2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (946+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT—The town’s Selectboard meeting, September 8 was a quick one, clocking in at under 17 minutes, but Town Manager Alex Kimball said to expect that not to be…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (196+ words) Bar Harbor Story | Carrie Jones | Substack Otter Creek’s Lost Waterfront with Durlin Lunt Thursday, September 24th at 5:30pm at the Jesup Memorial Library BAR HARBOR – On Thursday, September 24 at 5:30 pm, the MDI Historical Society and Jesup Memorial Library will host Durlin Lunt…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (243+ words) BAR HARBOR—MDI Health will honor Mount Desert Nursing Association (MDNA) as its 2026 Community Partner of the Year during the organization’s Annual Meeting and Community Celebration on Tuesday, September 15. MDNA will receive the 2026 Impact Award in recognition of its longstanding…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (607+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by ArtWaves. TRENTON—The post on the Facebook page, Trenton Town Crier, didn’t involve fanfare or bravado. It didn’t complain. Instead, Cecilia Moore Zavestoski’s post just calmly and quietly told the community something:…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (509+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop. WASHINGTON, DC—When Representative Jared Golden (D-Maine) broke with his party last week during a procedural rule, he was just one of two Democrats to do so. He’s…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (943+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Witham Family Hotels. BAR HARBOR—Mount Desert Island High School graduate Taylor Ehrlich doesn’t just love the environment, she takes action and does something about it. The evening before the morning she…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (268+ words) Each week we compile briefs and put them initially only on the website (Substack) and then send them all on Friday or sometimes Saturday if things are chaotic like they have been for us this week. We do that so…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (801+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Coastal Kayaking Tours and Acadia Bike. BAR HARBOR—The number one goal, Bar Harbor Planning Director Michele Gagnon told the Planning Board members, September 3, was to get out from under the town’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1000+ words) I’d like to start by apologizing for the absence of these monthly letters to you. I have been hard at work these past few months doing everything I can to get my priority bill, the Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act, through…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (996+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Coastal Kayaking Tours and Acadia Bike. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—According to one local realtor, newspaper articles about Southwest Harbor’s November 2025 soil ordinance has prevented his client from selling her home. The articles were…...