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In June Bar Harbor had their highest sales tax receipts in their history. The only loss they are feeling is the loss of air & water pollution & cruise passenger congestion.
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“All we have to do is share Eastport with ships 30 days a year … That allows us to keep it as it is for the other 335 days.” www.bangordailynews.com/2025/09/22/d...
Bar Harbor’s lost cruise ships are Eastport’s gain
Musicians played, vendors set up shop and City Hall closed at noon as Eastport welcomed the first Virgin Voyages cruise to ever visit Maine.
www.bangordailynews.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In June Bar Harbor had their highest sales tax receipts in their history. The only loss they are feeling is the loss of air & water pollution & cruise passenger congestion.
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“Protect our Patients.” Protect women’s healthcare. Protect our COMMUNITY.
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
“Protect Our Patients”
Nurses Fight to Keep Bar Harbor Birth Services
open.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“Protect our Patients.” Protect women’s healthcare. Protect our COMMUNITY.
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
THURSDAY, May 8th at 12pm NOON at the Village Green. Please come and stand up for OB services at MDI Hospital! Bring your mothers and daughters and sons and fathers! Stand up for women’s healthcare!
bit.ly/MDIH-OB-Rally
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
bit.ly/MDIH-OB-Rally
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
May 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
THURSDAY, May 8th at 12pm NOON at the Village Green. Please come and stand up for OB services at MDI Hospital! Bring your mothers and daughters and sons and fathers! Stand up for women’s healthcare!
bit.ly/MDIH-OB-Rally
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
bit.ly/MDIH-OB-Rally
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
“Birthing unit closures a terrible omen for Maine hospitals.
Unless something changes soon, Houlton Regional Hospital will become the 10th Maine hospital in a decade to close its birthing unit, leaving only a minority of the state's 32 remaining community hospitals offering maternity services…”
Unless something changes soon, Houlton Regional Hospital will become the 10th Maine hospital in a decade to close its birthing unit, leaving only a minority of the state's 32 remaining community hospitals offering maternity services…”
Birthing unit closures a terrible omen for Maine hospitals | Douglas Rooks
This is what can happen when profit comes before people.
www.pressherald.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“Birthing unit closures a terrible omen for Maine hospitals.
Unless something changes soon, Houlton Regional Hospital will become the 10th Maine hospital in a decade to close its birthing unit, leaving only a minority of the state's 32 remaining community hospitals offering maternity services…”
Unless something changes soon, Houlton Regional Hospital will become the 10th Maine hospital in a decade to close its birthing unit, leaving only a minority of the state's 32 remaining community hospitals offering maternity services…”
Ending OB services at MDI Hospital affects not only childbearing women. It’s also health care for half of the island's population, as women of all ages are affected by the loss of providers who specialize in women’s health. Community health care is being reduced. We oppose your FINAL decision!
MDIH 'firm' in decision to close labor and delivery unit
A series of employee layoffs over the weekend are said to be unrelated to funding levels or the L&D closure, according to hospital officials. It is believed that at least
www.mdislander.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ending OB services at MDI Hospital affects not only childbearing women. It’s also health care for half of the island's population, as women of all ages are affected by the loss of providers who specialize in women’s health. Community health care is being reduced. We oppose your FINAL decision!
Another Maine town weighing economic benefits of cruise ship against pollution, and overcrowding.
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
www.pressherald.com/2025/04/01/g...
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
www.pressherald.com/2025/04/01/g...
Group of Bath residents wants fewer cruise ships
Bath residents, mostly living in the South End of the city, are concerned about pollution, noise and 'overtourism.'
www.pressherald.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Another Maine town weighing economic benefits of cruise ship against pollution, and overcrowding.
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
www.pressherald.com/2025/04/01/g...
Local Control. Local Choice. Local Matters.
www.pressherald.com/2025/04/01/g...
The audience at last night's MDIH "Town Hall" expected a Q&A session, but only questions were collected with no answers provided, leaving the purpose unclear. Maguire stated, "We believe in taking care of women…We are not abandoning women's health." Actions speak louder than words.
MDI Hospital Labor & Delivery Closure Town Hall
MDI Hospital Labor & Delivery Closure Town Hall 04-03-2025 A copy of the chat transcript may be accessed here.
vimeo.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The audience at last night's MDIH "Town Hall" expected a Q&A session, but only questions were collected with no answers provided, leaving the purpose unclear. Maguire stated, "We believe in taking care of women…We are not abandoning women's health." Actions speak louder than words.
Grow it… Don’t close it! #3
April 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Grow it… Don’t close it! #3
Please join us in support of our OB department at MDI Hospital: today Thursday, April 3rd at 4:00 PM at the Jesup Memorial Library. Please come and bring your questions!
Registration for online Zoom: www.jesuplibrary.org/events/hospi...
Sign the petition: forms.gle/VV2XcurGmW5K...
Registration for online Zoom: www.jesuplibrary.org/events/hospi...
Sign the petition: forms.gle/VV2XcurGmW5K...
MDI Hospital: Labor & Delivery Closure Town Hall — Jesup Memorial Library
For decades, Mount Desert Island Hospital has been honored to provide labor and delivery services, welcoming new lives into the community and supporting families through one of life’s most significant...
www.jesuplibrary.org
April 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Please join us in support of our OB department at MDI Hospital: today Thursday, April 3rd at 4:00 PM at the Jesup Memorial Library. Please come and bring your questions!
Registration for online Zoom: www.jesuplibrary.org/events/hospi...
Sign the petition: forms.gle/VV2XcurGmW5K...
Registration for online Zoom: www.jesuplibrary.org/events/hospi...
Sign the petition: forms.gle/VV2XcurGmW5K...
Grow it… Don’t close it! #2
April 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Grow it… Don’t close it! #2
Grow it… Don’t close it!
April 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Grow it… Don’t close it!
“We’ve lost over 1/3 of our birthing units in the last 15 years and this will be the third closure in 2025 alone. Aside from being robbed of the choice to birth in our own cherished communities, this is also becoming fundamentally unsafe.” - Doula Sarah Tewhey
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MDI nurses host town hall in wake of OB closure announcement
BAR HARBOR — The MDI YWCA’s gym was reduced to standing room only on the drizzly afternoon of March 30, three days after an announcement by Mount Desert Island Hospital
www.mdislander.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“We’ve lost over 1/3 of our birthing units in the last 15 years and this will be the third closure in 2025 alone. Aside from being robbed of the choice to birth in our own cherished communities, this is also becoming fundamentally unsafe.” - Doula Sarah Tewhey
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MDI Hospital must think outside the box! Instead of closing OB services, let’s expand it countywide. forms.gle/VV2XcurGmW5K...
Help us strengthen the MDIH OB
To the Administration and Board of Directors of Mount Desert Island Hospital,
We, the undersigned, are shocked and saddened by the administration's sudden and unexpected decision to close our hospita...
forms.gle
April 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
MDI Hospital must think outside the box! Instead of closing OB services, let’s expand it countywide. forms.gle/VV2XcurGmW5K...
Please consider signing this petition to stop the closure of our OB department at MDI Hospital. This closure would be so dangerous for women and future babies in our community.
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Help us strengthen the MDIH OB
To the Administration and Board of Directors of Mount Desert Island Hospital,
We, the undersigned, are shocked and saddened by the administration's sudden and unexpected decision to close our hospita...
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March 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Please consider signing this petition to stop the closure of our OB department at MDI Hospital. This closure would be so dangerous for women and future babies in our community.
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We stand by our beloved nurses of MDI Hospital who oppose the closure of the hospital’s OB Department. They are the backbone to a healthy, growing residential population, and we need their expertise and presence here on the island more than ever.
March 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We stand by our beloved nurses of MDI Hospital who oppose the closure of the hospital’s OB Department. They are the backbone to a healthy, growing residential population, and we need their expertise and presence here on the island more than ever.
Bar Harbor Town Warrant Committee has 6 upcoming openings
Looking for a positive way to contribute?
Consider running for the Warrant Committee!
The Warrant Committee consists of 15 Bar Harbor citizens who serve as a check on the Town Council.
Looking for a positive way to contribute?
Consider running for the Warrant Committee!
The Warrant Committee consists of 15 Bar Harbor citizens who serve as a check on the Town Council.
March 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Bar Harbor Town Warrant Committee has 6 upcoming openings
Looking for a positive way to contribute?
Consider running for the Warrant Committee!
The Warrant Committee consists of 15 Bar Harbor citizens who serve as a check on the Town Council.
Looking for a positive way to contribute?
Consider running for the Warrant Committee!
The Warrant Committee consists of 15 Bar Harbor citizens who serve as a check on the Town Council.
The Mayor of Nice, France says “Overtourism and pollution generated by these floating cities are scourges that we want to combat in Nice.”
Maybe it is time for Big Cruise to rethink their production model and build smaller cleaner ships. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Maybe it is time for Big Cruise to rethink their production model and build smaller cleaner ships. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Mayor wages war against 'low cost' cruise ship tourists arriving in Nice
The mayor has criticised cruise passengers who do ‘not consume anything’ and ‘leave their rubbish behind them’
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The Mayor of Nice, France says “Overtourism and pollution generated by these floating cities are scourges that we want to combat in Nice.”
Maybe it is time for Big Cruise to rethink their production model and build smaller cleaner ships. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Maybe it is time for Big Cruise to rethink their production model and build smaller cleaner ships. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Go Sitka! We stand with you! Stop Big Cruise from destroying our communities, our air, water, and our way of life. alaskapublic.org/news/2024-12...
On fourth try, Sitka cruise limit ballot prop goes out for signatures
The last three petition applications were denied by the city’s legal department because they were deemed unenforceable, and included confusing or misleading provisions.
alaskapublic.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Go Sitka! We stand with you! Stop Big Cruise from destroying our communities, our air, water, and our way of life. alaskapublic.org/news/2024-12...
Will Big Cruise and corporate greed succeed in the continuing destruction of our community with overcrowding and pollution from big ships? newspaper.pressherald.com/infinity/art...
Court takes up challenge to Bar Harbor’s cruise passenger limit
Court takes up challenge to Bar Harbor’s cruise passenger limit
newspaper.pressherald.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Will Big Cruise and corporate greed succeed in the continuing destruction of our community with overcrowding and pollution from big ships? newspaper.pressherald.com/infinity/art...
Bar Harbor Citizens protecting the environment and promoting responsible tourism.
January 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Bar Harbor Citizens protecting the environment and promoting responsible tourism.