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Brooksville hosts wildfire mitigation training
Brooksville hosts wildfire mitigation training
Golf Tournament to benefit Blue Hill’s Friendship Cottage
Golf Tournament to benefit Blue Hill’s Friendship Cottage
Hundreds turn out to celebrate Penobscot Day
Hundreds turn out to celebrate Penobscot Day
Stonington library to host award-winning automotive historian
Stonington library to host award-winning automotive historian
Local activists celebrate preservation of blueberry barrens
Local activists celebrate preservation of blueberry barrens
Submerged truck pulled from Reach Beach
Submerged truck pulled from Reach Beach
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LIFESTYLE

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Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association celebrates America’s 250th
Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association celebrates America’s 250th
U-TURN: Penobscot officially opens new bridge with a party
U-TURN: Penobscot officially opens new bridge with a party
Cultivating ‘calm’ at Maine Bonsai
Cultivating ‘calm’ at Maine Bonsai
Carding Brook Farm to host annual community potluck
Carding Brook Farm to host annual community potluck
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POEM: A ‘moonlit night’ aboard a beloved schooner
POEM: A ‘moonlit night’ aboard a beloved schooner
POEM: On calculating the ‘sum’ of one’s life
POEM: On calculating the ‘sum’ of one’s life
Alamo Theatre to screen Maine-made independent film
Alamo Theatre to screen Maine-made independent film
POEM: On memory, love, and the richness of ancestry
POEM: On memory, love, and the richness of ancestry
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COPS & COURTS

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A suspicious fox, loose dogs, and chickens in the roadway

Police log for July 5-11

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PUBLIC MEETINGS

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Castine Planning Board Meeting
Jul 15
Castine Planning Board Meeting
Bucksport Town Council Meeting
Jul 16
Bucksport Town Council Meeting

Council meetings are held at the Bucksport Town Office on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at 7:00 p.m. Meeting agendas are posted at the Town Office and on the website. Meeting agendas are also provided to the local press.

Castine Selectboard Meeting
Jul 20
Castine Selectboard Meeting
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OPINIONS

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LETTER: Movement behind Platner ‘worth fighting for’
LETTER: Movement behind Platner ‘worth fighting for’
LETTER: Protecting our ears at community parades
LETTER: Protecting our ears at community parades
LETTER: Still time to reconsider Carrying Place vote
LETTER: Still time to reconsider Carrying Place vote
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