CATEGORIES
A stamp of approval for Marlinespike
Belvedere Craft fellowhip goes to Tim Whitten
Volunteer shortages, spotty radio signals plague fire departments
SEDGWICK—Recruiting, training and retaining volunteers to provide fire services to local communities has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chickadee Compost to start at Stonington transfer station
Gets cold shoulder from Brooklin residents
‘Tis the season for yachtspotting
Fancy billionaire yachts entertain islanders
School sports still on hold
CSD decides to wait for word from Augusta
Rock pile to go, chain link fence to stay
Ballfield now hosts Opera House stage
Mailboat captains rescue distressed sailors
Tiny craft nearly blown out to sea
Q & A with Julie Eaton and Genevieve McDonald
Two lobster boat captains vying for Democratic nomination for state rep
Towns to protesters: Calm down and talk to each other
DEER ISLE—The Towns of Stonington and Deer Isle on June 21 issued a rare joint statement condemning racism after a noose was hung on a telephone wire in Little Deer Isle. (See Forum page 4 of this issue).
Janet Mills' day off
An overworked governor is determined to have a day off in Stonington
GALLERY FOCUS
Courthouse Gallery presents two new exhibitions
Suddenly, a problem with graffiti
Towns combat vandalism
They're off! Island gardeners compete to grow the biggest squash
DEER ISLE—A contest to grow the biggest Blue Hubbard squash on Deer Isle began in early June as a collaboration among the Healthy Island Project, the Evergreen Garden Club and the Deer Isle-Stonington schools.
LIBRARY NEWS
Chase Emerson Memorial Library
DISHS graduation unlike any before
With never more than 50 people at a time at the ceremony
A brief history of Carman's Rock
From soap billboard to annual ritual
Black Lives Matter protest draws 100+ in Deer Isle
Islanders come out to protest racism, police brutality
Hundreds watch as teachers, staff drive length of island
Motorcade celebrates end of a difficult year
Big response, little fire at the high school
Fire units from six towns relieve principal from firefighting duties
HERE & ABOUT
Courthouse Gallery opens Spring Show
Colwell Ramp finished, for now
STONINGTON—The town has finished phase one of its plan to fix up the Colwell Ramp property at the foot of Seabreeze Avenue.
Island lodging businesses look at a slow summer
14-day quarantine a deal breaker
Memorial Ambulance volunteers make first-aid kits for schools
DEER ISLE—The Memorial Ambulance Corps has made 80 first-aid kits and placed most of them in Deer Isle-Stonington elementary and high school classrooms.
Garden Club maintains ‘secluded gem'
Mariners Park in its 59th year
A good deed goes rewarded
Teacher Appreciation Week turns into Parent Appreciation Week
On the pandemic shopping list: an island home in Maine
Island real estate market hot, hot, hot
Hand sanitizer now an island giveaway
This little bottle of hand sanitizer comes with a caring message from the Island Health and Wellness Center. you’ll find one in your bag when you pick up an item from the Seaside Pharmacy.
Four top students to be honored at DISHS graduation
The best of the Class of 2020
Crumbling causeway stokes fears of trouble ahead
The shoulder of the Deer Isle causeway is eroding three years after the state Department of Transportation repaired the road.
Alexander Tully named second honor essayist at GSA
Alexander Patrick Tully, Second Honor Essayist.