BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 23, 2020
Tourist season along Maine’s coast typically doesn’t start until May, but the Town Council in Bar Harbor — a town that, aside from the presence of Jackson Laboratory, is almost entirely dependent on tourism — is taking a highly unusual step in asking tourists to stay away for the time being due to coronavirus concerns. The council has enacted an emergency ordinance to prevent public access to all town buildings and to cancel all municipal board and committee meetings.