BAR HARBOR – John P. Reeves, chairman of the board of Bar Harbor Bankshares, has announced a recent vote by the board of directors to pay 19 cents per share cash dividend on March 15 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 23.

Bar Harbor Bankshares’ two wholly owned subsidiaries are Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co., an independent community bank, and BTI Financial Group, a nondepository financial services company.