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Troy Jackson shares his ideals in Ellsworth town hall
Troy Jackson shares his ideals in Ellsworth town hall

‘It isn't about me, but it is about all of us changing the world together’

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Penobscot to consider clearing path for town’s first pub
Penobscot to consider clearing path for town’s first pub

Plus, town to request ownership of Hatch-Hutchins Cemetery on Saturday

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Pugnuts Ice Cream closing this week
Pugnuts Ice Cream closing this week

But it’s on the market

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Opioid prevention group announces new ‘ambassadors’
Opioid prevention group announces new ‘ambassadors’

Four ambassadors have personal ties to the Island, as well as to substance abuse

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Bobby Charles holds campaign stop in Penobscot
Bobby Charles holds campaign stop in Penobscot

Republican candidate for governor takes on oil prices, housing availability and Maine’s income tax

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LIFESTYLE

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THE U-TURN: Civil War Monument receives a makeover
THE U-TURN: Civil War Monument receives a makeover

Plus, a new monument installed in Sedgwick

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5 questions for when you’re feeling the winter blues
5 questions for when you’re feeling the winter blues

Mental health professional, Tim Peper, offers tips on how to fight SAD this upcoming season

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My Wild Neighbors: Maine’s eater of twigs, stripper of bark
My Wild Neighbors: Maine’s eater of twigs, stripper of bark

Learn what killed ‘72 percent of the tracked moose calves this year’

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THE BIRD GUY: Great egret
THE BIRD GUY: Great egret

Their all-white plumage, yellow bill, and blackish legs are distinctive.


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CREATE

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POEM: Fall chores
POEM: Fall chores

The gardens are being put to bed

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Gallery Within interplays 6 unusually paired materials
Gallery Within interplays 6 unusually paired materials

‘Wood metal’ gives space for less traditional art mediums at the Reversing Falls Sanctuary

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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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COPS & COURTS

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Trio of thefts under investigation
Trio of thefts under investigation

Police log for Sept. 27-Oct. 3

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PUBLIC MEETINGS

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Castine - CHPC Meeting
Oct 13
Castine - CHPC Meeting
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Castine - ZBA Public Hearing
Oct 14
Castine - ZBA Public Hearing
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Castine - Town and Gown Meeting
Oct 19
Castine - Town and Gown Meeting
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Castine - Selectboard Meeting
Oct 19
Castine - Selectboard Meeting
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Castine - Planning Board Meeting
Oct 20
Castine - Planning Board Meeting
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OPINIONS

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LETTER: Thanks for letting me be part of a Sesame Street neighborhood
LETTER: Thanks for letting me be part of a Sesame Street neighborhood

Watching island life unfold from behind counter of a tiny post office

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LETTER: Library invites all candidates to coffee-hour ‘schmoozes’
LETTER: Library invites all candidates to coffee-hour ‘schmoozes’

East Blue Hill Library extends open invitation to candidates to attend ‘casual’ conversations every Saturday until election

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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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