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Fire consumes Brooklin house
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Fire consumes Brooklin house

No casualties, structure destroyed

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2/6/2020
Pucks fly as teams tear up the ice for annual tournament
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Pucks fly as teams tear up the ice for annual tournament

BLUE HILL—Ice chips scattered under the skates of a lively gang of hockey enthusiasts at the Peninsula skating rink on Saturday, February 1, for the annual Peninsula Pond Hockey tournament.

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2/6/2020
Eagles, Mariners rock GSA gym in overtime game
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Eagles, Mariners rock GSA gym in overtime game

Both teams headed to playoffs.

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2/6/2020
US Says Chinese Military Stole Masses Of Americans' Data
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US Says Chinese Military Stole Masses Of Americans' Data

Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, the Justice Department said this week, blaming Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history to target consumer data.

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February 15, 2020
US On Track For First $1 Trillion Budget Deficit Since 2012
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US On Track For First $1 Trillion Budget Deficit Since 2012

The U.S. budget deficit through the first four months of this budget year is up 19% from the same period a year ago, putting the country on track to record its first $1 trillion deficit since 2012.

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February 15, 2020
GSA girls basketball team falls in prelim
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GSA girls basketball team falls in prelim

FORT FAIRFIELD—The George Stevens Academy girls basketball team’s season came to an end on February 11, after a 27-54 loss at No. 3 Fort Fairfield in a Class C North preliminary game.

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2/13/2020
Young cheerleaders bring home title
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Young cheerleaders bring home title

Island Cheer and Tumble spurs community support

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2/13/2020
Eagles end indoor track season
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Eagles end indoor track season

ORONO—The George Stevens Academy boys and girls track teams wrapped up their season on Saturday, February 8, with the Penobscot Valley Conference Small Schools championship at the University of Maine in Orono.

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2/13/2020
Saturday night special: DI-S girls at Cross Center
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Saturday night special: DI-S girls at Cross Center

DEER ISLE— The girls basketball team has a 16-2 record and is in second place. Our only 2 losses were close games with Greenville.

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2/13/2020
Eagle swimmers wrap up PVCs, look to state championships
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Eagle swimmers wrap up PVCs, look to state championships

BLUE HILL—Eagle swimmers are headed to the Maine state championships next week despite relatively low team scores at the Penobscot Valley Conference championships on February 8 at the University of Maine at Orono.

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2/13/2020
Mariner boys face tough quarterfinal
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Mariner boys face tough quarterfinal

DEER ISLE—The boys basketball team beat an improved Searsport team 63-42 on February 4.

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2/13/2020
Eagle boys team ready for playoff push
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Eagle boys team ready for playoff push

BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy boys team has made a tradition of being in the title mix during the last five seasons in the high school boys basketball tournament at the Cross Insurance Center.

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2/13/2020
Techlife News

Universities Cancel Study-Abroad Programs Amid Virus Fears

As concerns about China’s virus outbreak spread, universities all over the world are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs, and some are canceling study-abroad opportunities and prohibiting travel affecting hundreds of thousands of students.

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February 8, 2020
ODE
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ODE

From the outside it looks steady.

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January - February 2020
MAKE AMERICA GRAZE AGAIN: THE LAST ROUNDUP
Mother Jones

MAKE AMERICA GRAZE AGAIN: THE LAST ROUNDUP

Will small farmers’ beef with Trump sway the 2020 election?

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January/February 2020
The Young and The Relentless
Mother Jones

The Young and The Relentless

The climate crisis generation is sick of waiting

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January/February 2020
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Sedgwick School Board approves 2020-21 budget

GSA tuition increase request kept separate.

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1/30/2020
Public access to Bakeman Beach guaranteed
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Public access to Bakeman Beach guaranteed

Recent gift by land trust welcomed by town of Brooksville

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1/30/2020
Eagles channel late momentum swing
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Eagles channel late momentum swing

BLUE HILL—Just three games away from a potential appearance in the postseason, the George Stevens Academy girls basketball team is looking to roll off some late-season momentum.

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1/30/2020
Mariners nab wins over Bucksport, Islesboro
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Mariners nab wins over Bucksport, Islesboro

10-3 record, ranked 7th

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1/30/2020
Eagles channel late momentum swing
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Eagles channel late momentum swing

BLUE HILL—Just three games away from a potential appearance in the postseason, the George Stevens Academy girls basketball team is looking to roll off some late-season momentum.

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1/30/2020
DIAA's “ART matters 5” features photography as art
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DIAA's “ART matters 5” features photography as art

DEER ISLE—The Deer Isle Artists Association brings three local photographers to speak at the February 2 “ART matters 5” program, Captured Images. Lydia Osgood Cassatt, Julie Cleveland and Woodley Osborne will discuss their work at 1:30 p.m. at the DIAA Gallery in the village.

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1/30/2020
DI-S girls basketball team in ‘a pretty solid second place'
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DI-S girls basketball team in ‘a pretty solid second place'

The girls basketball team beat Bucksport 53-40 on January 21.

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1/30/2020
After-school program helping students, but needs help
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After-school program helping students, but needs help

Must entice more teenagers, parents

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1/30/2020
Leaked Report Shows United Nations Suffered Hack
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Leaked Report Shows United Nations Suffered Hack

The United Nations has been hacked.

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Sprint runners take top spots for GSA indoor track
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Sprint runners take top spots for GSA indoor track

ORONO—With just two more meets before the Small Schools Championship on February 8, runners on the George Stevens Academy boys and girls indoor track team took to the Fieldhouse on the University of Maine in Orono campus for a meet on January 18.

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1/23/2020
Island Women Speak 4.0
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Island Women Speak 4.0

Seven to tell their stories

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1/23/2020
GSA's undefeated season rolls on
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GSA's undefeated season rolls on

Boys basketball team 14-0

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1/23/2020
DI-S girls basketball team beats Machias, Searsport
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DI-S girls basketball team beats Machias, Searsport

The girls basketball team beat Machias 55-18 January 13.

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1/23/2020
China Virus Outbreak Rams Global Tourism, Costing Billions
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China Virus Outbreak Rams Global Tourism, Costing Billions

Business around the world that have grown increasingly reliant on big-spending tourists from China are taking a heavy hit, with tens of millions of Chinese residents restricted from leaving their country as the coronavirus spreads.

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January 31, 2020