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šŸŒ± What Bar Harbor police and firefighters handled around town this past week

Bar Harbor, Maine Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Bar Harbor! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ā˜€ļø

In today's newsletter:

  • What Bar Harbor police and firefighters handled around town this past week
  • How to claim your two free hours of Bar Harbor parking weekly.
  • When can you explore Bar Harborā€™s hands-on Oceanarium this season?

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? šŸ¤” (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 72 and low of 64 degrees.

šŸ“° News we're reading

1. Trenton Fire Department Responds to Early Morning RV Fire ā€“ Motorist in Southwest Harbor Says He Is a Serial Killer. (barharborstory.com) ā€” Bar Harbor residents get a detailed look at recent local police and fire activity, including numerous calls, arrests, and everyday assists around town and Mount Desert Island. The piece also covers an RV fire on Bar Harbor Road in Trenton, regional incidents in Southwest Harbor and Tremont, and several statewide fire and crash investigations, underscoring how busy first responders have been.
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2. How Bar Harbor Residents Can Get Free Weekly Parking (wjbq.com) ā€” Bar Harbor residents can now apply for a Residential Parking Coupon that gives them up to two free hours of parking each week during the townā€™s paid parking season. Applications must be filed in person at the Bar Harbor Finance Office with proof of residency, excise tax, vehicle registration, and an email address, and approved codes work at any town kiosk through October 30.
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3. Bringing deep-sea to the surface: Downeast Horizons visit oceanarium (wabi.tv) ā€” Bar Harborā€™s Oceanarium and Education Center is giving Downeast Horizons participants hands-on access to local sea life, from lobsters to starfish, while teaching conservation and marine ecology. The Bar Harbor attraction is open daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., shifting to Wednesdayā€“Sunday after Labor Day, offering residents and visitors an accessible way to explore the Gulf of Maineā€™s underwater world.
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4. Where labor and delivery stands in Maine (wgme.com) ā€” Access to labor and delivery in Maine continues to shrink, and Bar Harborā€™s own Mount Desert Island Hospital is among the units already closed because of low birth rates and staffing challenges. Now MaineHealthā€™s board is weighing whether to shut the maternity unit at Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, which would leave even fewer options statewide and push more families to travel farther for childbirth.
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šŸ“ø Around Bar Harbor

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Other local events
    Thursday August 6
  • Flight of Swallows Wine-tasting Fundraiser
    Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce The Neighborhood House 1 Kimball Road Northeast Harbor
    5:30 pm
    • Friday August 7
  • Dance Discovery Week | 5th-12th Grade
    Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce 1345-A State Highway 102 Bar Harbor, ME 04609
    9:00 am
  • Observe to Conserve: Learning iNaturalist in Acadia ā†’
    Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, 9 Atterbury Cir., Winter Harbor, ME 04693
    1:00 pm
  • Guild Fine Craft Show: Mount Desert Island
    Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor
    5:00 pm
  • Pop-Up Craft Cafe
    Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce 1345-A State Highway 102 Bar Harbor, ME 04609
    5:15 pm
    • Saturday August 8
  • Taking the Oy out of Oils
    Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce 1345-A State Highway 102 Bar Harbor, ME 04609
    9:00 am
  • Mamma Mania - ABBA Tribute - Bar Harbor
    Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce 1932 Criterion Theatre
    8:00 pm

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šŸ’¬ Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Witham Family Hotels posted a job opening for Maintenance Associate - Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Event Center in Bar Harbor. Apply here.
  • Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Assistant Manager in Bar Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bar Harbor here.

Ok Bar Harbor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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