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From time to time we talk to folks in different areas in the state about what's happening in their communities. Morning Edition Host Irwin Gratz spoke with Liz Graves, with the town of Bar Harbor, about the tourism season in and around Acadia National Park, which she says has been going strong since the spring.
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On the eve of summer's unofficial kickoff, seasonal resort areas are doing their best to take advantage of a post-lockdown surge in demand. But with labor shortages and other economic dislocations that COVID-19 brought, some hospitality businesses may struggle to seize the moment.
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Bar Harbor has decided to close its ports to cruise ships for the remainder of the 2020 season as COVID-19 cases continue to rise around the country.Town…
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Officials in Bar Harbor are hoping that a new employee housing proposal could help ease the town's year-round housing shortage.Planning Director Michele…
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The town of Bar Harbor netted more than three times the revenue it had expected from a new seasonal parking program.Town manager Cornell Knight says new…
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BAR HARBOR, Maine - A coastal Maine town wants the cruise ship industry to fund local air quality monitoring.Bar Harbor Town Councilor Gary Friedmann…
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BAR HARBOR, Maine- The town council of Bar Harbor is set to vote Tuesday on a lease proposal which would allow ferry service between Bar Harbor and…