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How did our towns vote? Local election results across our communities
How did our towns vote? Local election results across our communities

A close race for Sheriff leaves Bagley on top, and with hopes to leave the choppy past with his former opponent behind him

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Julia Zell steps down from executive director role at IHT
Julia Zell steps down from executive director role at IHT

After 8 years, the executive director is set to have a ‘bittersweet’ transition ahead, moving on to Friends of Acadia

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Local transfer station is turning trash into gas
Local transfer station is turning trash into gas

New recycling approach will save transfer station thousands of dollars each month, manager says

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Final remediation well underway at Callahan Mine
Final remediation well underway at Callahan Mine

Some say it’s the most beautiful Superfund Site

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Kids need a coat for winter? Deadline is Nov. 20
Kids need a coat for winter? Deadline is Nov. 20

Local group now in its 38th year delivering warm clothes to area children for winter

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Blue Hill’s only dental practice to close in less than 2 months
Blue Hill’s only dental practice to close in less than 2 months

The closure marks the third practice to leave town in the past decade

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LIFESTYLE

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THE BIRD GUY: Kestrel
THE BIRD GUY: Kestrel

A kestrel photographed near Sand Beach in Stonington on Oct. 20.


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Play explores life in ‘Our Town’
Play explores life in ‘Our Town’

One-third of Deer Isle-Stonington High School students are participating in the production

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U-TURN: A crowning achievement at Reversing Falls Sanctuary
U-TURN: A crowning achievement at Reversing Falls Sanctuary

800-pound bell now graces organization’s grounds

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Hibernation Fair this weekend aims to help residents get through the winter
Hibernation Fair this weekend aims to help residents get through the winter

Fourth annual event has tips for mental, emotional, and physical health during Maine’s long winter

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CREATE

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Here’s a use for last week’s pumpkins
Here’s a use for last week’s pumpkins

Blue Hill science teacher shows how to make ‘puking pumpkins’

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High school assembled ship wheel mosaic
High school assembled ship wheel mosaic

A piece of art that ‘is greater than the sum of its parts’

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An apparition in Blue Hill
An apparition in Blue Hill

Is there a ghost at Mother Bush Brook? A writer a century ago write down his encounter.

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COPS & COURTS

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Deceptive B.B. gun
Deceptive B.B. gun

Police log for Oct. 27 - Nov. 2

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PUBLIC MEETINGS

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Castine - Ordinance Review Committee Meeting
Nov 5
Castine - Ordinance Review Committee Meeting
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Castine - CHPC Meeting
Nov 10
Castine - CHPC Meeting
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Castine - Town and Gown Meeting
Nov 16
Castine - Town and Gown Meeting
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Castine - Selectboard, Assessors & Overseers of the Poor
Nov 16
Castine - Selectboard, Assessors & Overseers of the Poor
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Castine - Planning Board Meeting
Nov 17
Castine - Planning Board Meeting
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Penobscot - Town Meeting on Liquor License
Nov 20
Penobscot - Town Meeting on Liquor License

It is ordered that a town meeting will be held on November 20, 2026. Click for full details.

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OPINIONS

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Don’t we agree it’s time to clean up Herrick Bay?
Don’t we agree it’s time to clean up Herrick Bay?

We won’t allow our four-year-old granddaughter to play in the sand and the water behind our house


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Polluting Herrick Bay is ‘unfair to our entire community’
Polluting Herrick Bay is ‘unfair to our entire community’

Problem of pig fecal matter in Brooklin’s bay needs to be resolved


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Project exploring the lives and concerns of residents of Blue Hill
Project exploring the lives and concerns of residents of Blue Hill

Themes including belonging, division, resentment and appreciation emerge from the first 20 conversations


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