The local political climate is heating up as local business owner and Bar Harbor Town Councilor Paul Paradis announced he has thrown his hat into the race for the Maine House or Representatives, District 35. The seat — currently occupied by Democrat Elspeth “Elsie” Flemings of Bar Harbor — represents the towns of Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Cranberry Isles, and a portion of Mount Desert.
Paradis, also of Bar …
