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Sewer Rates May Go Up This Month

Town Manager Delves Into Potential New Revenue Sources For Bar Harbor

New System Will Bring Mass Notifications To Bar Harbor

Start With Art or Maybe a Party or a Movie

The Omnibus Spending Bill Means $1.4 Million in Infrastructure Support For Bar Harbor

Want to Talk About Bar Harbor’s Year and Council Goals?

Hands Wash Hands

BAR HARBOR HAD A REAL SANTA CLAUS

Breaking News:

Storm Hits Bar Harbor

Town Council Receives Update on Ferry Terminal Plan

The Town Council Has Set Its Priorities

Coin Business to Open in Former Site of Bee’s

Dog Park Might Not Be Mission Impawssible

Town Council and Friends Honor Alf Anderson

Comprehensive Plan Committee Receives More Funds To Continue Work

Council Updated on Cruise Ship Plan Implementation

Living Nativity Brings Solace In Its 49th Year

Nobody Has Ever Said Let's "Get Rid of Glen Mary"

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

ON THE AGENDA!

Cruise Ship Disembarkation Changes Create Staff Questions

Glen Mary Wading Pool Meeting This Monday Open For Public Comment on Area's Use and Design

UPDATE: Three Island Schools Closed

MDI High School Cancels Classes Tomorrow

"Staggering" Amount of Respondents Believe That Bar Harbor Isn’t Meeting the Needs of Its Community Members

Town’s Housing Surveys Released

Superintendent Says Communication Key In Dealing With School Emergencies

Committee Worries Over Communication About Town’s Plans at Former Ferry Terminal

BAR HARBOR CAROLERS TAKE TO THE STREETS

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

School Closed Monday to Break Cycle of Illness

Tracking The Maine Paranormal

ON THE AGENDA!

What Do You Want More Of At The Bar Harbor Story?

Community Comes Together To Bring Christmas To Kids

Staff Brings Planning Board Potential Land Use Changes

The Purview of Bar Harbor’s Design Review Board Could Change

Seasonal Workforce Housing on Mount Desert and Kebo Approved

Proposed School Budget Passes School Committee

Town Manager Expects Lawsuit Over Cruise Ship Changes

Town Asks Superior Court to Reconsider Decision

Making Kindness For Maddie

COMMITTEE TRIES TO PREVENT MORE AGAMONT PARK DAMAGE

So Many Apologies

A Bucket of Woes or Opportunities?

Marie Yarborough Elected School Committee Vice Chair

DOG PARK PLAN WAITS FOR UPDATED AGREEMENT

Could Glen Mary Wading Pool Return Next Summer

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

ON THE AGENDA!

Santa Arrives In Bar Harbor

Sewer Rates May Go Up, Water Remains Stable

Small Business Is The Main Business in Maine

Bar Harbor’s Lobster Tree Brings Support To Fishery

How Much Are You Willing to Pay To Head Into Acadia National Park?

In A Ball Field? At the Y? Maybe in Town Hill?

Bar Harbor Chamber Lights Buoy Tree November 30

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

UPDATED: ON THE AGENDA! A weekly look at upcoming Bar Harbor Meetings

Finding A Way To Make It Work: Town Searches For Ways to Make Cruise Ship Caps Happen and Worries Over Potential Lawsuits

Citizens Urged to Work With Staff To Hone Petitions

BRIEF: Manager Minutes Today!

Whole Foods Says No More Lobster

Thanksgiving Food and Traditions, Past and Present

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

Two Hundred Boxes Stuffed in Turkeypalooza

UPDATED: ON THE AGENDA!

AYS FOOTBALL CELEBRATES THE END OF THE FIRST SEASON SINCE COVID

New Restrictive Lobstering Rules Paused

Citizen-led Initiatives

Misha Mytar Appointed to Bar Harbor's School Committee

CLIA Representative Speaks Of Cruise Lines Greener Futures

Swatting Incidents Happened In Multiple Maine School Yesterday

"Democracy Isn't Easy"

Could Small Electric Cars Save MDI

Harbor Committee Discusses Ferry Terminal and Marina

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

“I never witnessed, nor desire to see, such a terrible affair again.”

Town Wins Lawsuit

ON THE AGENDA

Kebo Street Project Meets Design Review Standards

Bar Harbor Bed Races Down One Bed, One Shoe

With Past Decisions In the Balance, Bar Harbor Looks For Advice

Award-winning Writer Teaches Workshop at Wendell Gilley Museum

What Is The Essence of Conners Emerson?

Bar Harbor Infrastructure Needs Are A Ticking Time Bomb

Voters Impose Strict Cruise Ship Cap, Say No To Marijuana

BED RACES AND PAJAMA SALE MOVE TO FRIDAY

Decaying Building, Big Needs Apparent as School Begins Exploring Budget

Bar Harbor Police and Fire Department’s Community Barbecue a Sizzling Success.

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

A Plea To You All From My Dead Nana and Me

District Attorney Caught in Lie During October Candidate Forum

Can You Capture The Essence of the Conners Emerson School?

Kebo Street Seasonal Workers’ Housing Project Goes Before Planning Board

Voters Will Decide Fate of Retail Marijuana and Cruise Ships, November 8

Judge Rules 2020 Changes to Bar Harbor's Town Charter Should Be Set Aside

Paul Paradis Receives Cadillac Award

MDI LOCKDOWN

MDI High School Goes on Lockdown for Hours After Serious and Credible Threat, Suspect Apprehended

Ledgelawn Continues Halloween Tradition

The Haunting of Bar Harbor

Things to Do Week of October 31

MDI Gets A Handworks Festival.

Conners-Emerson Halloween Parade

ATT Coverage May Improve

Bar Harbor’s Future Discussed

One More Home Approved In Bar Harbor

Overall Numbers Are Slightly Down But Visitors Keep Coming

Conservation Commission Hunts For New Members

Who You Going To Call? Bar Harbor Rotary

Things to Do and Story Round Up October 17

Halloween Events Haunt MDI

Jack Wilkins Writes The Songs That Bop Hard

BAR HARBOR ENTERS CONTRACT TO BUILD OUT DARK FIBER NETWORK

Last Public Hearings For Special Town Meeting Elicit Little Debate

New Plan for Winter Parking

Alf Anderson Leaves Chamber

First Time Hitchhiking Solo and Leslie Spellman Never Made It Back Home

Candy Prices Are A Little Bit Terrifying This Year

Farmers' Market Is a Gathering Place

Things to Do and Story Round Up October 17

Final Public Hearings on Cruise Ships, Marijuana and Two-Thirds Amendment Set Before November Election

A Community of Healing and Resilience in the Face of Adversity, Trauma, and Addictions

Comprehensive Plan Committee Hopes For Community Participation at Two Forums

Report Says Owner-Occupied Houses Out of Reach for Many in Bar Harbor

No “Wiggle Room” In Land Use Ordinance

Lager Than Life: Belt Sander Races Brew Up a Good Time

Things to Do and Story Round Up October 8

Elevated Trailers: Housing in Bar Harbor

EXAMINATION OF BAR HARBOR’S DEVELOPMENT PROCESS CONTINUES

FYI: West Street Detour Notice

Council Supports Changes to Short-Term Rental Registration Ordinance

Bar Harbor Council Hosts Cruise Ship Plan Questions and Answers

TUMS ON THE READY

Another Boiler Breaks at Conners-Emerson School as Committee Looks For Building Project Support

Meet Your House District 14 Candidates

Things to Do and Story Round Up October 3

Where Have All The Starter Homes Gone?

COUNCIL HOSTS CRUISE SHIP MANAGEMENT PLAN QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION ON MONDAY

Questions and Community Compel and Inspire ArtWaves’ New Director Nikki Moser

New Town Manager Minutes Opens Access to Top Bar Harbor Staff and Officials

Manager Minutes at the Library

How to Build Family Connection + Resilience: Caron Treatment Center Presents to Bar Harbor Community

Community Forum for Conners-Emerson Building Plan Set for Thursday, Sept 29

Things to Do and Story Round Up September 25

Many Locals Wearing Red To Support Lobster Industry

CORRECTION!

HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TOWNS’S CRUISE SHIP PLAN AND THE CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE? YOU CAN FIND SOME ANSWERS

Council Moves Long-Term Rental Registration Proposal to October 18 Public Hearing

Bar Harbor Town Council Signs Agreement Limiting Cruise Ship Visits

Council Worries That Multiple Speed Reduction Requests Could Signal Bigger Problems

Bar Harbor Man Looks to Upgrade Athletic Fields via Acadia Youth Sports

Things to Do and Story Round Up September 19

Bar Harbor Town Council Preview for its September 20 Meeting

Harbormaster Says Cruise Ship Tendering at Ocean Properties Has Decreased Traffic Congestion

The Accountant Who Went Missing

Appeals Board Sides With Abutters In Retaining Wall Issue

Woman Survives Ocean Plunge Near Thunder Hole

Comprehensive Planning Committee Gears Up & Solicits Community Input

Things to Do and Story Round Up

OPINION: Releasing the Blame

Local Writers Wow The Crowd At The Jesup

Bar Harbor Town Council Continues To Explore Climate Concerns Lawsuit

Planning Board Recommends Not Voting For Retail Marijuana or Cruise Ship Disembarkation Plan

Town Council Weighs in On Rental Registrations, Parking Space, and Lowering Speed Limits in Local Neighborhood

TOWN COUNCIL RECOMMENDS VOTERS REJECT MARIJUANA LICENSING ORDINANCE

Council asked to join litigation efforts against Big Oil because of climate change costs

Things to Do and Story Round Up

Dance Away Hunger

Cruisin' Forward

High On Success

A Super Majority Recommends Rejecting Bar Harbor's Super Majority Requirement

When Kids Make Lemonade, They Make A Difference

Warrant Committee Has A Lot To Deliberate About

The MDI Marathon Is Back, Baby.

The Possible Haunting of Compass Harbor

Things to Do and Story Round Up

Library’s Festival of Fun Full of Hee-Haws, Learning, and Fun

Weeding Through The Process

To Boldly Go Where No Cat Has Officially Gone Before

Split Warrant Committee Rules Two Members Do Not Have Conflicts of Interest When Listening To Cruise Ship Petition Discussion

Things to Do and Story Round Up

Family Fun Days at the Jesup Featuring Miniature Donkeys Sure to be an A-Mule-Sing Good Time

Worried Town Council Gives Eligible Seniors Property Tax Relief

Voters will decide on the fate of town’s super majority rule

Town’s Cruise Ship Management Plan Floats Forward Past Split Council

FLOWER TO THE PEOPLE

Things to Do and Story Round Up

Marijuana, cruise ships and two-thirds majority rule on town council's agenda

Town has a variety of options and opinions when it comes to cruise ship possibilities as business owners and residents share views with Town Manager

Organization Hoping For Town Support of Ropeless Gear Proximity Testing in Frenchman Bay’s Southern Channel Gets One Step Closer to Goal

Cruise Ship Committee Agrees To Make Recommendations to Town Manager

Age-Friendly Committee Looks for New Members

Jesup Memorial Library Edges Closer to $12.5 Million Goal, But Still Needs Help To Make The Best Building Possible

Things to Do and Story Round Up

UPDATE: Electricity Outages in Downtown Bar Harbor Not Because of Grid Overload

Neighbors Request Lowering Roads’ Speed Limits

Long-term Rental Task Force Presents Its Findings

UPDATE: Proposed Cruise Management Plan Now Available For Viewing on Town's Website

Curb Cut Request Sparks Short-Term Rental Discussion

Bar Harbor Will Vote on Cruise Ship Caps This November

Things to Do and Story Round Up

Bar Harbor Businesses Deal With Stuttering Power Issues

Acadia GEM

The New Vehicles on the Streets

Can We Turn the Tide on Plastics

The Haunting of Ledgelawn

SPEAK THEIR NAMES

Things to Do and Story Round Up

Creating Community With Art and Fun

Bar Harbor Town Council Waits For Legal Consult Before Deciding to Put the Citizens Initiative on November Warrant

A UFO CHASED BY JETS IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK? Maybe . . .

Trying to Save a Bar Harbor Gem

Bar Harbor Holds Waste Audit

THINGS TO DO

Seaside Cinema - Free Movies and Popcorn? We're In!

This Week in Bar Harbor! July 11, 2022

Cadillac Challenge Century Bike Ride

Friends of Acadia – Annual Meeting of Amazing Volunteers, Staff and Members

Bar Harbor's July Fourth Celebrations

The Day the Corvettes Come to Town

EMPOWERING COMMUNITY – MDI YWCA – SO CAN I

The Park Street Playground Where Community Happens Every Day

Portside Grill Fire and the Beauty of the Bar Harbor Community

The Schooner Head Trail

Having a Little Tension With Your Family is Sometimes Part of a Vacation

Bar Harbor’s Shore Path

Bar Harbor Rotarians Making A Difference at Home and Around the World

Smokey’s BBQ and Lobster is the Most Beautiful Place

ArtWaves Building Community and Connection

The Bar Harbor Clock That Ticks On

Campground Lady Where Friendly People Met

Blueberries are the Sweetest Fruit

Connections at the Upper Deck

What Makes a Place Real?

When Women Come Together Things Get A Little Bad Ass

Tom Richendollar, Postal Worker and Street Luger of Kindness is Moving On

The Journey Begins

THE BAR HARBOR STORY