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4 weeks ago | 
mdislander.com | Rebecca Alley |Faith DeAmbrose |Jess Cummings |Zach Lanning
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
mdislander.com | Faith DeAmbrose
ACADIA NAT'L PARK — A 75-year-old man driving a rented U-Haul truck broke through the ice on Echo Lake in Mount Desert early this morning. The man was rescued by local emergency responders and taken to MDI Hospital where he was treated and released. The call came into around 4:45 a.m. and the Mount Desert Fire Department, along with assistance from the Southwest Harbor Fire Department and Maine Warden Service, responded.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
mdislander.com | Faith DeAmbrose
BAR HARBOR — Gary Friedmann is set to resign from the Town Council at its next regular meeting on Tuesday. The Jan. 21 meeting will be his last as a member of the seven-person board that he has served on for the last 10 years. Friedmann, who was reelected to the Council in a six-way race for two open seats in June, was also elected to the state Legislature in November, representing District 14, which includes Bar Harbor, Lamoine, Mount Desert and the Cranberry Isles.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
mdislander.com | Faith DeAmbrose
BAR HARBOR — It didn't do much to change the outcome, but it was certainly an opportunity to showcase how town elections work. More than two dozen citizens gathered on Saturday to take a second look at a question brought before voters earlier in the month regarding cruise ship disembarkation. The recount tally for the town's Question 4 was 1714 yes and 1779 no with 160 blank ballots, cementing the passenger limits. A total of 3,653 ballots were cast in the election. On Nov.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
mdislander.com | Faith DeAmbrose
BAR HARBOR — Eleven teams started, but it was the “gang” from Hadley Point that emerged victorious and took home all the bragging rights. The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce held its annual bed races and participants showed up on Saturday for the fun. Spectators showed up, too, many in bathrobes, pajamas and with their hair still in curlers after coming straight from the morning’s shop-in-your-pajamas event that began in the wee hours.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
ellsworthamerican.com | Faith DeAmbrose
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — On Sunday, Oct. 13, Acadia National Park saw record-breaking attendance, and while park officials are used to seeing large crowds, it is the time of year that is drawing the most attention. Typically, peak visitation happens in July, specifically around the July 4 holiday, explained Amanda Pollock, public affairs officer for the park, but this year, the bright colors, mild temperatures and unfettered sunshine may have played a role.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
mdislander.com | Faith DeAmbrose
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — On Sunday, Oct. 13, Acadia National Park saw record-breaking attendance, and while park officials are used to seeing large crowds, it is the time of year that is drawing the most attention. Typically, peak visitation happens in July, specifically around the July 4 holiday, explained Amanda Pollock, public affairs officer for the park, but this year, the bright colors, mild temperatures and unfettered sunshine may have played a role.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
mdislander.com | Faith DeAmbrose
BAR HARBOR — On Oct. 4, a student boarded a school bus on Oak Point Road in Trenton and forever changed the life of another. Seventeen-year-old “Marie,” who asked that the Islander not use her real name for reasons of privacy but was willing to share her story, will not be returning to Mount Desert Island High School following an incident on a school bus that turned violent and spilled over onto school grounds.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
mdislander.com | Faith DeAmbrose
BAR HARBOR — Behind a desk in the main lobby of the Pathmaker Hotel, Britny answers the phone. She says the hotel will likely be open by the time the caller wishes to book, but if not, there will be a comparable spot for them at another hotel in town. “There are still a few hang ups, but it’s 90 percent done,” said Stephen Coston, one of the proprietors of the downtown Bar Harbor hotel. Coston, along with Brian Shaw and Tom and Nina St.Germain, are behind the 46-room lodging establishment.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
mdislander.com | Faith DeAmbrose
BAR HARBOR — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has allowed two additional voices to enter the discussion about cruise ship legislation in town. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the Massachusetts-based Pioneer Public Interest Law Center have offered briefs to the court as it considers an appeal brought forward by the Association to Preserve and Protect Local Livelihoods (APPLL) against the town of Bar Harbor.
