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King, Colleagues Demand Answers from Pentagon About “Safety and Well-Being” of USS Abraham Lincoln Crew
“Denial and defensiveness are not acceptable responses,” Senators tell Secretary Hegseth
Senator Collins Announces UMaine Will Begin Construction of 3D-Printed Neighborhood for Homeless Individuals
BANGOR—U.S.
Cranberry Islands Listening Sessions
Bar Harbor Extends Lodging Moratorium, Rejects Proposal to Put Hotel Limits to a Vote
Councilors agreed they need tighter controls on lodging but rejected sending a controversial graduated scale to voters, citing concerns about fairness…
 • Carrie Jones
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event - 2026
Bar Harbor News Flash
A Rare Declaration of Independence Is Coming To Bar Harbor. It Has Company.
The Dunlap Broadside will be displayed beside the Watertown Treaty of 1776 at the Abbe Museum, creating a rare opportunity to see two foundational…
 • Carrie Jones
Connecticut Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty in Bar Harbor
Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police, and Hancock County Sheriff's Department.
 • Shaun Farrar
Message from Rep. Gary Friedmann.
August 18, 2026
 • Carrie Jones
ArtWaves Hosts Two Free Community Events in August
TOWN HILL—ArtWaves is pleased to announce, in support of our mission to make creativity accessible to all, a pair of complimentary August events which…
Maine Law expands 3 + 3 program with College of the Atlantic partnership
BAR HARBOR — As part of its ongoing efforts to grow Maine’s in-demand attorney workforce and increase access to justice, the University of Maine School…
 • Carrie Jones
Bar Harbor Hires Officer For Mount Desert as Full Merger Discussion Continues; Mount Desert Short-Term Rental Rules Will Likely Be…
The Selectboard also addressed a $121,000 funding shortfall for the Jordan Pond Road sewer project, concerns about trash at the town garage.
 • Carrie Jones
DMR Launches Electronic Application System for Aquaculture Leases
AUGUSTA — The Department of Marine Resources has launched an electronic aquaculture application system which will significantly streamline the process…
 • Carrie Jones
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