In immediate response to a blasting accident that resulted in considerable property damage and near-injury at two homes on Spruce Lane in Tremont, the town’s planning board has tasked the Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee with developing an ordinance that...
An initial study of Northeast Creek has found high levels of fecal coliform bacteria but a source of the contamination has yet to be determined, according to a report recently issued by the Bar Harbor Marine Resources Committee. High fecal coliform levels prompted the...
Bar Harbor tides, as well as sunrise and sunset times. Wednesday, Nov. 30 High 2:10 a.m. 2:26 p.m. Low 8:16 a.m. 8:51 p.m. Sun 6:46 a.m. 3:56 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 High 3:06 a.m. 3:23 p.m. Low 9:15 a.m. 9:46 p.m. Sun 6:47 a.m. 3:56 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 High 4:02 a.m....
The following building permits were issued in the town of Bar Harbor through Nov. 18. Nov. 15 Maggie’s, LLC, 64 Mount Desert St.; to change the use of bank to retail per CU-11-01 and install signs, per DRB-11-27. Shaw and Gott III LLC, 10 Orchard Road; to...
A proposal to lease a section of Western Bay in Mount Desert for a planned sea urchin farm has been received by the state Department of Marine Resources. If approved, the aquaculture operation would be granted exclusive use of a 4-acre section of ocean bottom....
