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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, but you should read it.)
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Carrie Jones
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A Maine Teacher, a Drifting Buoy, and a Classroom That Builds Moon Habitats
Tremont science teacher Tonya Prentice is earning national honors while her students earn state ones, by giving students real-world science…
20 hrs ago
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Shaun Farrar
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Updated: Golden Anchor Appeal Dismissed in One Court as Court Declines to Rule on Merits
Court also affirms lower court decision denying Charles Sidman’s request to intervene
23 hrs ago
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Carrie Jones
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Planning for Tomorrow: How Frenchboro Is Charting Its Future
Mapping a Resilient Future for Frenchboro
Jan 15
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Carrie Jones
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Bar Harbor’s Public Payroll: Who Tops the Salary List?
A quick look at the salaries funded by local tax dollars.
Jan 15
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Carrie Jones
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Due to Federal Government Shutdown, USDA Notifies States that SNAP Benefits Won’t Be Issued for November
Oct 21, 2025
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“Massive destruction on a proportion never seen”
Jan 11, 2024
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Carrie Jones
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Contractors File $14M in Liens Against Owner of Renovated MDI Hotel
Oct 23, 2025
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‘No Kings Day’ Brings Peaceful Demonstrations to Maine Towns Big and Small
Oct 18, 2025
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“If We Took Five Feet...”: How One Student Is Rethinking Bar Harbor’s Roads
Concern for a Friend Sparked a Student’s Call for Safer Streets
Jan 14
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Carrie Jones
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More Than Minutes: AI, Recruitment, and Transparency Discussed by Bar Harbor Appeals Board
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana
Jan 14
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Carrie Jones
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Bar Harbor Man Arrested for Aggravated Domestic Violence Assault.
Police updates for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, State Police and Hancock County Sheriff's Department.
Jan 13
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Shaun Farrar
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Mount Desert Select Board Opens Budget Season With Police, Dispatch in Focus
Part of budget work involves preparing for potential fuller police consolidation
Jan 13
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Carrie Jones
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Where Politics Met Paint, Song, and Community in Bar Harbor
"Let’s Do Something That Feels Right."
Jan 13
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Carrie Jones
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Teaching Kids in Closets and Making Do
Tremont School Committee meets with select board members for school tour and budget talks
Jan 12
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Shaun Farrar
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What Might Be Changing in Bar Harbor?
Planning Board Advances Rules on Housing, Lodging, and Growth
Jan 12
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Carrie Jones
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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK
And in the near future.
Jan 12
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Carrie Jones
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UPDATED 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.
Jan 12
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Carrie Jones
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