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The Bar Harbor Story is an alternative daily news and features site that focuses on the people, places, and events of Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, and Mount Desert Island Region. Sometimes we even venture to the rest of Hancock County, Maine.
Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Looks For New Member.
Applications open for warrant committee vacancy.
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Applications open for warrant committee vacancy.
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Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Looks For New Member.
Applications open for warrant committee vacancy.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Bar Harbor Warrant Committee Looks For New Member.
Applications open for warrant committee vacancy.
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Applications open for warrant committee vacancy.
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CORRECTION! Southwest Harbor Select Board Removes One Board Member, Accepts Another's Resignation.
Select Board also approves funding to remove hazardous elm near school walkway and nominates Smith to Municipal Waste Hub board.
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Select Board also approves funding to remove hazardous elm near school walkway and nominates Smith to Municipal Waste Hub board.
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CORRECTION! Southwest Harbor Select Board Removes One Board Member, Accepts Another's Resignation.
Select Board also approves funding to remove hazardous elm near school walkway and nominates Smith to Municipal Waste Hub board.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
CORRECTION! Southwest Harbor Select Board Removes One Board Member, Accepts Another's Resignation.
Select Board also approves funding to remove hazardous elm near school walkway and nominates Smith to Municipal Waste Hub board.
Free to read.
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Select Board also approves funding to remove hazardous elm near school walkway and nominates Smith to Municipal Waste Hub board.
Free to read.
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Thanksgiving Food and Traditions, Past and Present.
Do all New Englanders Actually Serve Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts with Prosciutto?
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Do all New Englanders Actually Serve Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts with Prosciutto?
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Thanksgiving Food and Traditions, Past and Present
Do all New Englanders actually serve Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts with Prosciutto?
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November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thanksgiving Food and Traditions, Past and Present.
Do all New Englanders Actually Serve Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts with Prosciutto?
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Do all New Englanders Actually Serve Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts with Prosciutto?
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Half-Price Annual Acadia National Park Passes Go On Sale December 1.
Changing fees and benefits coming to many parks, including Acadia.
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Changing fees and benefits coming to many parks, including Acadia.
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Half-Price Annual Acadia National Park Passes Go On Sale December 1
Changing fees and benefits coming to many parks, including Acadia
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November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Half-Price Annual Acadia National Park Passes Go On Sale December 1.
Changing fees and benefits coming to many parks, including Acadia.
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Changing fees and benefits coming to many parks, including Acadia.
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All of Mount Desert Island Lost Power This Afternoon.
Versant quickly restored power to the thousands impacted by outage.
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Versant quickly restored power to the thousands impacted by outage.
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All of Mount Desert Island Lost Power This Afternoon
Versant quickly restored power to the thousands impacted by outage
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November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
All of Mount Desert Island Lost Power This Afternoon.
Versant quickly restored power to the thousands impacted by outage.
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Versant quickly restored power to the thousands impacted by outage.
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Why This Homey Meal Is a Yearly Lifeline for Community Connection.
YWCA of MDI Cooks Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
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YWCA of MDI Cooks Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
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Why This Homey Meal Is a Yearly Lifeline for Community Connection
YWCA of MDI Cooks Community Thanksgiving Dinner
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November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Why This Homey Meal Is a Yearly Lifeline for Community Connection.
YWCA of MDI Cooks Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
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YWCA of MDI Cooks Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
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Visitors Flooded Acadia in October Despite Closed Amenities and No Fees.
Acadia Is on Track for 4 Million Visits This Year as League of Towns Plans for Region's Future.
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Acadia Is on Track for 4 Million Visits This Year as League of Towns Plans for Region's Future.
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Visitors Flooded Acadia in October Despite Closed Amenities and No Fees.
Acadia Is on Track for 4 Million Visits This Year as League of Towns Plans for Region's Future.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Visitors Flooded Acadia in October Despite Closed Amenities and No Fees.
Acadia Is on Track for 4 Million Visits This Year as League of Towns Plans for Region's Future.
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Acadia Is on Track for 4 Million Visits This Year as League of Towns Plans for Region's Future.
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Arrest in Southwest Harbor Links Back to Homicide That ‘Rattled’ a New Hampshire Community.
And police reports.
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And police reports.
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Arrest in Southwest Harbor Links Back to Homicide That ‘Rattled’ a New Hampshire Community
Police reports
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November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Arrest in Southwest Harbor Links Back to Homicide That ‘Rattled’ a New Hampshire Community.
And police reports.
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And police reports.
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“Thank God You’re Here”: The Farm Built on Community and Courage.
Why Willowind’s Therapeutic Riding Program Makes Such a Big Impact.
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Why Willowind’s Therapeutic Riding Program Makes Such a Big Impact.
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“Thank God You’re Here”: The Farm Built on Community and Courage
Why Willowind’s Therapeutic Riding Program Makes Such a Big Impact.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“Thank God You’re Here”: The Farm Built on Community and Courage.
Why Willowind’s Therapeutic Riding Program Makes Such a Big Impact.
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Why Willowind’s Therapeutic Riding Program Makes Such a Big Impact.
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MD365 Announces Application Window for Nolan Way Project.
Press Release
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Press Release
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MD365 Announces Application Window for Nolan Way Project
Press Release
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November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
MD365 Announces Application Window for Nolan Way Project.
Press Release
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Press Release
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New Rules Could Reshape Where Some Lodging Goes in Bar Harbor.
Town Moves Forward on Potential Lodging Changes Ahead of Potential 2026 Vote.
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Town Moves Forward on Potential Lodging Changes Ahead of Potential 2026 Vote.
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New Rules Could Reshape Where Some Lodging Goes in Bar Harbor
Town Moves Forward on Potential Lodging Changes Ahead of Potential 2026 Vote
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November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New Rules Could Reshape Where Some Lodging Goes in Bar Harbor.
Town Moves Forward on Potential Lodging Changes Ahead of Potential 2026 Vote.
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Town Moves Forward on Potential Lodging Changes Ahead of Potential 2026 Vote.
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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And in the near future.
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And in the near future.
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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
And in the near future.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.
And in the near future.
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And in the near future.
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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
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It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
Free to read. Just click through.
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ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.
It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
Free to read. Just click through.
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It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.
Free to read. Just click through.
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Agencies That Help Mainers Navigate Medicare Are Overbooked as Enrollment Deadline Looms.
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Agencies That Help Mainers Navigate Medicare Are Overbooked as Enrollment Deadline Looms
By Rose Lundy of the Maine Monitor
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November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Agencies That Help Mainers Navigate Medicare Are Overbooked as Enrollment Deadline Looms.
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@themainemonitor.org
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@themainemonitor.org
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People We've Lost.
Gary Steven Webber. Patience M. (Blythe) Creech. Richard Henry “Dick” Laning II. Marcia G. Opdyke. Lola (Dyer) Abbott. Jeremiah Wooster Jellison Jr. Delwin Ray Faulkingham.
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Gary Steven Webber. Patience M. (Blythe) Creech. Richard Henry “Dick” Laning II. Marcia G. Opdyke. Lola (Dyer) Abbott. Jeremiah Wooster Jellison Jr. Delwin Ray Faulkingham.
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People We've Lost
Gary Steven Webber. Patience M. (Blythe) Creech. Richard Henry “Dick” Laning II. Marcia G. Opdyke. Lola (Dyer) Abbott. Jeremiah Wooster Jellison Jr. Delwin Ray Faulkingham.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
People We've Lost.
Gary Steven Webber. Patience M. (Blythe) Creech. Richard Henry “Dick” Laning II. Marcia G. Opdyke. Lola (Dyer) Abbott. Jeremiah Wooster Jellison Jr. Delwin Ray Faulkingham.
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Gary Steven Webber. Patience M. (Blythe) Creech. Richard Henry “Dick” Laning II. Marcia G. Opdyke. Lola (Dyer) Abbott. Jeremiah Wooster Jellison Jr. Delwin Ray Faulkingham.
Free to read, just click through.
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It's All the Briefs and Press Releases.
(So, basically all the inside newsy parts of the paper that reporters don't write themselves.)
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(So, basically all the inside newsy parts of the paper that reporters don't write themselves.)
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It's All the Briefs and Press Releases
(So, basically all the inside parts of the paper that reporters don't write themselves)
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It's All the Briefs and Press Releases.
(So, basically all the inside newsy parts of the paper that reporters don't write themselves.)
Free to read, just click through.
open.substack.com/pub/barharbo...
(So, basically all the inside newsy parts of the paper that reporters don't write themselves.)
Free to read, just click through.
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Latest Vacation Rental Complaint in Trenton Focuses on Rental That Sleeps 24.
And Other Select Board Meeting Business.
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And Other Select Board Meeting Business.
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Latest Vacation Rental Complaint in Trenton Focuses on Rental That Sleeps 24
And Other Select Board Meeting Business
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November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Latest Vacation Rental Complaint in Trenton Focuses on Rental That Sleeps 24.
And Other Select Board Meeting Business.
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And Other Select Board Meeting Business.
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Smells Like Thanksgiving: Inside Pemetic’s Beloved Buddy Meal
Gravy, Giggles, and Gratitude Fill Pemetic’s Gym
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Gravy, Giggles, and Gratitude Fill Pemetic’s Gym
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Smells Like Thanksgiving: Inside Pemetic’s Beloved Buddy Meal
Gravy, Giggles, and Gratitude Fill Pemetic’s Gym
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November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Smells Like Thanksgiving: Inside Pemetic’s Beloved Buddy Meal
Gravy, Giggles, and Gratitude Fill Pemetic’s Gym
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Gravy, Giggles, and Gratitude Fill Pemetic’s Gym
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Bar Harbor Council Backs Push to Drop Pilot Requirement on CAT Ferry.
Pilots Decry Council’s Action.
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Pilots Decry Council’s Action.
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Bar Harbor Council Backs Push to Drop Pilot Requirement on CAT Ferry
Pilots Decry Council’s Action
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November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Bar Harbor Council Backs Push to Drop Pilot Requirement on CAT Ferry.
Pilots Decry Council’s Action.
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Pilots Decry Council’s Action.
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Public Works Employees Help Fill Chamber as Teamsters Seek Council Seat at Bargaining Table.
Pat's Pizza Special Amusement Permit Renewed; LifeFlight Gives $10k to Endow Helipad Maintenance Fund.
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Pat's Pizza Special Amusement Permit Renewed; LifeFlight Gives $10k to Endow Helipad Maintenance Fund.
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Public Works Employees Help Fill Chamber as Teamsters Seek Council Seat at Bargaining Table
Pat's Pizza Special Amusement Permit Renewed; LifeFlight Gives $10k to Endow Helipad Maintenance Fund
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November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Public Works Employees Help Fill Chamber as Teamsters Seek Council Seat at Bargaining Table.
Pat's Pizza Special Amusement Permit Renewed; LifeFlight Gives $10k to Endow Helipad Maintenance Fund.
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Pat's Pizza Special Amusement Permit Renewed; LifeFlight Gives $10k to Endow Helipad Maintenance Fund.
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MDI YMCA Hopes For Multi-Million Dollar Expansion.
Senator Collins has secured $500,000 for the YMCA’s proposed multi-purpose facility.
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Senator Collins has secured $500,000 for the YMCA’s proposed multi-purpose facility.
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MDI YMCA Hopes For Multi-Million Dollar Expansion
Senator Collins has secured $500,000 for the YMCA’s proposed multi-purpose facility
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November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
MDI YMCA Hopes For Multi-Million Dollar Expansion.
Senator Collins has secured $500,000 for the YMCA’s proposed multi-purpose facility.
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Senator Collins has secured $500,000 for the YMCA’s proposed multi-purpose facility.
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Tremont Select Board Recognizes Achievement of Tremont Consolidated School Biology Teacher Tonya Prentice.
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Tremont Select Board Recognizes Achievement of Tremont Consolidated School Biology Teacher Tonya Prentice
Also Begins to Fine Tune Deer Hunt and Fills Planning Board Seat
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November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Tremont Select Board Recognizes Achievement of Tremont Consolidated School Biology Teacher Tonya Prentice.
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Soil Testing Questions Delay Decision on Subdivision Near Southwest Harbor Landfill.
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Soil Testing Questions Delay Decision on Subdivision Near Southwest Harbor Landfill
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Soil Testing Questions Delay Decision on Subdivision Near Southwest Harbor Landfill.
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Bar Harbor OKs New Short-Term Rental Rules, Drops Some Inspection Language.
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Bar Harbor OKs New Short-Term Rental Rules, Drops Some Inspection Language.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Bar Harbor OKs New Short-Term Rental Rules, Drops Some Inspection Language.
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THE LOG: Police Food Drive Gathers Two Truck Loads of Food and Over $1,000 Cash For Bar Harbor Food Pantry.
Police Reports for MDI Region.
Photo courtesy BH/MD PD
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Police Reports for MDI Region.
Photo courtesy BH/MD PD
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THE LOG: Police Food Drive Gathers Two Truck Loads of Food and Over $1,000 Cash For Bar Harbor Food Pantry
Police Reports for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police and Hancock County Sheriff's Department.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
THE LOG: Police Food Drive Gathers Two Truck Loads of Food and Over $1,000 Cash For Bar Harbor Food Pantry.
Police Reports for MDI Region.
Photo courtesy BH/MD PD
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Police Reports for MDI Region.
Photo courtesy BH/MD PD
Free to read. Just click through.
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