Holiday Pay, Audit Costs Prompt Special Town Meeting in Trenton. Shaun Farrar Jun 26, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. TRENTON—A special town meeting will be held in Trenton on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m., at the municipal building due to the need to adjust a copy of budget items. Following Select Board Chair Fred Ehrlenbach’s presentation of … Continue reading Trenton Voters to Consider $5,920 Budget Increase at July 7 Special Town Meeting.

Write-In School Committee Candidate Wins With Four Votes Carrie Jones May 19, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. TRENTON—Ahead of voting in its budget at tonight’s town meeting, Trenton has chosen its next elected officers and voted against a citizens petition that would have permitted two adult-use retail marijuana stores in town. The initiative failed with … Continue reading Trenton Rejects Retail Marijuana Stores

Fire Department Honors Kelton Muise. Carrie Jones May 14, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. TRENTON—In a quick, convivial, ten-minute meeting, Tuesday, the Trenton Select Board approved a local restaurant’s permits, paid bills, and then discussed a cistern siting as well as the ancient bag phones that came before the modern cell phones. The amusement permit and liquor license … Continue reading Trenton Voters to Decide Budgets, Cannabis Shops, and Ordinance Changes at Upcoming Town Meeting

Board Authorizes Comprehensive Planning Committee. Shaun Farrar Apr 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. TRENTON—In late 2019 or early 2020, the Trenton School Evaluation Options Committee (SEOC), after several months of meetings, interviews, and research, created a “purely hypothetical” chart that indicated that Trenton’s education budget could rise from around $3.5 million in FY2014/15 to just under … Continue reading Trenton Tables Proposal to Study Leaving School System Amid Budget Concerns.

Board signs resolution and appoints new Planning Board members. Shaun Farrar Apr 09, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. TRENTON—At its March 31 meeting, the Select Board approved Code Enforcement Officer Angie Chamberlain’s request to move multiple notices of violation forward to the court system due to the landowner not rectifying the noted issues. The property at 951 Oak Point Road, … Continue reading Trenton Select Board Approves Court Action for Land Use Ordinance Violations.