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A stamp of approval for Marlinespike
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A stamp of approval for Marlinespike

Belvedere Craft fellowhip goes to Tim Whitten

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11/26/2020
Volunteer shortages, spotty radio signals plague fire departments
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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.

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09/24/2020
Chickadee Compost to start at Stonington transfer station
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Chickadee Compost to start at Stonington transfer station

Gets cold shoulder from Brooklin residents

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09/24/2020
‘Tis the season for yachtspotting
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‘Tis the season for yachtspotting

Fancy billionaire yachts entertain islanders

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09/03/2020
School sports still on hold
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School sports still on hold

CSD decides to wait for word from Augusta

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09/03/2020
Rock pile to go, chain link fence to stay
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Rock pile to go, chain link fence to stay

Ballfield now hosts Opera House stage

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09/03/2020
Mailboat captains rescue distressed sailors
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Mailboat captains rescue distressed sailors

Tiny craft nearly blown out to sea

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09/03/2020
Q & A with Julie Eaton and Genevieve McDonald
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Q & A with Julie Eaton and Genevieve McDonald

Two lobster boat captains vying for Democratic nomination for state rep

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06/25/2020
Towns to protesters: Calm down and talk to each other
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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).

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06/25/2020
Janet Mills' day off
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Janet Mills' day off

An overworked governor is determined to have a day off in Stonington

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06/25/2020
GALLERY FOCUS
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GALLERY FOCUS

Courthouse Gallery presents two new exhibitions

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06/25/2020
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Suddenly, a problem with graffiti

Towns combat vandalism

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06/18/2020
They're off! Island gardeners compete to grow the biggest squash
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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.

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06/18/2020
LIBRARY NEWS
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LIBRARY NEWS

Chase Emerson Memorial Library

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06/18/2020
DISHS graduation unlike any before
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DISHS graduation unlike any before

With never more than 50 people at a time at the ceremony

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06/18/2020
A brief history of Carman's Rock
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A brief history of Carman's Rock

From soap billboard to annual ritual

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06/18/2020
Black Lives Matter protest draws 100+ in Deer Isle
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Black Lives Matter protest draws 100+ in Deer Isle

Islanders come out to protest racism, police brutality

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06/11/2020
Hundreds watch as teachers, staff drive length of island
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Hundreds watch as teachers, staff drive length of island

Motorcade celebrates end of a difficult year

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06/11/2020
Big response, little fire at the high school
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Big response, little fire at the high school

Fire units from six towns relieve principal from firefighting duties

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06/11/2020
HERE & ABOUT
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HERE & ABOUT

Courthouse Gallery opens Spring Show

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05/28/2020
Colwell Ramp finished, for now
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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.

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05/28/2020
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Island lodging businesses look at a slow summer

14-day quarantine a deal breaker

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05/28/2020
Memorial Ambulance volunteers make first-aid kits for schools
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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.

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05/28/2020
Garden Club maintains ‘secluded gem'
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Garden Club maintains ‘secluded gem'

Mariners Park in its 59th year

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05/28/2020
A good deed goes rewarded
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A good deed goes rewarded

Teacher Appreciation Week turns into Parent Appreciation Week

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05/28/2020
On the pandemic shopping list: an island home in Maine
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On the pandemic shopping list: an island home in Maine

Island real estate market hot, hot, hot

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05/21/2020
Hand sanitizer now an island giveaway
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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.

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05/21/2020
Four top students to be honored at DISHS graduation
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Four top students to be honored at DISHS graduation

The best of the Class of 2020

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05/21/2020
Crumbling causeway stokes fears of trouble ahead
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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.

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05/21/2020
Alexander Tully named second honor essayist at GSA
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Alexander Tully named second honor essayist at GSA

Alexander Patrick Tully, Second Honor Essayist.

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05/21/2020