Trenton Select Board Talks Outdoor Burning Safety

Also new fire department water supply cistern and Goose Cove Road repair dissatisfaction Shaun Farrar Aug 25, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. TRENTON—With the dry conditions and recent elevated fire dangers, at least one Trenton resident feels that the town government should be doing more to regulate outdoor fires or at least provide education for residents … Continue reading Trenton Select Board Talks Outdoor Burning Safety

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Trenton Firefighters Extinguished Motor Home Fire

Carrie Jones Jul 08, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. TRENTON—Shortly before midnight, Monday, July 7, Trenton firefighters put out a fire inside a large RV. No humans or pets were injured in the fire that occurred at the Narrows Too Campground at 1150 Bar Harbor Road. According to Trenton Fire Chief Steve Heckman, who put … Continue reading Trenton Firefighters Extinguished Motor Home Fire

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He Waited His Whole Life, Then Came The Greatest Adventure

One Dog’s Big Break: How Xube Is Winning Hearts (and Hopefully a Home) Carrie Jones Jun 24, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TRENTON—He is a dog of many names: Scuba Steve. Xube. Cutie Face. Sweetest Boy Ever. Almost his entire life, he’s lived in a shelter in a cage waiting for a home. Waiting. And waiting. … Continue reading He Waited His Whole Life, Then Came The Greatest Adventure

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Acadia Gateway Center Likely Won’t Open Until End of July

Carrie Jones May 28, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TRENTON—The Acadia Gateway Center which was originally expected to open in June, will likely not open until the end of July. The discussion came during conversation in a League of Towns meeting, May 27. The visitors center is meant to encourage Mount Desert Island visitors to park … Continue reading Acadia Gateway Center Likely Won’t Open Until End of July

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Can You Tame the Kraken?

Trenton’s Currents Hosts Pirate Strongman Contest With Seafood, Steel, and Swagger Shaun Farrar May 24, 2025 Share TRENTON—Are you the strongest pirate in Hancock County? Are you beastly like a Kraken but better looking? If you are and you want the world to know it, now is your chance! Currents, a new seafood-based restaurant, bar, and place to be entertained on the Bar Harbor Road in … Continue reading Can You Tame the Kraken?

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Can 5 More Signatures Change Trenton’s Marijuana Laws?

Couple’s Joint Effort Falls Just Short–Town Meeting & Elections Next Week! Carrie Jones May 15, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TRENTON—A citizens’ petition to allow an adult-use marijuana store license fell 4.6 people short at Trenton’s May 13 Select Board meeting. Ellis and Carolee Batson submitted 79 valid signatures of registered Trenton voters. The amount of … Continue reading Can 5 More Signatures Change Trenton’s Marijuana Laws?

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Trenton Candidates Talk Growth, Housing, and Transparency Ahead of May Town Meeting

Three select board hopefuls share visions for the town’s future as solar vote and Wednesday public hearing loom Carrie Jones May 05, 2025 Share TRENTON—The Downeast Chapter of the League of Women Voters held a meet and greet with candidates for the Trenton Select Board, Saturday afternoon. Three of the five candidates for three seats attended. Danielle Cole is running unopposed for another three-year term. … Continue reading Trenton Candidates Talk Growth, Housing, and Transparency Ahead of May Town Meeting

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As Housing Pressures Increase, the Cost of Homes Off Island is Starting to Rise

Trenton Roadside Cleanup Set Carrie Jones Apr 08, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. TRENTON—The Trenton Select Board kept up its efficiency record, Tuesday night, with a speedy ten-minute meeting that held multiple pieces of news within it, including a housing report filled with data about the MDI region. The select board members received a PDF … Continue reading As Housing Pressures Increase, the Cost of Homes Off Island is Starting to Rise

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Love Butterflies? Trenton Does!

The town is pledging to help save them and you can help save them, too. Carrie Jones Mar 22, 2025 Share TRENTON—Towns and cities all around the American continent have been coming together to try to protect one of the area’s smaller creatures: the monarch butterfly. This week, the Trenton Select Board unanimously renewed the town’s pledge to protect the beautiful species with its distinct … Continue reading Love Butterflies? Trenton Does!

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Who Is (or May Be) Running For Office in Your Town

Shaun Farrar Mar 19, 2025 MDI REGION—Three of the island towns, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, and Tremont, have closed their process for getting on the ballot for this year’s elected town officials and representatives election. Trenton’s deadline for turning in nomination papers is this Friday, March 21, at noon and Bar Harbor’s deadline is Friday, April 11, at 5 p.m. Below are the candidates who … Continue reading Who Is (or May Be) Running For Office in Your Town

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