Bar Harbor News

There is little doubt the crew of crustaceans that crawl in this town's annual Fourth of July celebration taste better than they race.

In many ways, Bar Harbor in the summertime represents the very foundation on which this country was born: numerous cultures co-mingling together in search of happiness.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR : Happy 4th of July. As always the day belongs to Bar Harbor. I know a lot of you will be heading over there for the parade and all the festivities.

We are getting reports that their are some flooded roads in the town Castine. Also the intersection of Route 3 and West Street in Bar Harbor is flooded.

Saturday, July 4th at the Bar Harbor athletic field 6am -10 am: Pancake Breakfast Featuring Maine Blueberry pancakes, egg sandwhiches, sausage, a new blueberry granola yougert parfait, coffee and juice.

Required fields are marked with an asterisk The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.

BAR HARBOR : The towna s new harbor patrol boat, which has been in the water barely a month, sustained damage estimated at $12,500 when it struck a submerged object at about 10:15 a.m. last Friday morning.

Hollywood actors in Maine? It's not that unusual, but when they're here it is usually to work on a film or for their own low-key enjoyment of the state rather than for a public appearance.

Because of federal regulations that went into effect in 2002, it has been nearly eight years since cruise ship tenders dropped off and picked up passengers at the local municipal pier that overlooks the harbor.

BAR HARBOR : Peter A. Altavilla, 49, of Burlington, N.J., was summonsed for speeding on June 23.

BAR HARBOR : The curtain goes up on the Bar Harbor Music Festivala s 43rd Season Celebration with Brass Venture returning for the sixth consecutive year for opening night, Wednesday, July 1. There are 12 performances of great variety scheduled for July 1-July 26.

BAR HARBOR, Maine - Former "Jaws" actor Richard Dreyfuss says America is falling short in preparing its children to become leaders and participants in the political system.

BAR HARBOR : The Jinda Maige series of novels begins with Bar Harbor resident Jack Speighta s inaugural novel, "Jinda Maige and the Bone of Evil." The author, who in the summer season manages the Robbins Motel in Bar Harbor, has been working on the story in the off-season for nearly five years.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR : A youngster got hit by a car while riding his bike, June 16, but was reportedly okay, with just a few bruises.

The dancers, hailing from the Yarmouth and Acadian Shores region of Nova Scotia, were presented by Bay Ferries and the South West Shores Development Authority as part of the week-long Legacy of the Arts Festival in Bar Harbor.

Required fields are marked with an asterisk The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.

BAR HARBOR : Dead River Company recently made a $20,000 donation to the Maine Sea Coast Missiona s Centennial Capital Campaign.

BAR HARBOR : The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Bar Harbor Police Department.

CAMDEN : Down East: The Magazine of Maine is asking readers to vote for the prettiest harbor in Maine.

Gerry Boyle's latest novel is "Port City Shakedown." Boyle will be at a launch party for the book at Harbor's Edge in Portland from 6-8 PM on June 25th.