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Kane-Lewis Productions To Interview Moyers
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Kane-Lewis Productions To Interview Moyers

SEDGWICK—Kane-Lewis Productions of Sedgwick recently announced that Bill Moyers, American journalist and political commentator, will be interviewed February 25 for their new documentary Truth Tellers. The film is expected to be released later this year.

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2/27/2020
Historic Model Ship Returns To Home Waters
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Historic Model Ship Returns To Home Waters

Minnie May on display at Blue Hill Historical Society

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2/27/2020
Sanders Edges Biden For Most Of The Local Super Tuesday Vote
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Sanders Edges Biden For Most Of The Local Super Tuesday Vote

Vaccine law to stay

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3/4/2020
Town Meeting 2020
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Town Meeting 2020

The school, a private academy that serves as the high school for a number of area towns, initially had sought a much larger tuition increase in an effort to alleviate budget woes that stemmed in part from a significant decline in the number of foreign boarding students at the school.

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3/4/2020
Four GSA jazz ensembles head to state festival
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Four GSA jazz ensembles head to state festival

BLUE HILL—All three jazz combos and the jazz band at George Stevens Academy will move on to state competition after performing in the District 6 High School Instrumental Jazz Festival at GSA on February 26.

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3/4/2020
Under Canvas Acadia to return to planning board in Surry
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Under Canvas Acadia to return to planning board in Surry

Site plan review application continued to March 11

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3/4/2020
GSA Upended In Semifinal Overtime Thriller
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GSA Upended In Semifinal Overtime Thriller

Bangor—The George Stevens Academy boys basketball team’s post-season run was ended in a 58-60 overtime thriller against the No. 1-ranked Central Aroostook Panthers in the Class C North semifinals on February 21 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

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2/27/2020
‘Withdraw your request,' GSA hears at latest meeting
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‘Withdraw your request,' GSA hears at latest meeting

Towns to vote on tuition increase

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2/27/2020
Mariner girls survive Schenck, face Katahdin in semifinals
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Mariner girls survive Schenck, face Katahdin in semifinals

The girls basketball team survived a tough game to beat Schenck 43-40 in a quarterfinal matchup February 15 at the Cross Insurance Cneter in Bangor.

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2/20/2020
Questions, concerns arise at hearing for proposed ordinances
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Questions, concerns arise at hearing for proposed ordinances

BLUE HILL—Members of the group behind the proposed town ordinances banning certain types of pesticides and unencapsulated polystyrene fielded questions from a small audience at a public hearing on Tuesday, February 12, at Blue Hill Town Hall.

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2/20/2020
GSA combo places second at National Jazz Festival
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GSA combo places second at National Jazz Festival

BLUE HILL—A George Stevens Academy jazz ensemble earned second place in the inaugural National Jazz Festival in Philadelphia on February 15.

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2/20/2020
Second half surge lifts Eagles over Fort Fairfield
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Second half surge lifts Eagles over Fort Fairfield

BANGOR— The George Stevens Academy Eagles used a 41-point second half to upend the Fort Fairfield Tigers 67-39 in a Class C quarterfinal contest at the Cross Insurance Center on February 18.

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2/20/2020
Eagles swim team makes waves at state meet
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Eagles swim team makes waves at state meet

School records broken

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2/20/2020
GSA swim team heads into post-season
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GSA swim team heads into post-season

PVCs this weekend, state championship follows

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2/6/2020
Fire consumes Brooklin house
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Fire consumes Brooklin house

No casualties, structure destroyed

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2/6/2020
Pucks fly as teams tear up the ice for annual tournament
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Pucks fly as teams tear up the ice for annual tournament

BLUE HILL—Ice chips scattered under the skates of a lively gang of hockey enthusiasts at the Peninsula skating rink on Saturday, February 1, for the annual Peninsula Pond Hockey tournament.

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2/6/2020
Eagles, Mariners rock GSA gym in overtime game
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Eagles, Mariners rock GSA gym in overtime game

Both teams headed to playoffs.

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2/6/2020
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Sedgwick School Board approves 2020-21 budget

GSA tuition increase request kept separate.

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1/30/2020
Public access to Bakeman Beach guaranteed
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Public access to Bakeman Beach guaranteed

Recent gift by land trust welcomed by town of Brooksville

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1/30/2020
Eagles channel late momentum swing
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Eagles channel late momentum swing

BLUE HILL—Just three games away from a potential appearance in the postseason, the George Stevens Academy girls basketball team is looking to roll off some late-season momentum.

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1/30/2020
Shooting Woes Plague GSA Girls In Loss To Bucksport
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Shooting Woes Plague GSA Girls In Loss To Bucksport

BLUE HILL—After an electrical issue during the junior varsity game forced an evacuation and a delay in the start of the varsity game, the George Stevens Academy girls basketball team could not come up with the win against Narraguagus at home on January 11.

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1/16/2020
Mariner girls team rolls over Sumner
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Mariner girls team rolls over Sumner

DEER ISLE—On January 8, the girls basketball team won their only game last week easily, beating Sumner 56-21.

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1/16/2020
Eagles blow by Golden Bucks
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Eagles blow by Golden Bucks

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy boys basketball team took the season sweep over the Golden Bucks of Bucksport at home on Friday, January 10, with a 69-37 win.

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1/16/2020
DI-S boys 8-2 after Jonesport loss, Sumner win
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DI-S boys 8-2 after Jonesport loss, Sumner win

DEER ISLE—The boys basketball team lost to an experienced Jonesport team 79-63 in front of a big crowd January 7.

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1/16/2020
Weight Room Promotes Fitness At DISHS
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Weight Room Promotes Fitness At DISHS

DEER ISLE—For the past year, Deer Isle-Stonington High School athletic director Betsy Woodward, the DISHS Booster Club and other volunteers have been working to complete a weight room project that will allow the entire student body access to workouts and fitness activities on a regular basis.

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12/12/2019
Golden Sun Childcare Opens In Blue Hill, Sedgwick
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Golden Sun Childcare Opens In Blue Hill, Sedgwick

BLUE HILL—While the unexpected closure of the Blue Hill YMCA Daycare stunned parents and left them scrambling to find child care in September, one former staff member stepped right up and fast-tracked a new one.

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12/12/2019
GSA Girls Show Promise In Early Losses
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GSA Girls Show Promise In Early Losses

BLUE HILL—In their opening games of the 2019-20 varsity season, the Eagles came out on the losing side but with one big reason to celebrate: the promise of better scores to come.

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12/12/2019
Bagaduce Chorale Presents Christmas Extravaganza
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Bagaduce Chorale Presents Christmas Extravaganza

Just in time for Christmas, the Bagaduce Chorale will present a program of holiday music.

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12/12/2019
Courthouse Gallery Presents Studio Picks 2019
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Courthouse Gallery Presents Studio Picks 2019

ELLSWORTH—Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will present its annual winter show, Studio Picks, highlighting 18 artists, three of whom are new to the gallery: Matt Barter, Tom Curry, and Kevin Beers.

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12/12/2019
Glamping outfit meets with Surry Planning Board
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Glamping outfit meets with Surry Planning Board

SURRY—Glamping, or glamorous camping, may come to Surry with Under Canvas, a company that offers “glamping adventure packages” near national state parks.

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11/28/2019