The League of Women Voters - Downeast, together with the Mount Desert Islander, is hosting a candidate forum for Bar Harbor Town Council. This event will feature all six candidates: Michael Boland, Gary Friedmann, Joseph Minutolo, Charles Sidman, Nina St.Germain, and Nathan Young. The forum will be  moderated by Jill Goldthwait

The event will be held via Zoom webinar from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.  The forum will also be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LWVME. A video recording of the session will be posted to the archive on the League's website. 

Residents are urged to attend the webinar and learn how the candidates will deal with the important issues facing Bar Harbor. There will be an opportunity for the audience to submit their own questions using the Zoom Q & A function to be presented by the moderator. In order to participate in the Q & A portion of the event, people are encouraged to register for the webinar at www.lwvme.org/Events.  Questions for the candidates may also be submitted in advance by email at downeast@lwvme.org. The forum will be moderated by Jill Goldthwait. This event is sponsored by the Mount Desert Islander and the League of Women Voters Downeast.

Six candidates are vying for two seats on the Town Council. To see what else is on the local ballot, visit the website for the Town of Bar Harbor. The election will be held on June 11, 2024.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League does not endorse any political party or candidate for elective office.

The League of Women Voters of Maine posts recordings of forums in order to inform voters. These recordings are unedited. We ask that candidates do not use excerpts and/or edited clips of recordings for partisan, political, and/or campaign purposes.