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BY JACK BEAUDOIN | March 14, 2024
Congressional earmarks included in several new federal appropriations bills will channel millions of dollars to Stonington, Castine and seven other Blue Hill Peninsula communities for...
BY MICHAEL DICKERSON | March 14, 2024
PENOBSCOT—With strong support, Penobscot residents voted to adopt a town ordinance that aims to “keep larger-scale aquaculture away from the tidal waters of Penobscot,” according...
BY MICHAEL DICKERSON | March 14, 2024
PENOBSCOT—For the second year in a row, Penobscot residents voted by a narrow margin to approve a supplemental tuition request from George Stevens Academy in...
BY PETER COOPERDOCK | March 14, 2024
“Well, who do we have here?” “They’re an exquisite pair, aren’t they?” “A tranquil setting for such a duo.” Seasonal migration has begun. This handsome...
BY MICHAEL DICKERSON | March 14, 2024
CASTINE—The Castine school board voted on March 11 to recommend a 2024-25 budget to voters of $1.95 million, an increase of 6.9 percent over the...
BY MICHAEL DICKERSON | March 14, 2024
PENOBSCOT—Overall, there was little resistance from voters in passing 46 town budget warrant articles and 14 school budget warrant articles at the Penobscot town meeting...
BY JOANNE STEENBERG | March 14, 2024
For most of my life, when I thought of the word vengeance, I thought of a crazy person overcome with anger and rage who will...
"Maine’s ferries are indispensable to those who live and work in our island communities...Fully operational wharfs are critical to this work."
-Susan Collins,
U.S. Senator, R-Maine
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March 14, 2024
SATURDAY, 3/2 BLUE HILL—An officer documented an incident of fraud related to an Amazon phone scam and advised the affected individual on next steps. (more…)
March 14, 2024
MuniMeets postings invite readers to engage in the public municipal meetings in their communities.
March 14, 2024
Registration underway for IFWA’s Youth Safety and Survival Program The Island Fishermen’s Wives Association announces that registration is open for its free Youth Safety and...
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March 14, 2024
ELLSWORTH and DEER ISLE, MAINE—Austin W. Weed, 87, passed away on February 23, 2024, at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center. He was born in...
March 14, 2024
LECK, Robert “Bob” H., 85, Brooksville, Maine, March 8, 2024. A celebration of life service will be held on March 23, 2024, at 1 p.m....