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IN PRAISE OF BAKED BEAN SUPPERS

No Recommendation About Hadley Point Landing Being Used for Commercial Purposes

New Year's Events in Bar Harbor:

Local Man Seriously Injured in Crash While Riding Motorcycle

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

MDI Has No Shortage of Holiday Elves

No Agreements with Cruise Lines

Serenading Into the Darkness

Emergency Response Crisis Averted

Teachers Contracts Close To a Done Deal

"It's Been a Year."

Town Council Fails To Come To Agreement with Cruise Lines

FORECAST GRIM: Another Summer Without A Town Pool Is Probable

Library Wants Town Support to Increase to $515K a Year

Crime Doesn’t Always Pay But The Bar Harbor Community Supports Boy Scouts No Matter What

A Marina Might Be Coming To Town

Storm Updates

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Briefs: Real Estate, Court Indictments

Half a Century of Tradition:

Havana and 77 Cottage Street Bed and Breakfast Look for Appropriateness Certificates

What Three MDI Sport Stars Have Been Doing This Year

Bar Harbor Likely Can’t Meet Housing Needs On Its Own

MDI HS AND AOS BUDGETS

Snow Covered Roads Keep Police Busy

Potential Marina Plans Approved and They Include Cruise Tendering

Ten-Foot-Wide Sidewalk Might Be Coming to Part of One Downtown Street

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

For Hotel Workers, a Time to Create Christmas Magic

Bar Harbor Man Indicted in Lamoine Shooting

CES CARES Works to Help Families During the Holidays

Local Pleas For Quick Cap on Bed and Breakfast Rooms

Council Has Official Priorities

Housing Needs Pressure Bar Harbor

Confidentiality Crisis?

Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Log

Coast Guard Weighs In On CAT Security Zone

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Town Council Goals, Chief Sharing Agreement Set for Tuesday Meeting

"Volunteer-Led Cheer: MDI Fosters Stronger Bonds Through Festive Acts of Kindness"

Local Emergency Dispatcher Hoping to Win Top Baker Competition

UPCOMING HOLIDAY EVENTS

Debts and Buildings:

Turkey Trot & Half-Price ANP Passes

BAR HARBOR AND MOUNT DESERT POLICE LOG, HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT RELEASES

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

The Quiet Work of Mental Health

Town-wide Notification System Likely in the Hands of New Town Manager

Superhero Passes The Wildlife Cape To Son

Let's Talk About Dave: Henry's Pretty Proud of His Dad

Council Okays School Street's 18 Month Closure

Police Reports: Tree Bests Tacoma on Norway Drive

Proposed Conners Emerson Budget Decreases

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Jesup Asks Town to Close Portion of School Street For Construction

Coast Guard's Security Zone Could Put a Hitch in Bar Harbor's Marina Plans

Will State Housing Program Help Bar Harbor Housing Woes?

Kerns Likely to Be Appointed Permanent Police Chief

Working Together To Feed Family: Chamber Chooses Food Pantry to Benefit From Buoy Tree

High School Athletes Garner Many Awards For Fall Sports

School Reorganization Committee & AOS Budget Proposal Highlights of Meeting

Bangor Man Leads Police on Chase

Sidman Claims Pilots Filing is Brazen and a Digression

Maine Monitor's Kate Cough and MDI Islander's Faith DeAmbrose Bring Home Press Awards

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Help For Walter Churchill

TROJANS BRING HOME THE GOLD BALL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

Acadia Youth Sports Takes Bed Race Title

Police and Bar Harbor Man Reach Settlement

DESIGN REVIEW BOARD: Criterion’s Marquee May Go LED

NORTHERN MAINE CHAMPIONS: MDI FOOTBALL AND CROSS-COUNTRY

Meters or Kiosks: Task Force Weighs Benefits of Spending More Money

MOUNT DESERT ISLAND ELECTION RESULTS

POLICE LOG: Ledgelawn Propane Leak Brings Out Fire Department

Draft School Budget Proposes 6% Overall Increase

Planning Board Visits Brigadoon

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Let's Talk Election Details

If They Change It, Will They Build?

Alleged Attempted Car Robberies Foiled

Popper and Testa Honored at Chamber Annual Meeting

Halloween Wrap Up

The Oldest Ghosts of Bar Harbor and Hancock County

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

The MDI Help Mob

APPLL and Pilots File Final Rebuttal in Cruise Ship Disembarkation Lawsuit Against Town

Police Chief Has Been Chosen

Bar Harbor's Planning Department Works To Make Potential Changes. Will the Town Be Ready To, Too?

After School Activities Cancelled on MDI, Bar Harbor Police Share Tip Line After Lewiston Shooting

Correction, NutMobile, and Note From the School Superintendent about Lewiston Shootings

High School Trustees' Waste Water and Construction Projects Slowly Move Forward

Island Man Arrested After Allegedly Shooting At Tremont Roommate

UPDATED LOCATION: Town's Climate Task Force Endorses Question 3

How Blue Barrels Bring U.S. Goods Back Home

Conners Emerson Raffle Deadline Looms

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

BAR HARBOR HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS

High School Board Worries That Tim Bland May No Longer be School Resource Officer

From 19 to 4: Will Bar Harbor Lodging Definitions Get Cleaned Up?

Golf Wars Finale Culminates Kebo Season

Bar Harbor Police Log: Fish Heads and Accidents

Council Welcomes New Town Manager

A Bar Harbor Live Music Festival

Tonight: Town Council Will Discuss Fate of Amplified Outdoor Music

Hundreds Take To Bar Harbor Roads in Weekend Races

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

It Takes a Community to Build a Library & a Library to Build Community

Bar Harbor Likely Needs To Grant Public Access and Notice For Many Working Group Workshops and Meetings

Design Review Board Puts Adding 37 Properties and Structures To Its Purview On Hold

Creating Housing and Protecting the Ecology

As Season Comes to an End, Tourism Talks Begin

Hoping To Help a Community Thrive

Schooner Wrecked on Bar Island This Weekend

Bar Harbor and Maine Have a Housing Problem

UPDATED: Bar Harbor One Step Away From a New Town Manager

Planning Board Weighs In On Historic Properties, Moratoriums, And Draft Housing Amendment

Draft Master Plan for Marina Unveiled

Beer We Go!

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Cruise Ship Litigation Steaming Ahead

99% of Many Island Towns Without Power This Morning

Sometimes a Vision Leads to a Party That Helps a Community

Settlement Conference Date Set For Case Against Local Police

New Proposed Development Hopes to Find Balance Between Preservation and Housing

Are You Ready For Some Football? Youth Jamboree is This Saturday

Bar Harbor Continues to Consider Subcommittee on Committees

Councilor Minutolo Recuses Himself From Town Manager Discussion

Coal Ash, Lead, and Arsenic in YMCA Soil

Man With a Rifle Turns Out To Be a Man With a Tripod

Potential $6 Million Budget and New Building Focus of School Board Meeting

No Hearts of Stone: Just the Perseverance

Local Expo Highlights Climate Change

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Likely No Shutdown For Now

Government Shutdown Will Close America’s National Parks, Impede Visitor Access

Design Review Board Hopes to Add 37 Buildings (and one structure) to Its Purview

Developing Bar Harbor's Goals and Objectives

Multi-Million Dollar High School Bond Would Have to Be a Multi-Town Referendum Vote

THE GOINGS ON: Bar Harbor Residents Can Pay $15 to Have Bulky Waste Taken Away, Island Explorer Electric Busses

Police Departments' Mental Health Liaison Officially On the Job

Stars of the State

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Community Theater's Power to Transform a Life

Local Landmark, the Tool Barn, Is Going Out of Business

Town Will Hold Public Hearing About Toxic Soil at YMCA

Updated: Good Decision Appealed. Again. Sort of.

Council Drums Away Outdoor Amplified Music at Lobster Pound

Helping the Weather Channel, Lady in the Bushes, Raccoon Trespassers, & Suspicious Apple Pickers: Bar Harbor Police Log

Facts and Feelings: Town Council Wrestles With Potential Building Moratorium for Lodgings

Cruise Ship Committee Is No More

Parks and Recreation Committee Decides Traditional Ballfield Uses Should Be Allowed For Now

When the Principal Becomes a Doctor

Cleanup of Eden Star’s Diesel Spill Most Likely Finished, Fast Response Lauded

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

EDEN STAR grounds at COA

It's a Tent; It's a Canopy; No It's an Awning

Potential Moratorium on Transient Accommodations Officially on Council Agenda Next Week

Latest Storm Update

Where and How Will Bar Harbor Grow?

Acadia Closes Portions of Park Because of Hurricane Lee

Appeals Board Approves New House on Otter Creek Drive Lot

Are We Ready for Lee?

Transitions Ahead?

Motorcycle Accidents Kill One Man While Another Ends Up in the Hospital

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

If They Zone It, Will They Come?

New State Rules Mean Big Changes to Bar Harbor's Land Use

Not All Police Complaints Are Serious Business

Cabins Approved in Town Hill

Federal Lawsuit Against Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Officers Potentially Set For April

Will They Or Won't They?

The Dirt on the Dirt

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do - It's a Big Town Week

Are You Ready for Bar Harbor's Live Music Resurgence? Get Ready to Dance, Bar Harbor

APPLL and Pilots Association Files Briefs in Case Against Bar Harbor's Cruise Ship Limits

FEATURE: Portside Grill Fire Anniversary and the Bar Harbor Community

UPDATE AND CORRECTION: Andy Goldsworthy’s “Road Line” Almost Complete

Climate Task Force May Hire Consultant to Help With Plan

Remembering Cary Swan

Tourism to Acadia National Park contributed $479 million to local economy in 2022

Unattended Restaurant Fire Luckily Stopped By Water Supply Line

STATE GIVES THE OKAY TO LOOK INTO SCHOOL REORGANIZATION

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

WORLD TRAVELING CAT LOST IN ELLSWORTH

Sometimes There’s No Choice But To Be Out With the Old and In With the New

COA President Stepping Down

Martinez Wants to Make Sure Community Feedback Helps Potential Rural Employee Housing Land Use Changes Reflect Reality

The High School and Tremont Have Forever Chemicals, Do You?

UPDATED: A Good Samaritan With A Chainsaw Saves the Day

No More Rotary Fourth of July? No More Vette Show?

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Local Man and his Crew Keep the Criterion Curtain Rising

Council Approves Change to Police Mental Health Liaison Position to Town Employee

Property Tax Bills Headed Out in Bar Harbor

Sarah Gilbert Heads Last Town Council Meeting

Cruise Ship Committee Looks Like It Might Be Sinking

Cornell Knight Back Part Time as Town Manager

Bar Harbor Police Report

On the Harbor, Artists Take Over Bar Harbor. Again.

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Candles Lit, Loved Ones Honored at Carol Dyer Memorial

E-bikes, Restaurants, Cottages, and Dentists:

Comprehensive Plan Not Expected to Be Done This Year

Purr Joy as Enzo, the cat missing for months, returns to his humans.

Artists: The reason the we're all here? Hudson to Harbor Event Celebrates Living Local Artists & History

Bar Harbor Police Log

Could Glen Mary Be Up and Running Next Summer?

Parks and Recreation votes not to recommend a dog park at town athletic fields

Marty Lyons Tournament Little League Tourney Builds Community One Pitch At a Time

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Comprehensive Plan Meets Design Review Board

Changes May Be Afoot For Bar Harbor Zoning Rules

Feature: Playing the Blues: Two Towns Say Goodbye to Their Chief

Black Helicopters and UFOS: How and Whether to Tweak Public Comment at Council Meetings Dives into Free Speech Discussion

BAR HARBOR POLICE LOG

Updated Feature: Bringing Food (and Housing) to Bar Harbor

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Bar Harbor After Dark: Existing in the liminal spaces

What to Do With the Poo? And Other Waste Water, Too

Fleets of Electric School Busses? Thanks to him, it's happening

Shot Man Allegedly Eluded Captors By Jumping Into Water

Motorists Appear to Have Trouble Staying on the Road

When the Storms Come, Will We Be Prepared?

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings & Things to Do

Where Will All The Houses Go?

Town Committee Looks to Disband

FEATURE: There's a Cool Way to Get Up Cadillac WITHOUT a Reservation

Library Expansion Gets Design Review Board's Okay

UPDATED: Local Police Officers Sued By Bar Harbor Man

After Giving Up Hope, Local Man Spreads His Clam Seed

Police Chief Jim Willis' Last Day is August 4

Dog complaints and accidents keep police busy

Potential Alternative Site for Dog Park? Discussion Continues.

VIA Holds Off on Glen Mary Lease Renewal While Hoping to Fast Track Revitalization

Bar Harbor Man Arrested in Connection to Friday’s Lamoine Shooting

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings

Dog Park and Parking Back on Agendas for This Week's Town Meetings

Affordable housing on a farm?: Bar Harbor may change the rules so there can be more options

Where Are the Kids?

TOMORROW’S THIRD ANNUAL ASHLEY BRYAN LECTURE FEATURES ARTIST KEITH MORRIS WASHINGTON

Trying Not to Fall Off the Hunger Cliff

Photos: Car Crashes Into Paradis Ace Hardware, Fourth of July Hijinks

When Is a Campground Not a Campground?

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings

MDI Loses a Local Icon

Girl Scouts, Housing, and Legacy of Friendship Dominate Friends of Acadia Annual Meeting

How Many Types of Lodging Uses Are There in Bar Harbor?

It's a Bar Harbor Fourth of July

Breaking News: Car Drives Into Paradis Hardware

Bar Harbor Police Log: July 3

On The Agenda - Bar Harbor Town Meetings

Where's the Party, Bar Harbor?

With Some Members Feeling a Lack of Council Direction, Town's Age-Friendly Committee Talks of Potentially Disbanding

Bar Harbor Fourth Of July Celebrations

Warrant Committee Organizes Itself, Reelects Officers

Back to the Drawing Board for a New Town Manager

UPDATED: Police Capture New Hampshire Man After Approximately 24 Hours of Pursuit

Attorney Advises Board To Stop Making Individual Site Visits

Cruise Line President Apologizes and Asks for Agreement Amendments

BREAKING NEWS

Manhunt Underway in Bar Harbor

Allegedly Intoxicated Driver Hits Stopped Police Cruiser

Task Force Hopes For More Connections With Town Decisions

Who Actually Benefits From Your Electric Bill?

Town and Cruise Line Come To An Agreement

On The Agenda & Things To Do This Week in Bar Harbor

Correction

Council To Discuss Agreements With Cruise Industry & Litigation Wednesday

Homeowner Pleas For Council to Help With Problem Causing Neighborhood Division

Interior School Cameras Could Be a Possibility

UPDATED: TOWN ALLEGES CRUISE SHIP VISIT VIOLATION

Council Approves Parking Meter Fee Increase

School Board Celebrates Reconstruction Bond Passing

Canadian Motorcyclist Quickly Ends Up In Median and Hospital and Jail

Knowing It's Coming

Park Continues Emergency Culvert Repair

On The Agenda & Things To Do This Week in Bar Harbor

Maine Lobstermen's Association Wins Big in Appeals Court

Climate Action Plan About More Than Doom and Gloom

School Waiting For Forever Chemical Report

Peacock Remains Council Chair

Judge Declines Sidman's Request

School Committee Chair Hopeful After Construction Bond's Approval

BAR HARBOR ELECTION RESULTS

Crashed Your Vehicle in a Serious Accident, But Didn’t Get Injured? Just Get in a Fight With Your Passenger.

Legality of Parking at the Ferry Terminal Continues to Worry Harbor Committee

On The Agenda & Things To Do This Week in Bar Harbor

Do Downtown Businesses' Flag Choices Fly in the Face of Town Ordinance?

Plaintiffs in Cruise Ship Case File To Exclude Sidman Expert Rebutter Testimony

UPDATED: Parking Task Force Informally Recommends Extending Paid Parking Hours And Increasing Costs

Town Might Change Lodging Definitions

Could Employee Living Quarters and Shared Accommodations Expansion Help Ease Bar Harbor’s Housing Woes?

Fire Contained on Mount Desert Street

Updated: Town Strips Chamber of Wayfinding Funds

Correction

Updated: Proposed Dog Park Site Explored Monday

Robin Sue Tapley Honored for Service

The Songs They Crooned To

UPDATED: APPLL Issues Statement Saying New Ordinance Will Likely Eliminate Cruise Ship Visits Altogether

On The Agenda & Things To Do This Week in Bar Harbor

School Construction Project Gets First Donation

Bar Harbor Chamber Hears About Bill Meant to Give Workers Three Months of Paid Medical Leave

Correction!

Want to Change Something About the Town’s Budget?

Bar Harbor Dog Park Staked Out, But Neighbors Hope It Is Not A Done Deal

Lost Credit Cards, Screaming for a Cat: Bar Harbor Police Log

Short-Term Rental Inspection Deadline Is Tomorrow

On The Agenda & Things To Do This Week in Bar Harbor

Wait? Can they put that sign there?

Design Review Board Makes Quick Work of Harborside, MDI Hospital, and Brassiere le Brun Requests

CHRISTINE SMITH

ALLIE SASNER

ELIZABETH LEMIERE

SHAUN FARRAR

KEVIN DESVEAUX

JULIA “JULES” CUCHELO

CAROL CHAPPELL

Meet the Warrant Committee Candidates

Town Manager Search Down to Three After Three Withdraw Applications

Tips on Visiting Acadia on Memorial Day Weekend

Different Meetings, Different Perspectives

Man Moved Along From Village Green Many Times

High School Begins Trying to Solve Wastewater Leak Mystery

On The Agenda & Things To Do This Week in Bar Harbor

Walking for Water

Historic Property and Rental Safety Clash Before Licensing Deadline

Town Likely Heading To New Assessment

The Chemicals That Don't Go Away

Dogs in Cars, Open Containers. It Must Be Almost Summer

In-Person Debate Tomorrow Night

POTENTIAL DOG PARK LOCATION CONTINUES TO GATHER SUPPORTERS AND DETRACTORS

On The Agenda & Things To Do This Week in Bar Harbor & Council Debates

THE CHALKING COMMENCES, OTHER PROTESTER’S CASE DISMISSED

CRUISE SHIP TRIAL CURRENTLY SET FOR JULY

Police Arrest Alleged Fugitive From Justice

Candidate Forums, Marina Plans, Road Closures, School Construction, and PFAS

LOVE? NOT LOVE?

I am so sorry.

Nathan Young

Kyle Shank

Val Peacock

Cosmo Nims

Gary “Bo” Jennings

Erin Cough

Maya Caines

Charles Sidman

Earl Brechlin

Brooke “Zana” Blomquist

Who is Who? The Town Council Candidates

On The Agenda & Things To Do This Week in Bar Harbor & Council Debates

Lincoln Millstein Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Judge's Short-term Rental Challenge Appealed

First Cruise Ship Arrives in Bar Harbor This Season

UPDATED: Planning Board Sets Public Hearing For Campground Shift Toward Cabins Instead of RVs

Narcan Continues To Save Lives in Bar Harbor

Town Council Approves First Employee Living Quarters, Bar Harbor Pride Crosswalks & Talks Ethics

Committee Discusses Potential Dog Park at Town Athletic Fields

Dancing Together. Marine Resources Committee Looks to Be Involved in Comprehensive Planning Process

YMCA RV FOR HOUSING GETS THE OKAY FOR AN EXTERIOR OUTLET, STILL NEEDS COMPLETE APPLICATION & CEO APPROVAL

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

You take horror and comedy and mix it with music and what do you get?

On The Agenda

Springing Into the Season With Lambs' First Pasture Moments

Bar Harbor Releases Statement About Short-Term Rental Victory

Peggy Had Some Little Lambs and You Can See Them, Too

UPDATED: Short-Term Rental Challenge Fails To Find Judicial Support

UPDATED: Short-Term Rental Challenge Fails To Find Judicial Support

Bar Harbor's No-Idling Ordinance Explained

Bar Harbor Police Log

When Is a Site a Brownfield?

Fires, Floods and Public Feedback

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda

AUTHORS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS HEAD TO COA AND JESUP THIS WEEK

Parking Solutions Task Force Needs Members

Trying to Minimize the Paper

Higgins Pit Solar Array Still Moving Forward

Will An RV Be YMCA Housing This Summer?

Bar Harbor Police Log

Satellite Parking Not Allowed at Future Marina?

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda

Bar Harbor Races Set

Potential Shared Use Path Ideas Presented

What Will Bar Harbor's Future Be and Who Will Make Sure It Happens?

Schools Start Talking Reorganization

Join me on Notes

Bar Harbor Police Log

Harbor Committee Forced to Reschedule When Ferry Plan Speaker Misses Meeting

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda, Current Potential Candidates,

Split Warrant Committee Debates and Recommends School Construction Bond

Chris Keene Receives Patriot Award

If Passed, School Construction Bond Would Have No Impact on Town’s Bond Rating

Water Begins To Move In Great Meadow Flood

When is a Bed and Breakfast a Bed and Breakfast?

Split Council Recommends School Construction Bond

Even Without Nixed Splash Pad, Glen Mary Pool Likely Not Opening This Summer

Bar Harbor Police Log

School Recommends Construction Bond

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE?

On The Agenda, Current Potential Candidates, And School Board Set To Vote on Construction Bond Monday

Pancakes and Talking Carrots: Hancock County Food Drive Kicks Off

The List: How Much Property in Bar Harbor Is Tax Exempt?

Warrant Committee Mostly Recommends Council's Proposed Budget

Math Superstars Win State Championship

Warrant Subcommittees Delve Into Parking Fees

Bar Harbor Police Log

Captain Chamber Is On His Way

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda, Current Potential Candidates, And Quotes of the Week Revealed

What Happens When An Entire School Goes Quiet?

Dog and Pony Hopes To Expand Deck

New Candidates, Ethics Talks, Town Manager Advertisement Begins, Stivers Appointed to Council Seat

Town Promises To Enforce Cruise Ship Disembarkation Limits After Court Decision

Town Budget Now at an 11.1% increase

Fireworks and Pedestrian Accidents

From Crisis to Collaboration:

Stopping an Invasion

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda, Current Potential Candidates, And Quotes of the Week

Council May Appoint Former Member on Tuesday

Town Manager Search Almost Begins

Updated: Sidman Files Motion to Dismiss Cruise Ship Cap Lawsuit

Waiting On a Decision

An Island Wide Honk for Les

Author's Mortal Things Remind Us of Humanity

Bar Harbor Police Log

Town Manager Search Public Workshop Rescheduled For Thursday

Cool Things That Have Happened Lately

On The Agenda and Nomination Papers Available

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

Fueling the Soul With Roses

One Step At A Time

What’s Land Got To Do With It?

Black Friar Inn Hopes To Buy “Scrap Of Land”

Protest and Community

Ethics, Council Candidates, and Public Image

Jackson Laboratory Works Toward Calming Traffic On Route 3

Bar Harbor Police Log

FY 2024 Budget Tentatively Adopted By Council

Jeff Dobb Resigns From Town Council

FLAVORED TOBACCO BANNED IN BAR HARBOR

School Board Hopes to Inspire Support for School Reconstruction

Wednesday Early Release Days No Longer A Possibility

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda and Nomination Papers Available

Bar Harbor's Hayseeders' Tradition Continues

Tentative Bar Harbor Budget $37 million

Police Sgt Involved in Crash Did Not Have Incapacitating Injuries

MORE STORM UPDATES: Police involved in crash

After School Programs Cancelled Today

Bar Harbor Receives $200,000 For Pedestrian Safety

Town Hires Board Member for Planning Department

Library and YMCA receive requested extra funds

Calendar That Might Be Voted In On Thursday Includes Early Release Days

Charles Sidman Granted Intervenor Status in Cruise Ship Lawsuit

Bar Harbor Police Log

Cancelled:

Warrant Committee Hopes NonProfits Will Pitch In For School Construction

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

Acadian Youth Sports Cheer Team Win Bid To Compete at Disney

On The Agenda and Nomination Papers Available March 3

Maine Lobstermen Argue That Right Whale Data Is Cherry Picked

Blizzard Stories Rise From The Chaos

Tonight's Bond Forum Cancelled Due To Weather

Helicopter Rescue in Bar Harbor

With Binders Open and No Fanfare, Warrant Subcommittees Soldier On

Battery Acid and Call for Unity

Dorr Mountain Rescues

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS COME TO THE RESCUE FOR POLICE

Delve into Solar Grids, Old Blizzards, and Wyrd

The Search for a New Town Manager Begins With Potential for Public Input

School Construction Costs Decrease by Almost $9 Million

Charles Sidman Supports His Desire To Be Part of Cruise Ship Law Suit’s Defense

Island Man Still Evading Capture.

The Story of This Place

BOND FORUM THIS THURSDAY!

Renaming Places

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda

Community Doesn't Always Require Words

Age-Friendly Committee Looks To Update Resources

How Did That Get In The Water?

Bar Harbor Mussels In Danger

Book Talk: The Power of Women’s Anger

Warrant Subcommittees Talk Public Safety and Education

Total Reorganization? New Early Release Days?

Scantily Clad Lobsters

Bar Harbor Police Log

Bean Supper Supports the Caretakers & Community of Town Hill

Harbor Committee Talks About Potential Marina Plans

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda

Town Manager's Department Gutted

Community Narcan Presentations Saving Lives

Bar Harbor is Far From Alone in Housing Crunch

Tracking the Wild

Chronically Absent

Unabashedly Agnes

Town Manager Search Proposal Released

Trio of Programs at the Jesup Focus on Justice, Equity, and Race

"It's Like a Dagger Hanging Over Our Heads."

Town Attorney Expects APPLL Lawsuit Will Be Settled By August

And the Ceiling Tiles Came Crashing Down

Bar Harbor Shooter To Spend Two Years In Prison

Bar Harbor School Board Learns More About Weekly Early Release Day Possibility

Town asks for dismissal of cruise ship disembarkation limit law suit

Giving Joy One Rose At A Time

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda

Planning Department Asks For Additional Staff To Help Create Affordable Housing

Don't Do The Living Alone

Human Trafficking Survivor Says She'll Never Be Free, Wants People to Look for Red Flags

Bar Harbor Could Implement Overlay District to Adapt to New State Rules Concerning Affordable Housing

The Purple Fire Snowstorm Brought Horror to Bar Harbor and MDI

Mental Health Crises And Bar Harbor Police

Code Enforcement Budget Talk Turns Toward Short Term Rental Fees

Fire Chief Presents Budget

Gilbert Selected Interim Town Manager

Local Mom Collecting Pledges to Build a Fence Around Town Hill Playground

Council Could Appoint Interim Town Manager Tuesday

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

On The Agenda

Design Review Board Discusses Potential Tweaks To Its Oversight

Budget Presentations Begin Without a Town Manager

Bar Harbor’s Town Manager Resigns

Woman Rescues Baby Deer Stranded in Ice Covered Lake

Cost For Potential School Lowered By $3 Million

Chamber's Search for New Director May Have End in Sight

CANCELLATION!

Want To Talk About What Might Happen With The School?

Budget Presentations Begins Tonight With Town Manager Overview

Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Passionate About Decolonization of Museum, Dies At Fifty

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

A Conversation with Lon Cardon Set For The Jesup

On The Agenda

Bar Harbor Heads To Court on Thursday

March and Fundraiser for Democracy and Reproductive Health Care Set for January 22

Warrant Committee Tweaks Its Process Before Budget Meetings Begin

Short-Term Rental Violation Fees May Be Simplified

Council Sends Flavored Tobacco Ban To Public Hearing

Conners Emerson School Overwhelmed By Structural, Space, and Safety Issues

Proposed Changes Could Increase Housing Development in Bar Harbor

Town Council Authorizes Town Attorney To Mediate Cruise Ship Lawsuit Injunction

PILOTS ASSOCIATION ASKS TO JOIN LAWSUIT AGAINST BAR HARBOR’S CRUISE SHIP CHANGES

Park and Recreation Committee Meeting Cancelled

It's No Cold, Dark Night When Crooked Road Plays

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

CANCELLATION: Today's MLK March Cancelled

Lead petitioner for daily cruise ship cap crowdfunds to help Bar Harbor fight lawsuit

MLK March Scheduled for Monday

On The Agenda

Working Toward Gender Equity

Portland Museum of Art Seeks Young Artist Submissions for 2022 Tidal Shift Award

Gas Station Canopy Approved

It Takes a Region To Deal With Housing Issues

Sidewalks, Finding Revenue, Town Zoning, Tourism Impacts: Manager's Minutes Has It all

Egg Prices Aren't What They Were Once Cracked Up To Be

MDI Businesses and Residents Will Have to Adapt To Climate Change

Could Island Elementary Students All Have Weekly Early Release Days? Maybe.

Town Looks For Adaptable Plan for Potential Public Marina, Including Potential Cruise Ship Tendering

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

Potentially Deadly Virus in Many Wild Maine Turkeys

On The Agenda

Going After Her Dreams in Her Forties Gave Mary Build Purpose and A Whole New Life

Town Unsure How It Will Proceed Against Cruise Ship Injunction

Assistant Town Planner Heading Off To The Ellsworth American

Proposed Changes Could Increase Development in Bar Harbor

TOWN COUNCIL DISCUSSES POTENTIAL FLAVORED TOBACCO BAN

Pat's Special Amusement Permit Denied

Town Council Has 60 Days To Respond to Cruise Ship Plan Lawsuit

Businesses Take The New Cruise Ship Disembarkation Plan to Court

Town Wants Long-Term Rental Owners To Register Property

Where Have All The Winter Birds Gone?

Things to Do In Bar Harbor

Happy New Year!

On the Agenda