Archive - Bar Harbor Story

Due to Federal Government Shutdown, USDA Notifies States that SNAP Benefits Won’t Be Issued for November

AUGUSTA—Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the U.S.

Oct 21, 2025

“Massive destruction on a proportion never seen”

Island and Shore Path Take a Beating

Jan 11, 2024 • Carrie Jones

Contractors File $14M in Liens Against Owner of Renovated MDI Hotel

By Bill Trotter/BDN

Oct 23, 2025

‘No Kings Day’ Brings Peaceful Demonstrations to Maine Towns Big and Small

HANCOCK COUNTY—Hundreds of local protestors gathered on sidewalks, parking lots, and marched down streets in Hancock County on Saturday to denounce the…

Oct 18, 2025 • Carrie Jones

Bar Harbor Man Arrested For Operating Under the Influence After Rolling Mercedes Over on Eagle Lake Road.

Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police and Hancock County Sheriff's Department.

Oct 7, 2025 • Shaun Farrar

Missing Man's Body Recovered in Ocean Near Bar Harbor, Thursday Morning.

BAR HARBOR—A rescue mission for a man stranded on or near Bar Island, Wednesday evening became a recovery mission and emergency service personnel from…

Jan 29 • Carrie Jones

Storm Smashes Into MDI

People Asked to Avoid Bar Harbor's Shore Path & Other Areas

Jan 10, 2024 • Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar

Maine Hotelier Faces Glampground Foreclosure and More Liens

by Sabrina Martin/BDN

Feb 3

The Latest on SNAP Benefits

Note to constituents from Rep. Gary Friedmann

Nov 7, 2025

Updated: Man Still Missing This Morning After Reportedly Being Stranded on Bar Island Yesterday

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana.

Jan 29 • Shaun Farrar and Carrie Jones

Bear Aware on MDI: Sightings Spread

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry.

Jul 15, 2025 • Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar

After a Tick Bite Nearly Took His Life, a Bar Harbor Man Finds Gratitude in Survival

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Choco-Latté Café.

Oct 4, 2025 • Carrie Jones

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