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Two Juveniles From Southwest Harbor Break Into Mount Desert Residence
ABBE MUSEUM ANNOUNCES TWO NEW SPECIAL EXHIBIT OPENINGS
Poet Christian Barter Will Read at Hidden Barn Books' May 18 Opening
Bar Harbor Public Safety Chiefs Outline Current Challenges, Future Needs Amid Lodging Moratorium
Leaping into Spring at Peggy Rockefeller Farm
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Eight Candidates Vying for Bar Harbor Town Council Seats Answer Our Questions
Coast Guard Proposes Removing Navigation Buoys from Maine Waters
No More Lodging Ones in Bar Harbor's Future?
New Irving Passes Design Review and Heads to Planning Board
Firefighters Knock Down Grass Fire at Sweet Pea's
Songs, Signs, Chalking, and Sweet Fern:
Virtual Auction to Help Maine's Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
HAVANA OPENS & LOCAL RESTAURANT HOURS AND OPENINGS
Press Release: Start Your Beach Reading early with May's History Book Club
Southwest Harbor Tables Work and Appointments to Its Harbor Committee Structure
Maine’s Top Court Allows Lawsuit Over Hancock County Inmate’s Death to Proceed
Mount Desert Select Board Approves Asticou Permits and Hears Quick Deer Hunting Legislation Update
Acadia Council Realtors Holding 5K to Benefit Affordable Housing Charities
Southwest Harbor Ponders Limited Paid Parking
Southwest Harbor Police Cruiser Has Minor Damage After Run In With Tree
MDI Bio Lab Publishes and Patents a Novel Method to Reduce Skin Pigmentation
Acadia National Park Carriage Roads Now Open to Pedestrian Use
Last Newspaper Printing Press in Eastern Maine Is Closing Down
SWEET FERN MEETING ON SATURDAY
Easter Windstorm Crashes Trees, Takes Out Power
Human Rights Advocate Omar Alshogre Is COA Commencement Speaker
Local Responders Train for the Worst
ABBE MUSEUM ANNOUNCES SPRING COMMUNITY DAYS THIS WEEK
Yard Sale to Benefit the SPCA of Hancock County
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Mount Desert 2025 Annual Town Meeting
Briefs: Bank & Trust Honors Frontline Hero Lori Bartlett
Press release: TRENTON CANDIDATES’ NIGHT
Former Island Explorer Driver Whose Quick Thinking Saved a Vacationing Mom Has Died
Press Release: Southwest Harbor Expands Chris’s Pond Park Through Community Collaboration
What Do We Want Future Generations to Say We Did Right?
Resolve to Change MDI Deer Hunting Rules Draws Mixed Response
Bar Harbor's Beloved Shore Path Quietly Reopens
ARTIST RICK OSANN TO TEACH WATERCOLOR AT ARTWAVES THIS SPRING
Town Council Officially Chooses 13-Member Sustainable Tourism Task Force
THE 1932 CRITERION THEATRE TO REOPEN ITS DOORS IN JUNE
Mass Casualty Exercise to Occur at MDI High School This Saturday, April 19
MDI Wheelers Needs Volunteers!
U.S. Department of Education Begins Process To Take Away School Funds
Lori Bartlett Wins Bar Harbor Bank & Trust's Honor a Frontline Hero Contest
State Suspends Hancock County Probate Judge From Practicing Law
Public Hearing on Potential Deer Hunting Changes on MDI Scheduled for Wednesday
History Happy Hour- The Civics Edition Questions
Island residents targeted by phone scams
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Cold Water - Pleasant for Trout, Dangerous for People.
Backyard Birding! Creating Bird-Friendly Habitat in Your Backyard with Maine Audubon
Let's Talk Horror: It's Acadia After Dark
Talk: Why Most Self-Defense Advice Doesn’t Work… And What Actually Does
Home Composting Expert Shares Methods in Free Workshop
Briefs: Backyard Birding! Friedmann Energy Bill, Roadside Cleanup
Bar Harbor School Board Continues to Hope YMCA Will Reestablish After-School Route
Join Us for Earth Day Roadside Cleanup on April 26
ArtWaves Welcomes Artist Mariah Reading as New Visual Arts Instructor
Southwest Harbor Accepts $2 Million for Its Public Works Garage
Help ensure Maine's lakes stay healthy!
Land and Garden Preserve Explains New Dog Policies
Mount Desert Selectboard Discusses Warming Center At Somesville Union Meeting House
ACT presents "The Wizard of Oz"
Accident at Conners Emerson Sends Worker to Hospital
Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Recommends Comprehensive Plan & Land Use Amendments
Man Reports That Protesters May Be Intimidating
Maine-Made Documentary Explores Sustainability
State Representative Puts Forth Bill To Legalize Deer Hunting On Mount Desert Island
As Housing Pressures Increase, the Cost of Homes Off Island is Starting to Rise
The Mystique of Making Natural Dyes, Inks and Paints
Golden Anchor Amends Complaint Against Town Over Cruise Ship Disembarkation
Press release: Kids’ Corner Hosts Week of Giving to Support Early Childhood Education
Press Release: SPCA of Hancock County Announces New Executive Director
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Island Residents Participate in Hands Off Protests
Bar Harbor Town Council Recommends Town's Comprehensive Plan to Voters
Just Over $16 Million Spent on Behalf of Roughly 10,000 Residents by 29 Representatives
Offshore Wind Developer Puts Power Contract Talks on Hold
Hospital Explains Its Decision to Close Maternity Unit
Irving Oil Looks To Redesign Its Cottage Street Site
Brief: Library Hosts Tea with Town Manager and Town Clerk
Briefs: Humpback Whale Research Involves COA Graduate
Volta Hosts The Night Market This Friday!
Bluenose Inn About To Open New Building After 2022 Fire
Invasive Emerald Ash Borer in Bar Harbor
Press Release: Research highlights whale movement
LUNCH Takes the Chowdah Fest Crown
UPDATED: Bar Harbor Town Council Urges Hospital to Rethink Closure of Maternity Unit
US Department of Labor halts enrollment at two Maine Job Corps centers
Four Vehicle Crash in Bar Harbor Results in Complaint of Injury
Moratorium Talks: What Has a Place in Bar Harbor?
PRESS RELEASE: MAINE CHESS ASSOCIATION CROWNS STATE CHAMPS
PRESS RELEASE: Learn the art of fly-tying at the Gilley April 5
Hospital OB Nurses Rally Community & Urge People to Sign Petition To Keep Maternity Wing Open
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
UPDATED: Failure to Launch: Small Town Resources Play Big Part in Wind Energy Research
Press Release: Homelessness Comes Into Focus
PRESS RELEASE: ArtWaves April Member’s Show Opens at Northeast Harbor Library
Southwest Harbor Sets Budget, Talks FEMA Funds and Shore Road Issues
PRESS RELEASE: Free Tools Available at the Northeast Harbor Library
Press Release: Spring Clean Up Week in Mount Desert
High School Public Budget Meeting Gives Voters a Chance To Have a Say
Local Nurse Speaks Out as Hospital Plans Maternity Unit Closure
Briefs: Acadia Goes Cashless, Sweet Fern Hosts Rep. Friedmann, Hospital Closing Maternity Wing
Hospital Sets Town Hall Date to Discuss Maternity Closure
MDI Hospital Will Stop Delivering Babies July 1
PRESS RELEASE: MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL NURSES CONDEMN OBSTETRICS CLOSURE
DOT Commits to Bridge Work This Summer
Internationally Renowned Piano Duo Comes to Mount Desert Island
PRESS RELEASE/BRIEF: MDI Hospital to Close Labor and Delivery Unit Amid Declining Birth Rates
Jump Shots and Joy: How a 3-on-3 Tournament Honors Josh Sprague’s Spirit
BRIEF: Acadia National Park to move to cashless fee collection starting April 15
Town of Bar Harbor News' Alerts
Cadillac Mountain Reservations Delayed Again
For Such A Time As This: How Faith Traditions Inform and lnspire
Warrant Committee Almost Agrees With Council Budget Recommendations
Take steps now to prevent black bears from coming to your backyard
MDI Hospital to Host April Wellness Fair with Free Health Checks and Screenings
Tremont Select Board Decides Not to Purchase New Fire Department Pickup Truck
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
“TREMENDOUS” TURNOUT FOR NO SCHOOL FRIDAY CHESS TOURNAMENT
SWEET FERN MDI MEETS WITH REP. GARY FRIEDMANN SATURDAY
Love Butterflies? Trenton Does!
BRIEFS: Town of Mount Desert Kicks Off Comprehensive Plan Update
Puppeteer and Performance Artist Offers Free Crafting Workshops
Where They Stand: Southwest Harbor Select Board Candidates Answer Big Questions
Southwest Harbor Library Happenings
Cromwell Bridge Work Will Begin This Summer
MDI HS Talent Show, Depolarizing Climate Solutions, Tai Chi
Hancock Street Work, Lent Retreat, Birch Bay Residents Craft Show
Bar Harbor Bankshares Expands Presence in New Hampshire through a Merger with Guaranty Bancorp, Inc.
Town of Mount Desert Kicks Off Comprehensive Plan Update
“Managing Invasive Plants on the Acadian Landscape: Challenges & Opportunities”
FAA Color Vision Testing for Pilots Now Available at MDI Hospital’s Trenton Health Center
The Return of the March on Mount Desert Street
Trenton Extends Commercial Solar Moratorium
CORRECTION: Eight Acadia National Park Probationary Employees Reinstated
Who Is (or May Be) Running For Office in Your Town
Bar Harbor Town Council Allows Small Cruise Line to Disembark on Town's Pier
MOUNT DESERT PUTS FULL SALARIES BACK IN PROPOSED BUDGET
Town Hopes for Millions in Fines From Golden Anchor
Southwest Harbor Could Join Bar Harbor in Double Digit Tax Rates For Properties
Design Review Board Meeting Zoom Bombed
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week. SWH Candidates' Night is Thursday!
U.S. News and World Report Declares Bar Harbor Has State's #1 Middle School
Trivia, Networking, and Karaoke?
Tremont Select Board Holds Month of Consecutive Meetings for Budget Prep
Updated: Breaking News: Cyber Criminals Steal Bar Harbor's School Construction Payment
BRIEFS: Charles Sidman Files Motion in Golden Anchor Case
Transit Hub for Travelers to Mount Desert Island Opening in June
AOS 91 Board Chair Makes Statement on Civil and Human Rights
Public Hearing Shows Divided State Opinions About Rep. Friedmann's Local Options Lodging Tax
MDI Drama Students Aim for the Spotlight at States—But Need Your Help
Millions in Local Earmarks at Risk
Man Found Dead By Suicide In Bar Harbor Likely Killer in 2023 Farmington Double Murder
Wine, Whiskey, Chocolate, Great Food and Great Community
Hancock Probate Judge Sanctioned Again
Trenton Voters Reject Large-Scale Solar For A Second Time
Woman Rescued After Icy Fall in Acadia National Park
During Lodging Moratorium, Town Also Looks For Housing Answers
For a Quarter of a Century, Bob Collier Led the Hayseeders
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Bar Harbor Eighth Grader Publishes Debut Novel
As Birthing Units Close, Where Do Midwives Fit In?
Bar Harbor Town Council Moves Budget Forward After Multiple MDI YMCA Votes
Rep. Friedmann Says He Does Not Support the Bill He Co-Sponsored
BRIEFS: Candidates' Forum in Southwest Harbor
Major Changes Ahead? Regional Planning Committee Advances School Reorganization Plans
Planning Board Approves Mount Desert Island Hospital Expansion
Mount Desert Selectboard Navigates Salary Debates Ahead of Town Vote
Pay as You Throw? Commercial fees?
Driver Identified in Dysart's Pier Accident
Bar Harbor School Board Chair Will Likely Not Run Again
Planning Board Takes on Moratorium Work
THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Protestors Rally to Support Acadia
Thinking Elected Service to Your Town is in Your Future?
Lockdown at MDI High School Lifted
UPDATED: Briefs: Mosaic Salon Is NOT Closing, But Denise Is Retiring
Truck Plunges Off Dysart's Dock
Maternity Services Dwindle: Nine Maine Hospitals Close or Announce Closures in Ten Years
Man Killed In Hotel Accident Had Unwavering Commitment To Those He Cared For
Five Acadia National Park Fires Were Allegedly Arson
Bar Harbor Faces Budget With Less Cruise Ships: Parking Fees to the Rescue?
League of Towns Poised To Attack Big Regional Issues
Resident Sentenced to Jail Time for Hunting Law Violations on MDI and Surrounding Area
Three-Alarm Fire and Structure Collapse in two separate Bar Harbor Incidents
Mount Desert Accepts Town Manager's Resignation
THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
UPDATED: Porte-Cochère Collapse at the Regency Hotel Kills Man
Bar Harbor Battles Three-Alarm Fire at Historic Downtown Home
Trenton May Join Community Resilience Partnership
Forty-five Seasonal Worker Jobs in Acadia National Park Are Online Again
Briefs: Record Shattering Week for High School and the Neighborhood House
LifeFlight's Helipad in Bar Harbor Lands Solid Support in Town Council
Bar Harbor Talks Trash—and the Price Tag That Comes With It
Science Communities Worry over Trump Changes
Acadia National Park Workers Lose Jobs and Job Offers
House Cleaner Mistaken for Residence Intruder
Bar Harbor Chief and Town Manager Talk Pros and Cons of Island-Wide Initiatives
Mount Desert Warrant Committee Talks Land Use
Peekytoe Provisions Restaurant and Market
THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
UPDATED: ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Lobster Truck Permits Back on Southwest Harbor's Future Agenda
Briefs: Mount Desert School Budget Proposed, Tree Removal Talk in Bar Harbor
School Superintendent Briefs AOS 91 Board on Immigration Enforcement, Executive Order Impacts
Tremont Select Board Sends Proposed School Budget Back for Adjustments
Judge Rules Against Hancock Man in Theft Case Tied to Late Bar Harbor Candidate
Updated: Disagreement Between Hancock County Officials Spills onto Social Media
Warrant Committee Weighs Budget Recommendations, Slightly Divided on YMCA Funding
Liquor Possession Causes Problems for a Lot of Minors in Bar Harbor
Steel Tariffs Could Impact New Bar Harbor School Construction
THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
New(ish) Moratorium, New Mission: Planning Board Takes on Lodging Rules
Briefs: Corey Bagley Pulls Papers to Run For Sheriff
How a Maine Ice Diver Raised a U-Haul From the Bottom of Frozen Echo Lake and a Lot More
Trenton Select Board Talks Comprehensive Plan, Marijuana, and Liquor
Mount Desert Selectboard Says No To Proposed Fitness Classes on Tennis Courts
No-Fin Compares to the MDI Sharks
Could a Local Options Tax Help MDI?
Town Manager & Finance Director Meet With Bar Harbor Warrant Committee
Town Council Pauses All Lodging Construction for 180 Days
Durlin Lunt Will Retire This August
Former Hancock County Sheriff's Deputy Shot in Aroostook County Incident
Bar Harbor’s Future Takes Shape: Comprehensive Plan Moves Forward
Briefs: ABBE MUSEUM UNVEILS NEW STRATEGIC PLAN
Golden Anchor Files Complaint Against Bar Harbor
THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Southwest Harbor Select Board Chair Dismayed by Needs for Cameras and Engineering at Chris' Pond
Campground & Camping Vehicle Standard Changes Put on Hold in Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor Hannaford Employees' Generosity Bags Company's United Way Trophy
Former State Rep Suspended From Practicing Law Permanently Surrenders License
Hospital Expansion Moves to Public Hearing
Asticou Set to Open After $28 Million Renovation
The Saga of Seawall Road Continues
Council and Warrant Committee Discuss Bar Harbor's Proposed School Budget
Ellsworth and Island Lawyers Leave Eaton Peabody to Create New Local Law Firm
Maine Activist Group Reports Bar Harbor Man Followed By ICE
Not Just Any Guitars, Not Just Any Chess Moves, Not Just Any Kids . . .
THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
MDI Man Brings Wellness Tools to Local Students
Trenton Voters May Have Two Chances to Enact a Solar Related Land Use Ordinance Change
Building a Road to Bring More Homes
Briefs: Former Kids’ Corner Teacher Inspires Pre-K Students All the Way from the Arctic
Ernest the Gluten-Free Owl & Mary de Konig
Bar Harbor Manager Suggests Using Parking Revenue to Decrease Potential Tax Increase to 6.7%
AOS 91 Budget of $3.4 Million Voted on by 26 Voters Representing All Eight Towns in the AOS
Full Steam Ahead for ACL Disembarking at Bar Harbor Pier and Potential Plan for Abandoned Moorings
Tremont Select Board Discusses Multiple Items Including Property Foreclosures
James Beard's Outstanding Restaurant Award Names Havana as a Semi-Finalist
What Will the Next Lodging Moratorium Potentially Cover?
Data Processing Error Drops Local Bank Customers' Credit Ratings
Criterion's Future Is Uncertain
Pedestrian Not Injured in Bar Harbor Early Morning Hit and Run
Southwest Harbor Begins Work on Its Budget
Proposed AOS 91 Budget And How It Could Affect Your Taxes
THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Briefs: Storm Expected Tonight, Meet the Lambs, First Baby, and Much More
Local Dad Still Hoping for a Crosswalk
Driver of U-Haul That Broke Through Echo Lake Ice This Morning Is Ok
Plea deal reached in Southwest Harbor fatal hit-and-run
Jackson Lab Is Expanding to Florida
Today Is Last Day For Bar Harbor Highway Division Superintendent Bill Soukop
Signage Meant to Fight Chris' Pond Vandalism Approved
Proposed MDI High School Budget And How It Could Affect Your Taxes
Harbor Committee Recommends Small Cruise Ship Tendering to Town Pier
From Hinge to Film Shot on MDI, Two Gen Z Creators Focus on Raw and Human Storytelling
Friedmann Resigns from Bar Harbor Town Council to Focus on State Legislative Work
MaineDOT Pushes Seawall Road Repairs to Fall 2025
MDI School Reorganization Could Potentially Go Before Voters This June
Mount Desert Man Arrested Again, Six Days After Last Week's Arrest
Tammy DesJardin Promoted to Bar Harbor's Deputy Code Enforcement Position
Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank
Two MDI Women Competing in Ice Swimming World Championships in Italy
THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
UPDATED: ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
Trenton Select Board Hears Fire Department Update and Sets Budget Committee
Small Cruise Ships Tendering to Town Pier?
Briefs: Sidman Denied Intervenor Status in Golden Anchor L.C. Case Against Bar Harbor
School System Likely To Look At Potential Bussing Changes
Can You Move It? Then, You Can Likely Have It
Judge Ends Lawsuit by Woman Who Said Priests Sexually Abused Her in Bucksport and Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Warrant Committee Elects New Officers, Begins Work
Tremont Moves Forward With Planning for Future of Ambulance Service
Region's School System Part of Major Nationwide Data Breach
Doing the Work, Workshop Style
Harry Owen, Who Built a Legacy of Story and Conservation, Dies at 97
APPLL Argues Cruise Ship Ruling Before Retired Supreme Court Justice
Lobstering Cooperative Reaches $5M Settlement with Former CEO
Mount Desert Man Arrested for Burglary and Criminal Mischief
Mount Desert Selectboard Gets First Look at Public Safety Budget
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
THINGS TO DO ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND THIS WEEK
Chronic Absenteeism Still Plaguing Maine Schools Including Mount Desert Elementary
Briefs: Gorham Rescue Update, Sugar Showdown, Bar Harbor Road Closures
Bar Harbor Public Will Have Its Say on Temporary Camping Vehicles and Individual Private Campsites
Trial Set for Former Bar Harbor Resident Accused of Gross Sexual Assault