Pandemic continues to affect hospitality industry
Hospitality businesses had to pivot in 2020 when the pandemic hit and then the summer season really didn’t begin until July due to travel restrictions and other pandemic-related measures.
Articles by: Sarah Hinckley
Sarah Hinckley
Sarah Hinckley covers the towns of Southwest Harbor, Tremont and neighboring islands. Send story ideas and information to [email protected]
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Island incidents keep emergency personnel busy
Island Towing had to pull a 2005 Nissan Sentra, driven by Adam Vazquez, 20, of Orono, up from an embankment on Sargeant Drive in Northeast Harbor on Monday.
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Rescheduled weddings making for extra busy season
With most couples opting to postpone saying “I do” in 2020, many are now hosting intimate affairs through the week or going all out on the weekends.
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Gilley’s latest exhibition showcases avian art
Birds in Art 2020 is an exhibition with varied interpretations of avian wonders via original paintings, sculptures and graphics created within the last three years.
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Neighbors concerned about traffic, parking on Seawall Road
Neighbors of Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound are worried the high amount of traffic and parking around the business are an accident waiting to happen.
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Planning Board looking at campground part of LUO
Applicants are allowed to return to the Planning Board within a 30-day period after an application is denied due to incompleteness.
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Town adrift without harbormaster
Without a full-time harbormaster in Southwest Harbor, members of the town’s Harbor Committee are wondering how the town’s waterfront affairs are staying afloat.
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Construction on the quietside is way up
Construction costs here have increased more than 100 percent over 2019 numbers and more than 300 percent over last year’s numbers.
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Author turns mother’s tales into book
Even though Brian Armstrong has read every book about this area that he has been able to find, when putting together “A History Lover’s Guide to Bar Harbor,” much of it is based on the tales told by his mother, who grew up here.
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Harbor Committee proposes higher fees
A year after selectmen decided that charging commercial landing barge operators $5,000 a year to use the town’s facilities was too much, the Harbor Committee is again requesting the fee be increased to that amount.