Almanac — Feb. 29 to March 7

Bar Harbor tides, as well as sunrise and sunset times. Wednesday, Feb. 29 High 3:21 a.m. 3:55 p.m. Low 9:47 a.m. 9:59 p.m. Sun 6:07 a.m. 5:22 p.m. Thursday, March 1 High 4:13 a.m. 4:51 p.m. Low 10:43 a.m. 10:56 p.m. Sun 6:06 a.m. 5:23 p.m. Friday, March 2 High 5:10...

Tremont continues discussion on noise standards

About 20 Bass Harbor property-owners came before the Tremont Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee on Feb. 23 to see if restrictions could be worked out to address heavy industrial noise in the town’s residential areas. The committee had before it a proposal for noise...

Bar Harbor building permits

The following building permits were issued in Bar Harbor for the weeks ending Feb. 17 and Feb. 24. Feb. 16 Michael R. James, 229 Gilbert Farm Road; to operate a timber harvest, in accordance with submitted plans and attached regulations; $0. George C. McKay, 255...

Warrant committee tables planning department budget discussions

By the end of the Bar Harbor Warrant committee meeting on Feb 27, there was no clear idea of what the amount of actual budget cuts might be, as discussions surrounding the reorganized Planning Department sent the warrant committee on a fact-finding mission. As a...

Tremont explores high-speed Internet options for unserved areas

The Tremont Board of Selectmen Feb. 21 authorized Town Manager Millard Billings to look into a state funding program designed to provide high-speed internet service to underserved towns. The topic came up at last Tuesday’s meeting, when the board met with...
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