The graduation of Maine Maritime Academy's Class of 2024 is the big event this week. “Attitude is everything” is among the 10 tips for life that keynote speaker U.S. Senator Angus King shared with graduates. Read on for his complete list. Castine’s annual town meeting is coming up on May 11. Voters will weigh in on the town's policy for food trucks. And, in Penobscot, a June public hearing will include discussion of right-of-way access issues at Wight’s Pond.

Castine's fire insurance rating improves. High schools like George Stevens Academy institute a new cell phone policy and find that it's working well—and that often it's the parents who need to respect boundaries. Are you looking for that fancy peppermint mocha for the holidays? While the internet won't tell you it's there, a small Starbucks is open to the public at Maine Maritime Academy.

Thanksgiving will be extra special this year for a Penobscot Selectman after a near-deadly accident on a four-wheeler. George Stevens Academy celebrates its fall student-athletes. Castine's water rates increase. Maine Maritime Academy women's volleyball competes at nationals. And our bird columnist discusses the craftiness of crows and ravens, and why they have been known to fly toward the sound of a gunshot.  

An eagle-eyed firefighter spots smoke, and a one-acre field fire in Penobscot is knocked down before it can spread in dry conditions. Penobscot sets a date for a special town meeting to discuss legal action regarding dam ownership on Toddy Pond. The Maine Maritime Academy women's volleyball team heads to the nationals, while back at home the academy's athletic director resigns without explanation. And a developer files plans to build 14 apartments on the site of the former Penobscot Nursing Home. 

Maine Maritime Academy's women's volleyball team wins the divison championship—for the 17th straight year. In addition to that celebration, MMA takes a moment to recognize and honor all veterans who serve the nation. Things are about to get interesting as a company asks to be released from owning the dam at Toddy Pond. A Penobscot man talks about his locally made patented bilge pumps. And Castine sets up a curbside pantry stocked with goodies that's free for the taking, no questions asked.


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Danielle Morgioni wins Castine's open school board seat. Meanwhile, Trump wins the White House, yet carries none of our local towns; check out our election chart to see how your town voted. Find out how enrollment in local schools has increased or decreased—and why—with our in-depth analysis. The GSA girls soccer team finishes an amazing season by advancing to regionals. And a local Castine church announces the winners of $50,000 in grants.
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Danielle Morgioni wins Castine's open school board seat. Meanwhile, Trump wins the White House, yet carries none of our local towns; check out our election chart to see how your town voted. Find out how enrollment in local schools has increased or decreased—and why—with our in-depth analysis. The GSA girls soccer team finishes an amazing season by advancing to regionals. And a local Castine church announces the winners of $50,000 in grants.
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Penobscot clears a major hurdle that could restart a commercial alewife harvest for the first time in half a century. George Stevens Academy announces a projected budget surplus, though the Budget Review Committee still has some pointed advice for the school. Maine Maritime Academy hosts the Becton Cup in Castine Harbor. And meet the sea squirt, a bizarre little creature with two brains that seems to be everywhere in the ocean these days.

Football at Maine Maritime Academy is back, and the final home game of the year was a thriller. Speaking of MMA, dash cam footage exonerates Academy students accused of running a youngster off the road. The new George Stevens Academy head of school comes through with free lunch for all students. And, with the election around the corner, political signs are targeted for theft and vandalism—but some perpetrators are getting caught.

In Castine, two candidates compete for a single school board seat. Plus, with the election just weeks away, our 2024 Voter Primer has all the details about county, state and national races. MMA sailors participate in three regattas on the East Coast. Castine offers a bevy of "spooktacular" things to do for Halloween. And, given recent hurricanes in the South, we thought now is a good time to share preparation advice from local emergency management officials.

Two football coaches suddenly resign from Maine Maritime Academy in the middle of a key rebuilding year. Meanwhile, at a select board meeting, residents voice concerns about MMA student behavior. After a year with no full-time physician, Castine finally gets a doctor. And what's that giant hole on the Castine golf course? Read on to find out.

A local church is becoming a major philanthropic source, thanks to a generous congregant. Maine Maritime unveils a new memorial to students who died too young. The new town manager talks about getting settled into his role. And reconstruction on Mountain Road is nearing completion, so those trips to the big city of Ellsworth are about to get shorter.

The commandant at Maine Maritime Academy resigns to take a job to bring more defense contracts to Maine. Castine is getting a new doctor (finally). Learn about foraging "foolproof" mushrooms in Maine at the Wilson Museum. And a popular local farm has a salmonella outbreak among its eggs.

Castine lays out a plan to join the growing "food sovereignty" movement. The public gets its once-a-year peek inside Dyce's Head Lighthouse. Maine Maritime Academy brings on a new basketball coach. And Penobscot resident Vivian Turner pens her debut column.

A new playground opens with a celebration. Three questions move toward a town referendum in Castine, including whether to hire a part-time economic development coordinator for $60,000. The town's Black history is highlighted in a tour. And the Adams School is deemed "safe and sound" by an engineer's report.

Nothing is as synonymous with the end of summer as the Blue Hill Fair, which enjoyed steady crowds, beautiful weather, new acts, and time-honored traditions. We've got photos, feedback, and all the highlights of the area's biggest annual event. Meanwhile, don't miss the talk at the Wilson Museum on archaeology and the moral quandary of who owns the rights to artifacts—including ancient bodies. And in sports, a new season begins for the MMA Mariners, so check out the action for soccer and volleyball.  

You might need a bigger boat...because there's a great white shark that's been killing seals in the area, a scientist says. New faces at GSA as the school gears up for returning students. A company missed a key deadline to relinquish ownership of its three local dams, but officials expect more to come. Join a history tour in Castine to explore the homes, places of work and final resting places of African and African American residents.

The Castine school board begins the process of addressing numerous building repairs at the Adams School. Maine Maritime Academy agrees to two labor contracts. A new content-sharing agreement expands the Patriot's coverage for readers. A gorgeous schooner leads a procession up the coast and into Castine. And a Superfund site across the harbor from Castine is getting cleaned up, but an official cautions he wouldn't advise eating shellfish from the area. Ever.

MMA is training a new crop of experts to work on nuclear subs. With its dormitory empty and up for sale, GSA returns to a homestay model for international students. The Castine Classic had the boats but no wind. And young kayakers learn the ways of the Bagaduce.

The schooner Bowdoin returns from an incredible voyage to the Arctic. George Stevens Academy's new head of school shares his aspirations for the upcoming school year. And registration is open for the annual Maine Retired Skippers Race set to launch in mid-August.

Surprise! The Training Ship State of Maine makes an unexpected return to Maine Maritime Academy. Penobscot signs a land swap deal that protects public access to Wight's Pond. And Castine's waterfront dining options appear to be in full swing, just in time for the 25th Castine Classic Yacht Race.

Hundreds turned out in white for Castine's Bastille Day celebration, while Penobscot saw its biggest turnout in years for its annual Penobscot Day festivities. A new engineering report shows major issues with the Adams School, the oldest school still in use in Maine. Penobscot hits the pause button on solar farms, while on Toddy Pond, a corporation wants to relinquish ownership of a key dam that affects hundreds of homeowners.

An Independence Day parade, races and celebrations, a whale in the harbor, and lighting on the waterfront—all in Castine—highlight our coverage this week. Our stories and photos capture a week to remember.

Looking for fresh, local organic vegetables? This issue has the details on a Penobscot farm that offers its produce for free. We have previews of the Bastille Day celebration in Castine and Penobscot Day activities. And, thanks to a special program, elementary students adventure on the Bagaduce River for direct contact with the watershed's flora and fauna.

We close out our June coverage with a special Coming Events focus: a comprehensive preview of all of the Independence Day activities planned for our coverage area. The newly rebuilt town dock in Castine reopens after a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony. See our coverage and photos (among them, a snapshot of pure joy!). And the Castine Historical Society conducts its first historical walking tour of the season, with our reporter in tow.

The summer season begins at the Wilson Museum with a "hands-on history" open house. In other community news, the Castine select and school boards have been busy. We report on all the topics, including a new custodian and new playground equipment at the school and a sewer rate increase for customers.

It has been a busy week in Penobscot. Eighth graders graduated from Penobscot Community School, and voters at a special town meeting approved details for a land swap long in the works that will ensure the town retains access to Wight's Pond. In Castine, Adams School eighth graders are promoted to high school. We have full coverage that captures the celebration.

Our annual Graduation Special Section features photos and information about our local high school graduates in preparation for upcoming commencement ceremonies. The town of Penobscot reaches a complex settlement with landowners for the purchase of land that would ensure public access to Wight Pond. And the Castine Historical Society is launching a major new exhibit that explores the town's history through objects.

Maine Maritime Academy continues to be in the news. We have coverage of the school's newly appointed interim president, as well as a photo of the Training Ship State of Maine leaving Castine Harbor for the actual "last" time. The Castine community observes Memorial Day with music, remarks and a procession. And our coverage of the Castine select board continues as it addresses topics from a mobile vending permit to a community contra dance. 

This week saw alewives running in the Bagaduce, the Maine Maritime Academy training ship returning to port with an equipment problem and the sudden resignation of MMA's president. We have coverage and photos. And, we have a feature story about the meaning of Memorial Day, plus a list of local remembrance events. 

A very busy news week begins with the current T/S State of Maine departing Castine for the last time, along with an exclusive photo of the new State of Maine under construction in a dry dock in Philadelphia. At Castine's annual town meeting, voters passed a food truck ordinance and had a chance to meet the newly named town manager. And, there is coverage of the annual alewife run on the Bagaduce Watershed, along with attentive eagles.

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