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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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Acadia National Park Hopes to Expand Parking at Hull's Cove Visitor Center and Make Transportation Hub
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Acadia National Park Hopes to Expand Parking at Hull’s Cove Visitor Center and Make Transportation Hub

Carrie Jones Sep 26, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Acadia National Park hopes to expand its Hulls Cove Visitor Center parking lot and transportation center and is set to apply for a federal grant to pay for it. Recently, the park, which is spread throughout Mount Desert Island and the Schoodic Peninsula, has hosted approximately 4 million visits annually. The proposed $25-million expansion would allow 439 parking spots … Continue reading Acadia National Park Hopes to Expand Parking at Hull’s Cove Visitor Center and Make Transportation Hub

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Building a Shared Future. League of Towns Hopes to Tackle the Big Issues Together.
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Building a Shared Future.

League of Towns Hopes to Tackle the Big Issues Together. Carrie Jones May 30, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The League of Towns has a mission. The group of town officials from throughout the Mount Desert Island region wants to be problem solvers for the region where some of the problems seem too big for one community … Continue reading Building a Shared Future.

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Patients, advocates say MaineCare transportation company is failing to live up to its agreement

Patients say Modivcare drivers are denying rides without explanation. Sep 01, 2024 Share By Adrienne Washington/Maine Monitor A transportation broker company with a pending contract to handle all MaineCare rides throughout the state is facing complaints from vulnerable riders who say they’re being left at their appointments and declined for rides without receiving the required documentation giving the reason. Laur Laughlin, who lives in Sanford, struggles … Continue reading Patients, advocates say MaineCare transportation company is failing to live up to its agreement

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MDI Finds One Issue With An Electric School Bus Battery After State Urges Busses Taken Off Road

Defective busses caused power-failure crash in Winthrop CARRIE JONES FEB 21, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—After the Maine Department of Education’s request to park all electric school buses from Lion Electric Co. until the state can inspect them, two of the electric school buses used on Mount Desert Island have passed state police inspections. Another did not. “The third is getting a new battery in the shop, … Continue reading MDI Finds One Issue With An Electric School Bus Battery After State Urges Busses Taken Off Road

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