Island Ad-Vantages - 5/7/2020

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The island begins a gradual reopening under state COVID-19 guidelines, while CSD 13 and towns discuss budget cuts for 2020. July 4 isn’t canceled, just postponed, and Sue’s School of Dance performs. Plus, COVID-19 testing availability, and Project Launch and DISES win grants. It’s all inside.

Island slowly, carefully reopens for business

STONINGTON—A pickup truck drove by Suzy’s Scissor Shack one morning and tooted its horn as Suzy Shepard, wearing a mask, put up her “Open” flag for the first time in weeks.

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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.

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At Sue's School of Dance, the show still went on

And it’s still going on—at home

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‘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.

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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.