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Bar Harbor’s Tourism Debate Isn’t Really About Just Tourists.
The town is trying to answer a harder question: What does a community built around visitors need to remain a community for the people who live there…
 • Carrie Jones
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And some ongoing events.
 • Carrie Jones
Bar Harbor May Be Clarifying How Its Boards and Committees Work
Town officials are examining the roles of boards and committees, from advisory groups to quasi-judicial bodies, as they consider a potentially more…
 • Carrie Jones
It Started With a Pageant at the Criterion.
Competing at the state level can cost hundreds of dollars before travel, lodging, and clothing. Her family hopes sponsorships can help keep her going.
 • Carrie Jones
Bar Harbor Mourns Longtime Town Employee.
Scotty Hopkins worked for the town for decades.
 • Carrie Jones
What Happens When a Book Box Becomes a Community Hub?
In Trenton and MDI, Little Free Libraries have evolved into places where neighbors share school supplies, food, and other necessities right alongside…
 • Carrie Jones
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And some ongoing events.
 • Carrie Jones
Bar Harbor Has an Idea. Taylor Ehrlich Is Helping Build It.
The MDI High School graduate went before the Bar Harbor Town Council with a plan for a pollinator corridor—and has since been working with town staff to…
 • Carrie Jones
Bar Harbor Continues to Put Lodging on Hold. Now It Has to Decide What Comes Next.
After nearly two years of restrictions, planners might be examining questions of development intensity, housing, downtown’s structure with potential…
 • Carrie Jones
Judge Dismisses One of the Golden Anchor’s Challenges.
The Golden Anchor challenged Bar Harbor’s rules for disembarking cruise passengers through two related legal actions. A judge ruled that one duplicated…
 • Carrie Jones
Bear Creek Tavern Hopes to Open Friday, Receives Special Amusement Permit.
Some neighbors worried about potential noise.
 • Carrie Jones
UPDATE: Maine ACLU Warns Bar Harbor Over Potential Possible Prosecution of Sidewalk Chalk Activist.
Annlinn Kruger’s political messages have drawn police warnings and now a four-page letter from the ACLU arguing that her chalking is protected speech…
 • Carrie Jones
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