Emily Baer 7/1/26 Emily Baer 7/1/26

WHEEL WATCH: When ‘Jacques Strapp & The Sweat Band’ took centerstage

Brian Robbins and his band became a Fourth of July staple in the 1980’s

John Boit 7/1/26 John Boit 7/1/26

U-TURN: A reporter meets her Star Trek hero

A local Trekkie takes a voyage of her own to meet the iconic Capt. Kirk at a new museum of the hit TV show

Emily Baer 6/30/26 Emily Baer 6/30/26

DISHS catcher takes the field in Maine All-Star Game

Catcher Naomi Duke was the sole Blue Hill Peninsula player selected for the annual event

Emily Baer 6/30/26 Emily Baer 6/30/26

Prime time on the water: Dawn and dusk deliver for anglers

Warm weather brings ample opportunities for fishing ‘adventures’

Emily Baer 6/29/26 Emily Baer 6/29/26

Brooklin library to host annual ‘Cakes and Authors’ event

Six Maine authors will join the Friend Memorial Public Library celebration

Emily Baer 6/24/26 Emily Baer 6/24/26

Blue Hill Pride parade draws 80 to downtown Blue Hill

Blue Hill volunteer fire department truck led the celebration through town

John Boit 6/23/26 John Boit 6/23/26

Antlerless deer permit lottery opens June 25

Applicants are ‘highly likely to receive a permit,’ state says. Plus, town-by-town data on the 2025 deer hunt.

Emily Baer 6/23/26 Emily Baer 6/23/26

CHS to host Castine House and Garden Tour

Event offers ‘rare glimpse’ of village homes, gardens, and local maritime tradition

Emily Baer 6/23/26 Emily Baer 6/23/26

School's out! Summer break begins across the peninsula

They don’t call it ‘Vacationland’ for nothin’

Emily Baer 6/16/26 Emily Baer 6/16/26

WHEEL WATCH: Newfoundland—the Island 60 years ago

A trip up the Canadian coast leads to fond memories of Stonington—and a call on a public phone to a departed older brother

John Boit 6/16/26 John Boit 6/16/26

BACKSPACE: When North Penobscot was the heart of a community

Area’s second-oldest church, which was moved eight miles away, was among the buildings that included a schoolhouse and Grange Hall

John Boit 6/15/26 John Boit 6/15/26

New seasonal restaurant opens in Brooklin

With a menu of summer fare, Astro offers lobster rolls, ice cream and Maine-made sausages

John Boit 6/15/26 John Boit 6/15/26

DMR issues sharp rebuke of illegal striped bass fishing

‘Willfully ignoring the regulations helps neither the fishermen nor the fishery,’ commissioner says

John Boit 6/15/26 John Boit 6/15/26

THE U-TURN: Reminders of our maritime history

Big Jim has arisen in Searsport; Angelique sails by Cape Rosier

John Boit 6/10/26 John Boit 6/10/26

Japanese knotweed is the edible enemy

Highly invasive plant is shockingly aggressive but delightfully delicious

Emily Baer 6/10/26 Emily Baer 6/10/26

THE U-TURN: Jousting for joy at Fort Knox

Fort Knox hosts a medieval village and the The Barony of Endewearde

John Boit 6/9/26 John Boit 6/9/26

Castine church celebrates the legacy of a quiet philanthropist

Deborah Pulliam ‘would be proud’ to see her local impact, organizers say at event commemorating the late philanthropist’s birthday

Emily Baer 6/9/26 Emily Baer 6/9/26

My Wild Neighbors: Warm June nights and ‘dazzling’ lights

Maine is home to 15 different kinds of fireflies, 11 are ‘flashers’

John Boit 6/5/26 John Boit 6/5/26

E.B. White library garden to be redesigned

Friend Memorial Library will reset its ‘Circle of Friends,’ with additional personalized bricks now available to donors

Emily Baer 6/2/26 Emily Baer 6/2/26

Mainescape blossoms under new ownership

Brewer Spencer Janney, owner of Naiad Country Brewery, took over the nearly 50 year old business in February