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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.
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)
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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.)
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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
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Mount Desert Selectboard Holds Closed-Door Session Over Potential Further Police Merger.
Castine Gives Fire Department $1k Thank You for Help in August Fire, Group Talks MOUs.
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Castine Gives Fire Department $1k Thank You for Help in August Fire, Group Talks MOUs.
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Mount Desert Selectboard Holds Closed-Door Session Over Potential Further Police Merger
Castine Gives Fire Department $1k Thank You for Help in August Fire, Group Talks MOUs.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Mount Desert Selectboard Holds Closed-Door Session Over Potential Further Police Merger.
Castine Gives Fire Department $1k Thank You for Help in August Fire, Group Talks MOUs.
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Castine Gives Fire Department $1k Thank You for Help in August Fire, Group Talks MOUs.
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Gummies, Drinks, and Vapes Made From Intoxicating Levels of THC Could Soon Be Illegal Under New Federal Plan.
Some Maine Municipalities, Including Southwest Harbor, Have Already Begun Restricting the Same Products Now Targeted in Washington.
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Some Maine Municipalities, Including Southwest Harbor, Have Already Begun Restricting the Same Products Now Targeted in Washington.
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Gummies, Drinks, and Vapes Made From Intoxicating Levels of THC Could Soon Be Illegal Under New Federal Plan
Some Maine Municipalities, Including Southwest Harbor, Have Already Begun Restricting the Same Products Now Targeted in Washington.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Gummies, Drinks, and Vapes Made From Intoxicating Levels of THC Could Soon Be Illegal Under New Federal Plan.
Some Maine Municipalities, Including Southwest Harbor, Have Already Begun Restricting the Same Products Now Targeted in Washington.
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Some Maine Municipalities, Including Southwest Harbor, Have Already Begun Restricting the Same Products Now Targeted in Washington.
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In Northeast Harbor, Santa’s Arrival by Sea Will Once Again Mark the Start of a Cherished Holiday Tradition.
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In Northeast Harbor, Santa’s Arrival by Sea Will Once Again Mark the Start of a Cherished Holiday Tradition
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In Northeast Harbor, Santa’s Arrival by Sea Will Once Again Mark the Start of a Cherished Holiday Tradition.
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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 17, 2025 at 12:46 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.
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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 17, 2025 at 12:21 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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"It’s the Position, Not the Person."
At Pemetic, Stories of Support Meet Calls for Data as School Resource Officer Question Lingers, Decision Won't Happen Until 2026.
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At Pemetic, Stories of Support Meet Calls for Data as School Resource Officer Question Lingers, Decision Won't Happen Until 2026.
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"It’s the Position, Not the Person."
At Pemetic, Stories of Support Meet Calls for Data as School Resource Officer Question Lingers, Decision Won't Happen Until 2026
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November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"It’s the Position, Not the Person."
At Pemetic, Stories of Support Meet Calls for Data as School Resource Officer Question Lingers, Decision Won't Happen Until 2026.
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At Pemetic, Stories of Support Meet Calls for Data as School Resource Officer Question Lingers, Decision Won't Happen Until 2026.
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Letters from our readers: Dr. Vanessa Little
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Letters from our readers
Dr. Vanessa Little
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November 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Letters from our readers: Dr. Vanessa Little
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People We've Lost.
Edith F. Closson, Carolyn A. Hodgdon, Bruce Eric Damon.
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Edith F. Closson, Carolyn A. Hodgdon, Bruce Eric Damon.
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People We've Lost
Edith F. Closson, Carolyn A. Hodgdon, Bruce Eric Damon.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
People We've Lost.
Edith F. Closson, Carolyn A. Hodgdon, Bruce Eric Damon.
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Edith F. Closson, Carolyn A. Hodgdon, Bruce Eric Damon.
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The Federal Shutdown Is Over But Its Impact on Acadia Could Linger.
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The Federal Shutdown Is Over But Its Impact on Acadia Could Linger
By Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News
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November 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The Federal Shutdown Is Over But Its Impact on Acadia Could Linger.
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Consultant: Bar Harbor Faces Unique Challenges as Tourism Demand Surges Worldwide.
Loved by Americans, Quiet in Winter: Consultant Unpacks Bar Harbor’s Unusual Tourism Rhythm.
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Loved by Americans, Quiet in Winter: Consultant Unpacks Bar Harbor’s Unusual Tourism Rhythm.
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Consultant: Bar Harbor Faces Unique Challenges as Tourism Demand Surges Worldwide
Loved by Americans, Quiet in Winter: Consultant Unpacks Bar Harbor’s Unusual Tourism Rhythm
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November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Consultant: Bar Harbor Faces Unique Challenges as Tourism Demand Surges Worldwide.
Loved by Americans, Quiet in Winter: Consultant Unpacks Bar Harbor’s Unusual Tourism Rhythm.
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Loved by Americans, Quiet in Winter: Consultant Unpacks Bar Harbor’s Unusual Tourism Rhythm.
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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.)
Free to read, just click through.
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(So, basically all the inside parts of the paper that reporters don't write themselves.)
Free to read, just click through.
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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)
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November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It's All the Briefs and Press Releases.
(So, basically all the inside parts of the paper that reporters don't write themselves.)
Free to read, just click through.
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(So, basically all the inside parts of the paper that reporters don't write themselves.)
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Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Holds 134th Annual Meeting.
Board Receives Updates on Glen Mary Pool and Shore Path.
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Board Receives Updates on Glen Mary Pool and Shore Path.
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Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Holds 134th Annual Meeting
Board Receives Updates on Glen Mary Pool and Shore Path
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November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Holds 134th Annual Meeting.
Board Receives Updates on Glen Mary Pool and Shore Path.
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Board Receives Updates on Glen Mary Pool and Shore Path.
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Bar Harbor Seeks Clarity on Campground Definitions, Private Campsites.
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Bar Harbor Seeks Clarity on Campground Definitions, Private Campsites
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November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Bar Harbor Seeks Clarity on Campground Definitions, Private Campsites.
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Acadia Is Winding Down for Winter Just as the Government Reopens.
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Acadia Is Winding Down for Winter Just as the Government Ropens
By Bill Trotter/BDN
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November 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Acadia Is Winding Down for Winter Just as the Government Reopens.
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We know the headline on the image has a typo! It's been a morning and we can't get it to fix though it is correct now in the story. So sorry!
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We know the headline on the image has a typo! It's been a morning and we can't get it to fix though it is correct now in the story. So sorry!
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Hadley Point Landing Usage Rules Still Being Pondered.
Bar Harbor Public Works Director Bethany Leavitt Looks To Parks And Recreation Committee For Input on Rules That Would Affect All Parks
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Bar Harbor Public Works Director Bethany Leavitt Looks To Parks And Recreation Committee For Input on Rules That Would Affect All Parks
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Hadley Point Landing Usage Rules Still Being Pondered
Bar Harbor Public Works Director Bethany Leavitt Looks To Parks And Recreation Committee For Input on Rules That Would Affect All Parks.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Hadley Point Landing Usage Rules Still Being Pondered.
Bar Harbor Public Works Director Bethany Leavitt Looks To Parks And Recreation Committee For Input on Rules That Would Affect All Parks
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Bar Harbor Public Works Director Bethany Leavitt Looks To Parks And Recreation Committee For Input on Rules That Would Affect All Parks
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