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BAR HARBOR — The owners of Destination Health on Cottage Street are considering converting four short-term rental apartments adjacent to the business into either hotel or motel rooms.
“We closed on March 18," Hopkins recalled. "It was a Wednesday. I will forever remember that date." As a new business owner, she said she hadn’t started taking an income yet. "I was right on the edge of doing that in March when everything kind of turned upside down," she added. So, Hopkins, like others in her position, immediately applied for the PPP loan and other grants. While she was able to get funding through the PPP, she was able to support her two employees but ran into other issues. Hopkins said her monthly rent is three times more than her monthly payroll expense and added the ...
Island Briefs No additional ships in 2021 BAR HARBOR — At this week’s Town Council meeting, council members voted to add no additional cruise ships to the existing schedule for the 2021 season. They also accepted the advice of Town Manager Cornell Knight who suggested the council hire the Portland-based Pan Atlantic Consultants to conduct research, generate and distribute a survey about cruise ships. “The estimate would be $12,600… they can complete the [survey] work by the end of March, but they would just need to start this month,” said Knight. Council member Jill ...