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Island lodging businesses look at a slow summer
14-day quarantine a deal breaker
Blue Hill Selectmen take aim at town, school budgets
Spurred by projected revenue drop
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
Local restaurants prep for inside dining
What’s open on the peninsula?
On the pandemic shopping list: an island home in Maine
Island real estate market hot, hot, hot
Selectmen consider giving public access to Sperry Pond
PUBLIC ACCESS: Loose ends slowing progress.
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.
George Stevens Academy Honor Parts
BLUE HILL—George Stevens Academy will hold a virtual commencement for the Class of 2020 Sunday, June 14, 1 to 2:30 p.m. broadcast live, with student speeches pre-recorded.
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.
A quiet, personal Memorial Day
American Legion, volunteers keep the memories alive
The Case of the Phantom Papyrus
A renowned Oxford scholar claimed that he discovered a first-century gospel fragment whose text closely matched modern Bibles. Now he’s facing allegations of antiquities theft, cover-up, and fraud.
The 2016 Election Was Just a Dry Run
Russia’s goal was never merely to elect Donald Trump. It was to bring down American democracy. Is Vladimir Putin poised to complete the mission he began four years ago?
A Motherhood Reset
How quarantining showed me what my children had been missing—and what I had, too
Why Birds Do What They Do
The more humans understand about their behavior, the more inaccessible their world seems.
‘Love Card' is spreading the message of love worldwide
Joanne Steenberg founded the Love Card as a way to spread love and compassion to people we encounter in our daily lives.
‘All you need is love.' Area resident taking the message worldwide
PENOBSCOT—For nearly 10 years, Penobscot resident Joanne Steenberg was fascinated by the symbol of a heart radiating rays of light.
Open for business: THE Salon & Spa
BLUE HILL—On the same day, May 4, that salons and barbershops re-opened across the state, a new salon and spa opened at 49 Main Street in Blue Hill.
How to throw a birthday bash in a snowstorm and a pandemic
When Andy Gove turned 90, his friends and family figured out a way
Langley plans run for Maine Senate
BLUE HILL—Four terms representing citizens from Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Stonington, Surry and 22 other Hancock County towns was not enough for Brian Langley, who finished his fourth consecutive term as state senator for district 7 in 2018 and now seeks to regain his former seat.
And now, the COVID-19 necklace
From the imagination of Sarah Doremus
Charlotte Clews runs 54 miles for Tree of Life
Self-designed solo race across the peninsula
A shortened halibut season to start
STONINGTON—Halibut season begins on May 14, and local fishermen will be out trying to catch the big fish though the season was shortened by two weeks to a month.
Toddy Pond camp destroyed by fire
SURRY—The cause of a fire that destroyed a Toddy Pond camp on Polliwog Lane Thursday, April 30, is under investigation by the state fire marshal.
Farmers see new seasonal challenges ahead
BLUE HILL—As the weather slowly warms, local farms are gearing up for the growing season amidst a climate of uncertainty.
‘Small' project, big win for Ariel Larrabee
DEER ISLE—Ariel Larrabee almost didn’t start her project for the Maine State Science Fair. Not because she wasn’t motivated, she said, but because she didn’t think she had enough time to finish. Larrabee, a Deer Isle-Stonington High School junior, takes the college-level biomed class at the Hancock County Technical Center. She’d like to study veterinary science.
Lady Liberty gets a new look for the COVID-19
DEER ISLE—Deer Isle Selectman Peter Perez got a request from afar through the Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce recently: Someone had been touring Deer Isle—virtually, on Google Maps—and noticed the Statue of Liberty in his front yard. That person emailed the chamber to find out what it was. The chamber contacted Perez.