GSA announces major donor gift and staff layoffs on same day
George Stevens Academy announced impending layoffs totaling $325,000. It also announced on the same day a major donation of $300,000 for technical skills training.
Penobscot road to close for a month next year for Mill Creek project
Penobscot will hold a public hearing on Dec. 13 to discuss the Mill Creek project, which will shut down Bayview Road for the month of March next year.
Scallop season is on, and restaurants across U.S. pay top dollar for this Maine product
David Tarr of Brooklin dives as much as 60 feet down in Maine’s frigid winter waters to put scallops on dinner plates across the United States.
Land trust completes first phase of Great Pond Mountain improvements
A land trust has completed the first phase of improvements to Great Pond Mountain in Orland, including parking for buses and horse trailers, as well as an outhouse for hikers.
Bucksport’s Bay Festival in question due to budget and staffing
Bucksport’s economic development head is saying his department can’t organize the town’s Bay Festival next year, citing staffing issues and budget constraints.
Blast from the past: Bomb squad inspects Castine’s record number of cannonballs
Bomb squad technicians from the Maine State Police have taken away for testing a trove of some 50 cannonballs in two Castine organizations.
School board race takes yet another turn after candidate halts campaign
A candidate for RSU 25 now says she will not accept the position if she wins.
Beloved Castine postmaster–and the king of passports–reflects on career as retirement nears
Doug Terry, whose expertise at passport applications and customer service is legendary, is retiring from his position as Castine’s postmaster at the end of the year.
Penobscot lands $4.6M in funds for Mill Creek restoration
The town of Penobscot has received $4.6 million in various grants to pay for Mill Creek restoration, which will include moving its salt shed several miles away.
GSA receives $200k donation for technical education upgrades and improvements
A $200,000 donation will allow George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill to make major upgrades to its technical skills classes.
Food pantry proposed for Penobscot
A Penobscot resident recently approached the town’s select board to propose a food pantry. Now the question is: Where should it be?
Blue Hill establishes advisory committee for new fire station
A new committee that includes local residents will advise on the construction of a new fire house in Blue Hill.
40-foot ‘Big Jim’ sign to get new life honoring ‘Sardineland’
“Big Jim,” the face of Maine’s sardine industry for millions of travelers who passed by the 40-foot sign, will be refurbished through a campaign of the Penobscot Marine Museum.
Penobscot announces Dec. 13 special town meeting, nomination papers available
Penobscot will hold a special town meeting on Dec. 13 to discuss a new culvert project at Mill Creek that will move the town’s salt shed, as well as vote on a payment for a new fire truck chassis.
Task force starts with the numbers to tackle housing problem on Island
A draft report on housing provides data insights into the scope of the housing problem in Deer Isle Stonington.
Local farmers gear up for farm-to-table holidays
These three couples run some of the area’s biggest and best-known farms. And they didn’t even grow up in farming families.
Milliken considers next steps after October case dismissal
State Rep. Nina Milliken speaks out about her concerns over the electioneering charge that was filed, and then dropped, against her.
Blue Hill awards $3.5M treatment plant contract, investigates outflow clog
Blue Hill has awarded a contract for sewage treatment plant upgrades. The town also announced that the plant’s outflow pipe, which is submerged underwater, is “clogged and broken.”
Community Thanksgiving dinner invites everyone to the table
Area organizations are teaming up for a community dinner on Thanksgiving, so that '“no one eats alone.”
LifeFlight called after East Blue Hill crash injures three juveniles
Three juveniles were injured in a single-car crash in East Blue Hill on Nov. 14. One of the juveniles needed to be transported by helicopter to a Bangor-area hospital.