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YEAR-END LETTER TO READERS OF THE QSJ
Bar Harbor taxpayers beware! Town Council in a prodigious spending mood
MIDWEEK REPORT: Bounced checks, lawsuits, zoning violations plague SWH lobster wholesaler
Nimbyists sue in NEH over workforce housing, seeks ZBA review to extend zoning kerkuffle
MIDWEEK REPORT: SWH sewer users face 48% rate increase if taxpayers fail to assist
Acadia vendor called out for evictions as Tourism's Invisible Hand works its potion
MIDWEEK REPORT: Bar Harbor town meetings back online - sort of; council upset at public disclosures
BREAKING NEWS: Bar Harbor's Higgins Pit solar project in jeopardy
How ex-Bar Harbor cruise ship committee member got big payout from Maine utilities
BREAKING NEWS: Judge throws out latest arguments from APPLL in cruise ship suit
MIDWEEK REPORT: SWH still mulling chief's request for statewide arrest powers
Southwest Harbor: The little library that could
MIDWEEK SPECIAL: While Bar Harbor proclaims, dithers, Ellsworth acts
Can MDI absorb a tsunami of 700 more foreign seasonal workers? Where would we put them?
BREAKING NEWS: Winning bid for incinerator only begs for more answers
Midweek update: Book event at Northeast Harbor; Long Pond mystery solved
Bar Harbor watersheds at risk? Conservationists blanch at impact of giant development proposal
Judge pushes for speedier resolution of cruise ship lawsuit, sets new timetable
BREAKING NEWS: Workforce housing approved in Northeast Harbor, but don't hold your breath
Marginalized as a group, renters struggle for representation in island housing confabs
Bar Harbor to pay new town manager 32% more than predecessor
SPECIAL REPORT: How Charleston, S.C., ousted Carnival from using it as a 'home port'
BREAKING NEWS: Second woman took out restraining order against marathon founder
BREAKING NEWS: Marathon founder charged with violating protection order
Mount Desert Planning Board votes workforce housing meets density requirement
Developer stays with 6 units of proposed workforce housing in Northeast Harbor
Town of Mount Desert to Acadia National Park: Return land you took illegally from Otter Creek
BREAKING NEWS: Divided board approves FOA's party on Northeast Harbor green
SWH sewer project almost doubles in cost as some contractors are wary of MDI work
BREAKING NEWS: Park service urges visitors to stay away in shutdown expected this weekend
SPECIAL REPORT: Government shutdown looms, as Acadia braces for first major test in a decade
Town Council versus Warrant Committee: Bar Harbor's unabated, fractious power struggle
UPDATE: Bar Harbor appeal must overcome rulings by two judges in charter case
BREAKING NEWS: Judge denies Bar Harbor appeal in charter case; town to appeal again
Is Mount Desert planning board catering to summer folks, and neglecting the law?
BREAKING NEWS: Power out for 2,026 Versant customers on MDI
Norwegian Cruise Line still saying no change to itinerary; 'mass confusion' in Boston'
BREAKING NEWS: Cruise ships begin cancellations ahead of Hurricane Lee
SPECIAL REPORT: Local legend Don Cote, 93 - warden, ranger, guide, author - faces eviction
One-way traffic on busy artery for next 8 months as SWH Main Street project restarts Sept. 18
COA cited as region's top ranked college for economic diversity among students
Can Northeast Harbor green/marina handle 500-person Friends of Acadia party?
LABOR DAY SPECIAL: Bar Harbor planner says daytime population spiked 6 times (minimum)
SPECIAL REPORT: Analysis casts doubt on financial viability of yet another fish farm
BREAKING NEWS: Owner seeking motel/hotel permit cited for illegal rental of apartment
MDI's uneven power map comes into sharp relief as citizens referendum looms large
BREAKING NEWS: Darron Collins stepping down as COA president
BREAKING NEWS: Leonard Leo under probe in D.C., Politico reports
Did all BH seniors who voted for new school know they would be paying for it?
An appreciation: Jan and Tom McIntyre's excellent adventure into the woods
BREAKING NEWS: Cornell Knight back as interim town manager in Bar Harbor
UPDATE: Can every 'dwelling unit' in Bar Harbor be turned into a motel or hotel?
New state law bolsters workforce housing; will Northeast Harbor be litigated block by block?
BREAKING NEWS: No action on workforce housing in Northeast Harbor; next meeting Sept. 13
BREAKING NEWS: Town mulls dead-ending Jordan Pond Road to cure traffic woes
Second clear cutting of forest in Town Hill leaves neighbors, officials perplexed, angry
An appreciation: Jim Willis - public servant, mentor, pioneer, peace keeper, gentleman
UPDATE to Special Report: Is there a modern-day Luere Deasy on Mount Desert Island?
SPECIAL REPORT: Is there a modern-day Luere Deasy on Mount Desert Island?
Corrected version: Bail set for accused in hit-and-run; prosecutor cites tampering of evidence
Bail set for accused in hit-and-run; prosecutor cites tampering of evidence
BREAKING NEWS: Bar Harbor man charged in hit-and-run death in Southwest Harbor
BREAKING NEWS: Leonard Leo buys church, surprised he now has a property tax bill
A summer of our discontent - can MDI ever recover its social balance, common good ?
BREAKING NEWS: Amsterdam latest to ban cruise ships
Protesters to return to Leonard Leo's Northeast Harbor house Saturday
UPDATE: Protester seeking $150,000 in damages from towns
Tribute to Arnold Weisenberg, generous community patron, friend to a common good
Are non-profits paying their fair share in Bar Harbor? Answer: It depends on which non-profit
BREAKING NEWS: 24,180 patients of MDI Hospital victimized by cyber attack
Acadia's full-time staff nearing a white-only workforce, despite promise for diversity
BREAKING NEWS: MRC completes sale of Hampden plant
BREAKING NEWS: MRC completes sale of Hampden plant
BREAKING NEWS: Strout out as Southwest Harbor police officer
BREAKING NEWS: Hundreds of citizens want police officer removed in Southwest Harbor
Police continue to hew to Leonard Leo's claims without full knowledge of protestors' rights
Minutes of Chamber board action show clear support for APPLL lawsuit
BREAKING NEWS: Bar Harbor sends notice of violation to cruise line, seeks port fee payment
BREAKING STORY: Historic Mill Pond house demolished in Somesville
BREAKING NEWS: Bar Harbor cites cruise line for unauthorized visit
Bar Harbor's vacation rental licenses down 14% from 2021; town set to go after cheaters
BREAKING NEWS: Lobster fishing industry wins major appeal in Right Whale protection case
BREAKING NEWS: Lobster fishing industry wins major appeal in Right Whale protection case
BREAKING NEWS: Sullivan real estate firm acquires former aquafarm plant in Gouldsboro
CORRECTION: Bar Harbor council to vote on chair and vice chair today
SPECIAL REPORT: How Bar Harbor voted and what it means
BREAKING NEWS: Tremont woman was victim of hit and run, police report
BREAKING NEWS: Road into Somesville, SWH closed after body discovered
QSJ Poll: 5 council candidates support town meeting vote to defund chamber
New Claremont owner in talks to acquire Asticou Inn In Northeast Harbor
BREAKING NEWS: Bar Harbor voters defund chamber support for cruise ships
BREAKING NEWS: Orrington incinerator plant in foreclosure; auction slated for July 12
BREAKING NEWS: Orrington incinerator plant in foreclosure; auction slated for July 12
Will Bar Harbor voters resist bite of the APPLL, and return its paradise lost?
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce joins group suing the town over cruise ship visits
A Climate to Thrive’s urgent call to action
Last meeting by current Bar Harbor Town Council was one for the Ages
BREAKING NEWS: case dismissed against Leo protester
SWH waste committee mulls 'takeover' of privately owned transfer station
Portrait of a council candidate: Cop, veteran, public servant, grandfather, alcoholic
BREAKING NEWS: SWH voters accept land for Chris's Pond, adopt all articles in town meeting
BREAKING NEWS: SWH town meeting moved to firehouse
How Bar Harbor protected cruise ship visits despite overwhelming citizens opposition
Housing crisis: Who needs a task force when you have ChatGPT?
MRC's new partner, cited for misconduct in 2021, has strong financial wherewithal nonetheless
BREAKING NEWS: Nordic Aquafarms seek to suspend permit as environmentalists gain momentum
BREAKING NEWS: Leonard Leo accused of illegal use of non-profit funds to buy Maine homes
How one man holds a town hostage: Welcome to Southwest Harbor's Game of Thrones (link corrected)
The truth of how Bar Harbor school compares with other Maine projects
BREAKING NEWS: Plaintiffs withdraw motion for preliminary injunction in cruise ship lawsuit
Update: State agencies, lobbyists oppose bills to add protection for coastal waters
State agencies, lobbyists lead opposition to bills designed to add protection for coastal waters
BREAKING NEWS: Charles Sidman to run for Bar Harbor Town Council
Special report: Yankee Quill winners announced; How you can support true, local journalism
NEH summer residents question ‘character’ of occupants of ‘workforce housing’
BREAKING NEWS: Much interest for Bar Harbor council seats as 5 pull nomination papers
BREAKING NEWS: Jeff Dobbs resigns from Bar Harbor council
Federal judge: Cruise ship industry given 'carte blanche' from Bar Harbor town council
How Deer Isle built workforce housing in speedy fashion while Quietside towns dither
Select member George Jellison leaving Southwest Harbor with much baggage
BREAKING NEWS: State's highest court deals huge blow to Down East industrial salmon farm
Why MDI town government efforts will not dent housing crisis; war-like mentality needed
SPECIAL REPORT: Kevin Sutherland got 28-week severance package after only one year
Shock and awe from Bar Harbor's budget; more fallout from town manager’s short-lived tenure
BREAKING NEWS: MRC unable to close sale to Revere, ends exclusivity agreement
Breaking news: Bar Harbor appoints finance director interim town manager
Smoking gun video shows why Kevin Sutherland had to resign as town manager
NEH rallies to support village workforce housing project opposed by many summer residents
BREAKING NEWS: Town Council orders town manager to begin defense of cruise ship cap
SPECIAL REPORT: Why Jessica Stewart is hiding school reorganization data, information
BREAKING NEWS: Bar Harbor citizens start own legal fund against business lawsuit
State peddling coastal towns to fish farms without local officials' knowledge
SPECIAL REPORT: Plaintiffs use erroneous Acadia attendance figures to justify claim
BREAKING NEWS: Lawsuit filed against town to stop cruise ship reduction
SPECIAL REPORT: How other MDI towns banned cruise ships as Bar Harbor dithers
UPDATE: NEH citizens start counter petition to support workforce housing project