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The Meeting Was 17 Minutes. The To-Do List Is Much Longer.

Mount Desert officials are heading into a fall of discussions about school consolidation, housing, short-term rentals, parking, the comprehensive plan…

Sep 10 • Carrie Jones

Fences, Piers, Poles, Procedures, and Parking Lots: A Planning Board Roundup.

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by ArtWaves.

Aug 20 • Carrie Jones

Bar Harbor Hires Officer For Mount Desert as Full Merger Discussion Continues; Mount Desert Short-Term Rental Rules Will Likely Be…

The Selectboard also addressed a $121,000 funding shortfall for the Jordan Pond Road sewer project, concerns about trash at the town garage.

Aug 18 • Carrie Jones

Aug 8

To Protect a Historic Bridge, Mount Desert Will Drill Beneath It.

The nearly $2 million Jordan Pond Road project will use directional boring to protect a 1931 Acadia National Park bridge.

Aug 7 • Carrie Jones

30 Lobsters Disappeared From a Maine Dock. The Theft Hit a Nerve.

Lindsay McDaniels lost hundreds of dollars in catch when two men took lobsters from her crate in Northeast Harbor, fueling an online backlash among…

Aug 5

Split Bar Harbor School Committee Votes to Recommend School Reorganization Plan.

Mount Desert Selectboard Hopes For More Answers About Its Role in Process.

Aug 4 • Carrie Jones

Summer Garden Tour at MDES

Via Bar Harbor Garden Club

Jul 28

MOUNT DESERT FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE

MOUNT DESERT—Mount Desert Fire Department will be hosting a open house on July 31, 2026 from 9 AM - 12 PM.

Jul 28 • Carrie Jones

Mount Desert's Dumpster Dilemma

Mount Desert officials balance convenience, cost, and safety as they consider changes to public trash disposal. Board also approves new police officer…

Jul 21 • Carrie Jones

Mount Desert Heads for a New Assessment

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank.

Jul 8 • Carrie Jones

Woman Dies at Somes Pond, July 2

MOUNT DESERT—A woman died in the late afternoon of July 2 at Somes Pond in Mount Desert.

Jul 3 • Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar

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