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Nor’easter coming this weekend
Nor’easter coming this weekend

Five-to-nine-foot waves predicted

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New assistant DA brings experience prosecuting financial crimes
New assistant DA brings experience prosecuting financial crimes

After an international career, Castine resident ‘grew restless not being involved in the law’

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Tech talk: Library event focuses on AI uses for local businesses
Tech talk: Library event focuses on AI uses for local businesses

Rick Seeger presents on how humans can use AI to their advantage

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Red Cross in urgent need of Hancock County volunteers
Red Cross in urgent need of Hancock County volunteers

Opportunity to become a ‘beacon of hope for a neighbor in need’

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‘Universal access’ to some local trails is possible by next month
‘Universal access’ to some local trails is possible by next month

Island Heritage Trust’s strategic plan follows a state and nationwide trend of increased accessibility

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LIFESTYLE

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BACKSPACE: Brooksville inns were once a summer haven for teachers
BACKSPACE: Brooksville inns were once a summer haven for teachers

Guests arrived with steamer trunks for the season

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Softball tournament keeps Jared Grindle's memory alive
Softball tournament keeps Jared Grindle's memory alive

Jared C. Grindle scholarship is available to send students to sports camps in Maine

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New storybook trail in Brooksville
New storybook trail in Brooksville

A collaboration welcoming Maine outdoors and youth literacy

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New YMCA head on fitness programs and Ted Lasso advice
New YMCA head on fitness programs and Ted Lasso advice

Hear Zachary Ames’ controversial sports take and the best advice he’s been given.

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THE U-TURN: Blue Hill man promoted to colonel
THE U-TURN: Blue Hill man promoted to colonel

‘Full bird’ colonel takes position in Augusta

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New murals to be taped along library walls
New murals to be taped along library walls

Local art teachers will have an exhibit of their own tape art

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POEM: ARMING
POEM: ARMING

Patricia Ranzoni, Bucksport’s former poet laureate’s, poem ARMING  

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Popular Maine YouTuber paints landscapes of Blue Hill
Popular Maine YouTuber paints landscapes of Blue Hill

‘The Frugal Crafter’s’ process for summer landscapes

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Works ‘Seen at the End of the World’
Works ‘Seen at the End of the World’

Blue Hill exhibit focuses on the ‘memory of a landscape’

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Car vs. bike
Car vs. bike

Police log for Sept. 13-21

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Castine - Public Forum
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Castine - Public Forum
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LETTER: Steel band concerts remind me why I returned to the peninsula
LETTER: Steel band concerts remind me why I returned to the peninsula

Recalling the pleasure of looking into the faces of hundreds of people and seeing pure, unfiltered joy

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OP-ED: The patriotism of dissent
OP-ED: The patriotism of dissent

Brooklin’s flags remind one writer of ‘the right to say when we have fallen short’

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LETTER: Principal holds moment of silence in memory of 9/11
LETTER: Principal holds moment of silence in memory of 9/11

Rebecca Gratz of Deer Isle-Stonington High School led students through the timeline—and a moment of silence—for those lost 25 years ago

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