Island Ad-Vantages - August 22, 2024

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Local schools are in a game of musical chairs, scrambling to fill positions before students return. A superintendent calls police to report an alleged confrontation with a board member. Thousands of alewives born in local ponds are now making the journey downstream and out into the big, wide ocean. And local businesses say the tourist season finally—finally!—found its sea legs in August.

Island Ad-Vantages Newspaper Description:

Island Ad-Vantages, based in Stonington, Maine traces its history through weekly papers published on Deer Isle from 1882. Serving the island towns of Deer Isle, Isle au Haut and Stonington, the Island Ad-Vantages provides a comprehensive offering of the news and events of the area, while paying special attention to the people, institutions and the natural beauty that make the community the place it is. From lobster fishing and the impact a $46 million a year that industry has on the community to annual events such as graduations, local sports coverage and a vibrant creative economy, the Ad-Vantages combines words and images to deliver a picture of an area that is as much about its beauty as it is about its ethic of hard work, determination and dedication.