High School Students Help Volunteers Keep a Coastal Resource—and Jobs—Afloat at Hadley Point. Beach Cleanup Hopes to Continue to Keep Approximately 30 Local Jobs From Going Under.

High School Students Help Volunteers Keep a Coastal Resource—and Jobs—Afloat at Hadley Point.

Beach Cleanup Hopes to Continue to Keep Approximately 30 Local Jobs From Going Under. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar May 14, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Restaurant Barn. BAR HARBOR—This year the clean-up of Hadley Point, organized by Marine Resource Committee members and members of the working waterfront got a little help. Lydia Stiles, Jenn Kramp, and Andrew O’Donnell, brought 11 high school students, … Continue reading High School Students Help Volunteers Keep a Coastal Resource—and Jobs—Afloat at Hadley Point.

These MDI Sisters Don't Stop Giving Back MDI Hospital Celebrates its volunteers, employees and community partners

These MDI Sisters Don’t Stop Giving Back

MDI Hospital Celebrates its volunteers, employees and community partners Carrie Jones Sep 15, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Two MDI sisters have spent 150 hours this year volunteering at the MDI Hospital. One hundred and fifty hours. But they aren’t counting. It’s part of who they are: talking, connecting, giving, worrying, making a difference in one interaction … Continue reading These MDI Sisters Don’t Stop Giving Back

The Need Is Urgent

Neighbors Need Volunteers at Island Connections Right Away CARRIE JONES JUN 30, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Since 2022 Scot Bowen has been giving strangers rides. He’ll take them to an appointment. He’ll take them to a store. And most of the time, those strangers he’s driving around? They become something else. They become neighbors. Lori Gray and Carmen Greene? They do the same thing. It’s all … Continue reading The Need Is Urgent