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Asticou Working With Town About Construction Traffic
Mount Desert Progressing on Seal Harbor Comfort Stations
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Man Walking Down the Street Caught With Police Department Traffic Cone
State police save goats on turnpike and other local police reports
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Shaun Farrar
Across Maine, towns continue to grapple with school district reorganization
More than 40 towns have withdrawn from their school districts since the state’s 2007 consolidation push.
Snakes, Bugs, and Books: Mr. Drew Brings the Wild to Jesup's Summer Reading Program
Plus, some resources.
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Tremont Select Board to Enter Into Agreement to Possibly Purchase Properties as New Public Safety Facility
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.
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Shaun Farrar
From Flowers to the Kraken: Hundreds of Father's Day Weekend Gatherings Make a Community
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—It started with the clanging of weights, wooden barrels being slid onto bars, and the conundrum of just where to park…
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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
And in the near future.
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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
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Letters From Our Readers
Tim Searchfield, Cynthia Lambert
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People We've Lost
Julu “Julie” M. Grindle, Margaret “Binnie” MacDonald, Annie Colby, Caroline Herter, John C. Van Pelt
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Protests
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Protesters worried about various actions of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets throughout the country on…
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Bar Harbor's Community Piano Vandalized
Police are investigating
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THE 1932 CRITERION THEATRE ANNOUNCES REOPENING CELEBRATION AND STAR-STUDDED 2025 SCHEDULE OF LIVE PERFORMANCES
Briefs and Press Releases: Fun Things to Do on Saturday, Island Explorer MDI Service Begins on June 23, Real Estate, Jax Forum for Discovery, St…
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Carrie Jones
New Chairs for the Council Chambers Same Chairs for the Council
Applicants for boards and committees needed!
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Shaun Farrar
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