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MOUNT DESERT REJECTS SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.
How Many Cars Can Ledgelawn Take?
Supreme Court Hears Town's Appeal Concerning Charter Changes
Village Improvement Association Unveils Glen Mary Pool Concept
"What starts here, changes the state"
TOWN MEETINGS THIS WEEK & COOL THINGS TO DO
Kissing Cod, Walking 3 Miles, and Searching for the Naughty Sam Slick
Town Asks Court to Dismiss Sidman's Case
COA President Issues Statement About Palestine Solidarity Encampment
What Size Should Bar Harbor's Planning Board Be?
COA ENCAMPMENT ISSUES STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE AND SETS FORTH DEMANDS
Hancock County Sheriff’s Arrest Man For Stabbing Domestic Partner
Want to Understand What Community & Imagination Can Do? Head to the Theater
Municipal Insurance Doesn't Cover Bar Harbor Against Charles Sidman's Suit
TOWN MEETINGS THIS WEEK & COOL THINGS TO DO
Who is Who? The Bar Harbor Town Council Candidates
Tick Expert Offers Advice for Increasingly Popular ‘No Mow May’
Many Local Businesses Open Their Doors Next Week
MDI Native, Veteran, and Community Volunteer Honored With D.C. Visit
Bail Hearing Held for Alleged MDI Arsonist
Can an Island Come Together To Save Itself?
Local Man Charged with Arson of Two Mount Desert Residences
Island Fire and Police Respond to Suspected Arson on Stanley Mountain Road
Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes climbs
TOWN MEETINGS THIS WEEK & COOL THINGS TO DO
The League of Underwater Superheroes Tackles Ell's Pier
Spring 2024 Prescribed Burns Planned for Acadia National Park, Real Estate Transfers, Court Cases
State Argues Company Has No Right to Old Shipwreck off Bar Harbor
Higgins Pit Discussion Postponed
Creativity Needed to Help Make Housing More Affordable
What's Up Tonight at the Bar Harbor Town Council?
State Championship Conners Emerson Olympiads Bring in STEAM Week With Over 30 Wins
TOWN MEETINGS THIS WEEK & COOL THINGS TO DO
Is a Coastal Road in Acadia That Keeps Washing Out Worth Saving?
Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign
Bar Harbor Food Pantry Finds a New Home at Mama's
Use it or Potentially Lose It: Harbor Committee May Look To Recommend Changes to Mooring Rules
Democrats Nominate Friedmann For House Seat
Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Recommends Budget, Land Use Amendments
Acadia National Park announces $950,000 for ecosystem restoration and climate restoration projects
PRESS RELEASES AND BRIEFS: COA Names Dr. Sylvia Torti Its Seventh President
Late Season Storm Takes Its Toll On Vehicles
Total Eclipse Grabs Some Hearts
Brigadoon Subdivision Moves Forward
TOWN MEETINGS THIS WEEK & COOL THINGS TO DO
Talk of Lodging Moratorium Resurfaces
Pace of Glen Mary Pool Rebuild Frustrating Some
Shore Path Rebuild Needs Your Help
Legal Fees and Solid Waste Combined For Overspending
Latest Local Lodging Tax Legislation Fails
SCIENTISTS HOPE TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE FOREVER CHEMICALS IN SOMES SOUND
Oysters, Quahogs, Razor, and Hen Clams May be Regulated Soon
Report Suggests Bar Harbor Expand Some Premium Parking Areas
Talking Through Bar Harbor's Future
Updated: APPLL Appeals Cruise Ship Decision
Kebo Street Employee Housing Hosts Its Tiniest Fans
Storms' Damage to Acadia Likely Close to $20 Million
Vacation Rental Lawsuit Ends With Bar Harbor Victory
Crowd Seems to Favor Local Options Lodging Tax
Thursday's Storm Claimed Many Vehicles but No Injuries
Bar Harbor Council Raises a Few Fees
Friedmann Will Run for Williams' Seat and Bar Harbor Council
TOWN MEETINGS THIS WEEK & COOL THINGS TO DO
Author Returns Home In Conners Emerson Visit
Briefs: Trees on Ledgelawn to Come Down, Riley Donahue Receives Maine Principal's Award
Lynne Williams Will Not Run Again
With Six Abstentions Potential Short-Term Rental Ordinance Recommended by Warrant Committee
Some Residents Push Back on Solar Farms in Trenton
Residents Worry They'll Be Taxed Out of Bar Harbor Homes
We Now Know Why the Chicken Crossed the Road
It Will Be Up To Mount Desert Voters Whether to Cap Vacation Rentals
BAR HARBOR BUDGET HEARING & COOL THINGS TO DO
Town Manager Proposes $1 Million in Tweaks to $28 Million Draft Budget
Local Man's Documentary a Homage to David Moses Bridges
School Reorganization Planning Committee Gets Started
Irish Hearts Will be Happy at Ivy Manor This Weekend
Zoom, Pizza, and Bar Harbor's Future:
Living More Gently in the World
Only Two Draw Papers So Far in Bar Harbor Council Race
Mount Desert Likely Hosts 420 Weekly Rentals
POLICE LOG: Good Samaritans Come Through in Storm
Three New Homes in Bar Harbor? Maybe.
TOWN MEETINGS & COOL THINGS TO DO
Planning Board Unanimously Recommends All Potential Land Use Changes
Hancock Probate Judge Sanctioned for $43K in Unpaid Child Support
Let's Talk About the Sea Witch
Ells Pier Needs Repairs but Is Safe to Use
Parent Wonders About New School Design and Special Education
Josh Sprague Tournament Lives On
UPDATED: Bar Harbor Cancels Most Cruise Ships in 2025
UPDATED: Bar Harbor Cancels Most Cruise Ships in 2025
Just "Burying Money in the Backyard"
POLICE LOG: Truck Driver Changes Flat Tire of Man Who Hit His Truck
Facing a 20% Tax Increase, Bar Harbor Council Makes No Changes: Yet
Updated: Council Will Hold Special Meeting Wednesday About Cruise Ship Limits Next Steps
To Inspect or Not To Inspect, That is Part of the Question
TOWN MEETINGS & COOL THINGS TO DO
Updated: APPLL Will Appeal Cruise Ship Ruling
Salt Cod, Boas, and Dancing: Hayseeders Ball Returned Friday Night
Can a Town Pass the Halloween Test?
Judge Finds for Bar Harbor in Cruise Ship Case
Bringing a Much Needed Laugh To Bar Harbor's Winter Season
Bar Harbor Looks to Licensing Quahogs, Razor and Hen Clams, and Eastern Oysters
POLICE: February 22 Brings A Glimpse of Summer on MDI
Warrant Committee Makes Its Recommendations to Lower 20% Tax Rate Hike
Destination Health Leaving Downtown
COTTAGE AND LOWER MAIN STREETSCAPES UPDATES SHARED WITH COUNCIL
TOWN MEETINGS AND BIG DECISIONS
Approximately 23% of Bar Harbor Roads Are in an Unacceptable Condition
Bar Harbor Resident Pleas For Lower Budget
County Drug Force Funding Eliminated But Could Return
MDI Finds One Issue With An Electric School Bus Battery After State Urges Busses Taken Off Road
Town Council Moves Housing Ordinances to the Voters
Maine State Police Continues to Investigate Missing Person Case in Washburn
If They Build It, Will They Park?
TOWN MEETINGS AND BIG DECISIONS
BRIEFS: WINTER FARMERS' MARKET TOMORROW!
A Big Plan Is Heading Bar Harbor's Way
LifeFlight Transported 69 from Bar Harbor in 2023
$14,490,156 Budget Approved by High School Board
Feds Tie Right Whale Death to Maine Fishing for the First Time
A Woman, A Dad, and A League of Voters:
“Acadia Has a Thousand Fathers, But Otter Creek Is an Orphan.”
Monday Evening Mount Desert Crash Injures Two and Results in 9 Citations to Driver
Hadley Point Ramp Damaged, Ells Pier Might Be OK
BRIEFS: Hamilton Station Could Hold Up to 50 Housing Units
Bar Harbor Task Force Advocates Going Ahead with Higgins Pit Solar Project
Ellsworth Named the Second-best Place in the US to Start an Airbnb
Public Hearing on Land Use Ordinance Gets People Talking about Bar Harbor's Success Ladder
Conners Emerson Adjusts Budget, Awards Bus Bid & New School Construction Plans On Schedule
MDI Drug Problems Prompt Bar Harbor Councilor to Make Plea
Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Logs
Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Nominates and Appoints Bailey Stillman
In Town Hill: Creating Community out of Water and Persistence (despite the weather)
TOWN MEETINGS CONTINUE THIS WEEK
THE BRIEFS: COME MAYBE SKATE WITH THE Y AT THE TOWN HILL PLAYGROUND SUNDAY!
471 Long-Term Rentals Registered with Bar Harbor
Endangered Bats Could Make Developing Homes in Town Hill Difficult
Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Logs
Alert Received: A Town-Wide Messaging System For Bar Harbor Still Discussed
PUBLIC FORUM ON PROPOSED LAND USE AMENDMENTS THIS WEEK!
Bar Harbor Woman One of the First Recognized at UMaine Teaching Program
Two-Car Accident in Trenton Claims Life of Local Teen
Town Appropriation to Proposed School Budget Increases 10.25%
UPDATED: MDEA Arrest Six in Hancock County for Variety of Drug Offenses
Individual Town Planning Will Be Approach for Sanctuary Communities
Getting Rid of Trash is a Costly Business
Town Manager Hopes to be Arbitrator in Town Budget Process
Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Logs
First Informational Forum Dates for High School Building Project Set
BRIEFS: BAR HARBOR WARRANT COMMITTEE LOOKS FOR NEW MEMBER
TOWN BUDGET MEETINGS START THIS WEEK
Vinyl in Vogue: With a Giant Leap of Love, Matt Manry Heads into Both the Business and Museum Worlds
Potential Changes to Bar Harbor Housing Rules Head to Public Hearing
Legal Fees and Solid Waste Lines in Bar Harbor Budget Running High
Several Councilors Worry Over Higgins Pit Solar Project
Appeals Board Upholds Short-Term Rental Decision
Bar Harbor's Comprehensive Plan Is Shaping Up
Bar Harbor Sees at Least an Estimated $1.3 Million in Storm Damages
Storms and Their Damage Keep Officers Busy
Design Review Board Yearns for Independence
Sparkly Charm and Bebopping Fingers:
BAKED BEAN SUPPER, TOWN MEETINGS
Flooding Saturday Predicted to Be Even Worse Than Wednesday's
JAX Childcare Facility Increases Bar Harbor's Childcare Capacity by 30%
“Massive destruction on a proportion never seen”
Draft School Calendar Proposes First Day as August 27
Chris Wharff Promoted to Captain
An Already Exhausted Bar Harbor Town Budget Could Be About to Take a Huge Hit
Contradictory Rules Sometimes Makes Bar Harbor Committee Work Confusing
Building Between a Ledge and A Wet Place
Mount Desert Nursing Association's Phone Number Used For Scam Calls
Update on Death Investigation in Bar Harbor
Nobody Was In Hot Water at New Year's Day Polar Plunge