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6 days ago · The latest news Mount Desert Island, Maine. BAR HARBOR — The Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) brought the latest version of its Climate Action Plan, referred to as CAP 2.0, before the Council on Dec. 17, seeking approval for additional focus areas and goals.
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Video of high school fight garners social media buzz
Oct 8, 2024 · The fight appears to spill out from inside the bus out onto school grounds. One student knocked another down, and the tussle continued with both on the ground for about eight seconds before school officials were able to intervene.
Council enacts emergency moratorium on lodging
Nov 20, 2024 · The Council hung a proverbial “no vacancy” sign on the town when it officially enacted an emergency moratorium regarding certain transient accommodations at the body’s regular meeting on Nov. 19, pumping the brakes on any new developments that fall within certain categories in the land use ordinance for a period of 60 days, effective immediately.
Coston addresses School Committee's hotel concerns
Dec 4, 2024 · BAR HARBOR — At the previous meeting of the Bar Harbor School Committee, members expressed concerns regarding the potential construction of a hotel on a piece of land abutting the new Conners Emerson School building that is in the process of being built.
What's on the warrant in Bar Harbor? | Politics | mdislander.com
Oct 23, 2024 · BAR HARBOR — There is perhaps no more unique municipal government apparatus than Town Meeting, which gives residents a chance to come together and vote on articles placed on the warrant that will determine the direction of the town.
Sassafrass Café is Town Hill's newest cozy haven
Dec 5, 2024 · TOWN HILL — Sassafrass Café opened in Town Hill in October, where mother-daughter duo Amanda and Kira Kendall are at the helm of one of the village’s few year-round businesses braving the beginning of Mount Desert Island’s annual hibernation.
Obituaries | mdislander.com - Mount Desert Islander
Eleanor B. Greenlaw died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 26, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s at Brewer Rehabilitation Center. She was born Nov. 15, 1928, in Tremont, to Earl and Lyllis Farley.
MDI Marathon 'coming to maturity' after 21st running
Oct 22, 2024 · Past iterations of the race have seen driving rains, frigid temperatures and everything in between. But this year, the 21st running of the race, the weather slot machine came up three cherries and produced a gorgeous, clear day that allowed runners to really experience the beauty of the course as they chewed up the miles.
MDI boys have returning talent to make noise in Class B
Dec 2, 2024 · HAMPDEN — Even though the Mount Desert Island boys’ basketball team lost two key players in Spencer Laurendeau and Jameson Weir to graduation, there is a lot of optimism around