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New License Plate Reader System Enhances Crime Tracking in Maine
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (1740+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Viridian Law. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Cameras that can read license plates have recently inspired civil liberties warnings and media attention for cases of misuse in other parts of the nation, have been…...
Bar Harbor Story: Community News You Can Trust and Access
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (614+ words) We don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s Labor Day, and we’ve been working and putting out information and articles for you all pretty much like every day of the year. There’s a reason for that, and it isn’t that…...
Trenton Water Cistern Bids Exceed Proposed Funding Limits
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (682+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Birch Bay Retirement Village. TRENTON—Twenty years ago, Trenton’s Comprehensive Plan recommended and conceptualized a water supply for fighting fires on the west side of town in the form of an underground…...
A Soil Rule in Southwest Harbor Has Become a Real Estate Problem.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (992+ 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…...
Bar Harbor School Reorganization: Costs and Voting Power Debates
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1784+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Geddy’s. BAR HARBOR—Last week, following the lead of other towns in the MDI region, the Bar Harbor Town Council moved the school reorganization measure to the town voters in November as…...
What Do We Mean When We Say Workforce Housing?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (587+ words) By Sherry Billings, executive director of Island Housing Trust When we talk about the housing crisis on Mount Desert Island, one phrase comes up again and again: workforce housing. But what does that mean? At its simplest, workforce housing is…...
Reading Isn’t Quite Over Yet. At Least Not Here.
3+ week, 6+ day ago (812+ words) BAR HARBOR—The doomsday story from The Atlantic went viral this summer. “The End of Reading Is Here,” the headline decried though the article was much deeper than that. Its author, Rose Horowitch, cites research by the National Endowment for…...
Bar Harbor’s Tourism Debate Is More Complicated Than ‘Businesses vs. Residents’
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (1261+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—The process before Bar Harbor’s Sustainable Tourism Task Force is clear: The town’s voter-approved comprehensive plan sets the town’s overall goals for land use. The…...