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‘Love/not Love’: Students hear from survivors of abuse
‘Love/not Love’: Students hear from survivors of abuse
24-hour eatery opens in Deer Isle
24-hour eatery opens in Deer Isle
Owner of proposed cannabis shop in Sedgwick fields residents’ questions
Owner of proposed cannabis shop in Sedgwick fields residents’ questions
$25M in federal funds headed to Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle
$25M in federal funds headed to Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle
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Valentine's Day dinner bridges generations in Penobscot
Valentine's Day dinner bridges generations in Penobscot
Library exhibit flexes lots of mussels
Library exhibit flexes lots of mussels
Heart-shaped sculptures appear along shore in Blue Hill
Heart-shaped sculptures appear along shore in Blue Hill
With modest budget and no paid staff, Blue Hill organization hits high notes for 47th year
With modest budget and no paid staff, Blue Hill organization hits high notes for 47th year
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Warrant arrests, DUI and driving 30 mph over speed limit

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Castine Selectboard Meeting
Feb 17
Castine Selectboard Meeting
Surry Economic & Community Development Committee Meeting
Feb 17
Surry Economic & Community Development Committee Meeting
Surry School Board Meeting
Feb 17
Surry School Board Meeting
Brooksville Harbor Committee Meeting
Feb 17
Brooksville Harbor Committee Meeting
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A traffic circle in Orland makes more sense than stoplights
Futility of violence and ugliness of cruelty on full display
Futility of violence and ugliness of cruelty on full display
EDITORIAL: The uncomfortable, but necessary, conversation about GSA’s future
EDITORIAL: The uncomfortable, but necessary, conversation about GSA’s future
LETTER: All hail, the plow guys of winter
LETTER: All hail, the plow guys of winter
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