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College of the Atlantic to fund six scholarships for Maine residents
Tina Fischer Updated: December 23, 2025Six Maine students will be selected to receive full scholarships to the Bar Harbor-based liberal arts college through the school's new Pine Tree Scholars program.
Acadia National Park gets $10.8M to jumpstart employee-housing project
Laurie Schreiber December 21, 2025If the park can’t provide bedrooms for prospective seasonal employees, most couldn’t find a place to live within commuting distance — also increasingly the case with permanent staff.
ReVision Energy installs solar project in East Machias
Tina Fischer December 19, 2025The system will supply 36% of the company's electricity needs at the plant, and is expected to deliver an estimated $218,000 in savings over the lifetime of the installation.
Developer of affordable, ‘net zero’ homes teams with prefab maker on third build
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 18, 2025The Trenton home is Zero Energy’s first modular build, prefabricated at Knickerbocker’s Wiscasset facility with installations such as cabinetry, drywall and flooring.
Christmas a year-round business for Bar Harbor store in national spotlight
Renee Cordes Updated: December 15, 2025The Christmas Vacation Shop on the town's Main Street was recognized among the nation's most "Christmassy" stores in a national survey.
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For two Maine island towns, a lack of housing thwarts employers in search of workers
Laurie Schreiber December 11, 2025Without affordable housing that match income levels Deer Isle and Stonington risk ongoing labor shortages, declining school enrollment and a shrinking year-round population and tax base.
Editor's note: Striking a balance in Maine’s downtowns
Peter Van Allen Updated: December 15, 2025This issue looks at two areas where the life of the downtown is a barometer of the vitality of a city or town.
Bar Harbor’s bumpy year: Cruise ship cap, rainy spring offset Acadia gains in gateway town
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 15, 2025Overall, Bar Harbor had a middling season, but it really came down to whom you talk to. Lodgings did pretty well, compared with last year. The retail sector was probably hit a little more, with the loss of cruise ship traffic.
Bar Harbor debates whether to extend moratorium on lodging development
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 9, 2025The issues have been points of contention for years, as the tourist destination grapples with the pros and cons of short-term rentals.
Jackson Lab awarded $30M to create digital heart model
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 8, 2025The Bar Harbor lab is the first research institution in Maine to be awarded a grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H.
Today's Poll
Total spending on holiday shopping was predicted to surpass $1 trillion this year, according to the National Retail Federation.
The trade association predicted retail sales in November and December would grow between 3.7% and 4.2% over 2024, which translates to total spending between $1.01 trillion and $1.02 trillion. By comparison, last year’s holiday sales rose 4.3% over 2023, totaling $976.1 billion.
But holiday shopping can be tricky, with some products seeing price increases, and the overall cost being driven up by gift wrapping, packaging and shipping.
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