carey Bettencourt own the land. Some of the lots can’t be offered for sale until the road into the site is … Continue reading Brigadoon Subdivision Moves Forward

In Town Hill: Creating Community out of Water and Persistence (despite the weather)

Versant issues quick statement on power outage. CARRIE JONES FEB 5, 2024 Share TOWN HILL—Sometimes it takes a community to build a community, or at least a skating rink. Custodians of memory and community, the Town Hill Village Improvement Society is also helping people build community and memory, one timber, one bean supper, one ice skating rink at a time, one fixed roof at a … Continue reading In Town Hill: Creating Community out of Water and Persistence (despite the weather)

Endangered Bats Could Make Developing Homes in Town Hill Difficult

Brigadoon Subdivision Heads to Public Hearing in March, Cough Resigns from Planning Board, Board Delves into Purpose of a Public Hearing CARRIE JONES FEB 1, 2024 BAR HARBOR—There’s a new player causing worries about the development of housing in Bar Harbor. It’s not NIMBY-ism. And while water tables and nitrates are often a worry, that’s not a brand new concern. The newest player that could … Continue reading Endangered Bats Could Make Developing Homes in Town Hill Difficult

The Quiet Work of Mental Health

Shannon Murray Ready To Help Hancock County CARRIE JONES NOV 25, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—During COVID-19 in Spokane, Washington, and even before, as a nurse anesthesiologist, Shannon Murray saw first-hand the toll of first responders: police, EMTs, nurses, veterans dealing with jobs that puts them on the front lines of pain, tragedy, and stress. “As a nation, we were in a bad place mental health … Continue reading The Quiet Work of Mental Health