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  • What’s at stake in Bar Harbor’s public works contract mediation?
  • How Trump’s tariffs are rippling onto Bar Harbor’s CAT ferry

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? đŸ€” (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Breezy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 40 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄ Brr!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny; windy, colder, temps: high: 26, low: 15.
  • Saturday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 29 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

‱ Public works contract negotiation heading to mediation in Bar Harbor (mdislander.com) — Public works employees in Bar Harbor are heading into mediation to secure a new contract after their previous agreement expired in June, and their union is asking for a Town Council representative at the table. The Teamsters Local 340, which also represents workers in Southwest Harbor and Mount Desert, filled council chambers in November as they pressed for more direct involvement from local elected officials.
   

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‱ NH's tourism hit from Canadians highest along entire U.S. border - Hassan-led report (unionleader.com) — Canadian tourism to the U.S. is down sharply, and Bar Harbor is feeling it through a 20% drop in passengers on The CAT ferry to Nova Scotia last summer. A new Hassan-led congressional report blames President Trump’s tariff battles for steep declines in Canadian visitors across northern states, threatening tourism-dependent businesses from New Hampshire to Maine.
   

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    Friday December 12
  • Music & Conversation with Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian
    Jesup Memorial Library
    5:30 pm
  • Young Professional's Board Game Night at Hidden Barn Books!
    Hidden Barn Books , 31 Kennebec Pl , Bar Harbor
    6:00 pm
    • Sunday December 14
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    Wendell Gilley Museum , 4 Herrick Rd , Southwest Harbor
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    • Monday December 15
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    Bar Harbor, ME Calendar , 93 Cottage , Bar Harbor
    4:30 pm
  • Bar Harbor School Committee Meeting
    Bar Harbor, ME Calendar Bar Harbor, ME 04609
    4:30 pm
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    Emerson Gym
    5:00 pm
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    Mount Desert Elementary School
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