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Bar Harbor · Bar HarborBAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is holding the Honor a Frontline Hero Contest campaign, giving community members the chance to nominate a frontline hero who they feel deserves recognition. The bank will accept nominations throughout May, and…See the Story
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust holding Honor a Frontline Hero Contest
Bar Harbor · Bar HarborBAR HARBOR — The National Park Service released an Environmental Assessment (EA) of the gathering of sweetgrass for traditional purposes by enrolled members of the five federally recognized tribes in Maine.See the Story
NPS releases environmental assessment of plant gathering at Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor · Bar HarborBAR HARBOR, Maine and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), an independent, nonprofit biomedical research organization, and AbTherx, an innovator in biotechnology, announced a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize cutting-edge tools to expedite…See the Story
The Jackson Laboratory and AbTherx Announce Partnership to Enhance Therapeutic Antibody Discovery
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Bar Harbor · Bar HarborA Bar Harbor man who sued police after he was arrested at a protest outside conservative legal activist Leonard Leo’s home on Mount Desert Island received $62,500 in a settlement with the officers who handcuffed him and took him to jail. Eli Durand-McDonnell was arrested as he and others were protesting in Northeast Harbor in July 2022 over Leo’s influence in getting the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn federal protections that made abortion legal…See the Story
Man arrested at Leonard Leo protest gets $62.5K settlement
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Bar Harbor · Bar HarborA group of Bar Harbor businesses is asking a federal court to suspend the town’s limit on cruise ship passengers until a legal dispute is resolved. The Association to Preserve and Protect Local Livelihoods first sued the town over the 1,000 person daily cap in federal court. A U.S. District judge sided largely with the town, but opponents said the decision means the ordinance is not enforceable as written. Eben Salvatore, a member of the associa…See the Story
Bar Harbor businesses ask court to halt enforcement of cruise ship ordinance
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Bar Harbor · Bar HarborBAR HARBOR — The Association to Protect and Preserve Local Livelihoods (APPLL) on May 3 filed a motion in the federal court for injunction against enforcement of the town’s cruise ship ordinance until its appeal is heard. The parties filed…See the Story
APPLL seeks injunction against cruise ship ordinance
Bar Harbor · Bar HarborBAR HARBOR — The Planning Board opened discussion on May 1 to the possibility of reducing its numbers from seven to five members. The discussion comes as Secretary Elissa Chesler and member Cosmo Nims have announced they will not be…See the Story