An Oregon woman had filed a lawsuit against the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate alleging she was abused almost 70 years ago by priests in Bucksport and Bar Harbor.
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Appeals court takes up challenge to Bar Harbor’s cruise passenger limit
Businesses claim a voter-approved cap on the number of cruise passengers that can visit the town near Acadia National Park is unconstitutional.
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College of the Atlantic to screen film on environmental activism
“Bidder 70,” the real-life story of Tim DeChristopher’s extraordinary, ingenious, and effective act of civil disobedience drawing attention to the need for action on climate change, will be screen at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the College of the Atlantic’s Davis Center for Human Ecology, Room 202, in Bar Harbor. The event is free […]
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Rockland invites more cruise ships amid uncertainty
Many in this small seaside city look to Bar Harbor, where thousands of cruise ship passengers crowd the streets and sidewalks from spring through fall.
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Acadia-related spending drops for second year as fewer people visit
The number of visitors and how much they’re spending on hotels and restaurants has been dropping since 2021, but the numbers are still much higher than they were before the pandemic.
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West Nile virus found in crows in Yarmouth, 2 other communities
At least 10 animals have been reported with the disease in Maine so far this year – more than twice as many as reported last year.
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MDI Bio Lab gets $19 million to boost Maine’s biomedical research, workforce
The federal grant will fund the renewal of the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program, a collaboration between 17 educational and research institutions, for another 5 years.
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Visiting Acadia? Check out these Bar Harbor hot spots
Walking paths, shops and breweries are among the quaint seaside town’s attractions.
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Body of New Hampshire man recovered from Bar Harbor cove
Authorities were alerted about 20-year-old Gregory Taylor after an eyewitness reported seeing a swimmer in distress.
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State says it’s the rightful owner of sunken ship near Bar Harbor
The state is intervening in a lawsuit after a Maine company asked a federal judge to ‘arrest’ a sunken ship from the 1800s that it wants to salvage.