Bar Harbor

Acadia National Park personnel announced that the National Park Service is planning to conduct prescribed fire burning in Acadia National Park before May 10, provided weather and fuel conditions meet the conditions established in the park’s prescribed fire plan.

6 candidates submitted nomination papers for the 2 Bar Harbor Town Council seats, and 6 candidates submitted nomination papers for the 5 Warrant Committee Seats.

The Bar Harbor Food Pantry has purchased Mama DiMatteo's in Bar Harbor and will relocate from their current home at the YWCA once renovations are complete.

3386 MDI Residents were waking up without power Friday morning, April 12th, according to the Versant Power Outage and Restoration page.

Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel will be conducting outreach for MDI Residents that experienced financial losses to their primary residence as a result of the January 10-13th storms.

You've heard it before, but I honestly believe that there's no more generous people than Mainers. Mainers consistently step up to help their fellow Mainers. I am constantly amazed at the generosity and outpouring of support for people and causes in the 39 years that I have lived in Maine...

WDEA's Chris Popper sat down with Kim Swan the Secretary of the Village Improvement Association to discuss the VIA's fundraising request for Shore Path Repairs. Check out the interview.

Chances are that if you have been to Bar Harbor, you've walked along the Shore Path. But thanks to the January storms, and specifically the January 10th and 13th storms, the Shore Path is now inaccessible because of safety concerns. If you can donate to it's restoration here's how to do so.

Congratulations to Patrick Doak who was recently named Manager of the Year for Hannaford Supermarkets. Doak is the Store Manager in Blue Hill having previously been in Bar Harbor and Bucksport.

Students at Ellsworth and MDI Schools will enjoy a half-day of school on Monday, April 8th, the day that most of Maine will experience a near-total solar eclipse.