Island Ad-Vantages - March 13, 2025

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For the second year in a row, students at Deer Isle-Stonington High School head to the state finals, this time with their production of Treasure Island. Deer Isle's select board members discuss their 2025 priorities and—no shocker here—road repair is among them. School Union 76 says the deadline for applications for the superintendent's position is now closed—but they aren't disclosing how many have applied. A local couple is honored for their leadership in the fishing industry. And firefighters read to kids at the library for an adorable afternoon of community service and learning.

Slowing traffic, paving roads among 2025 Deer Isle select board priorities

Newly sworn in after being elected, Patricia “Patty” Oliver was ready for business at her inaugural meeting of the Deer Isle Select Board on Thursday, March 6. The three members of the select board are now Oliver, Peter Perez and Ronald “Ronnie” Eaton.

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School Union 76 superintendent applications deadline closed

CSD 13 welcomes new board member Witham

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For second year in a row, student actors head to state finals

THE ISLAND—Deer Isle-Stonington High School students' theater production of Treasure Island has won the Downeast Maine Class B Regional on Mount Desert Island, sending the show to the state final on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, in Millinocket. DISHS also won the annual MDI Tech Olympics at the event.

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OFIP hosts Black Balloon Day

Students at the Deer Isle-Stonington High School participated in honoring those lost to overdose on Black Balloon Day, March 6, in partnership with the Opiate-Free Island Partnership.

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DIAA March artist a longtime multifaceted creator

The Deer Isle Artists Association announces that David McBeth is the March Artist in Residence.

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Opportunity Fund gives $63K to local organizations

The Opportunity Fund, a charitable organization run by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Castine, has announced its support of five area organizations thus far in 2025.

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Mariners Soar! Empty Bowl Supper

After school program to support nutrition and enrichment programs

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Sleep and dreams

I recently attended a workshop and devoured a new book by Dr. Rubin Naiman, Healing Night: The Science and Spirit of Sleeping, Dreaming, and Awakening, He is recognized as a world leader in integrative sleep and dream medicine and passionately helps people with sleep issues. His way of combining scientific, psychological and spiritual approaches are healing thousands of people. I wish I could give one of his books to everyone who struggles with sleep!

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A feast of vultures

This column is about vultures, so if you are eating breakfast or the thought of these dedicated carrion feeders makes you squeamish, pass this column by.

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Cooking with love

It was my father's birthday recently and, for whatever reason, it hit me harder than usual this year.

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Late to the bread bake

I was not one of the many who started baking bread during the pandemic lockdown.

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Library hosts story time with firefighters

Children also get firsthand look at fire station

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Trump administration agrees to 'renegotiate' Maine's canceled Sea Grant funding

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will “renegotiate” the terms and conditions of the work to be performed by Maine Sea Grant “to ensure that it focuses on advancing Maine’s coastal economies, working waterfronts and sustainable fisheries,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Wednesday in a statement.

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DMR presents local couple with excellence award

Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher presented John and Judy Williams of Stonington the annual DMR Andy Mays Award of Excellence at the recent Fishermen's Forum in Rockport.

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Les alle historiene fra Island Ad-Vantages

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.