Castine library issues survey to guide 5-year plan
Organizers aim for 20 percent participation from users for ideas to guide Maine’s first library created for a municipality
BOOK REVIEW: Power and love amid a drug war in Maine
A drug war erupts in this crime novel set in Afghanistan and Maine’s ‘Little Canada’
After restoration, Bucksport’s Wilson Hall shines like new
Local businessman Larry Wahl bought Bucksport’s derelict Wilson Hall for a $1. It’s renovation over the past seven years was a labor of love.
THE U-TURN: Icy trees, icy training
Ice provides saw eye-popping beauty—and a chance to train for a worst case scenario
How Tinder Hearth came to be
Once a dishwasher and lobsterman, Tim Semler discusses how he and his wife created one of the hottest bakeries in the country
Castine church offering $1,000 scholarships
Scholarships open to students from four area high schools, as well as non-traditional and older students.
WHEEL WATCH: Froze solid
A Stonington fisherman raised in Clam City recalls the grinding winters of his youth
THE U-TURN: Fire department breathes easier with new system
Penobscot Fire Department installs new ‘cascade system’ that allows firefighters to replenish a dozen air tanks or more on scene.
Organic farm homestead added to National Register of Historic Places
Stone cottage built by Helen and Scott Nearing is now the Good Life Center
Sunny skies, thick ice and lots of big catches for ice fishing derby
Nearly seven pound togue wins the day, but plenty of big trout, pickerel and bass caught during annual two-day ice fishing event
Brooklin group offers small garden plots for free
In exchange for use of land, gardeners must be Brooklin residents, tackle their own weeds and share water.
Native Gardens group announces paid mentorship and apprentice programs
Two spots available for 2026 professional development opportunities in ecological horticulture
THE U-TURN: Governor welcomes students, historical society welcomes President
Fourth graders from Blue Hill met the governor, while a centuries-old document signed by Thomas Jefferson is delivered to the Castine Historical Society
Slim’s Fishing Derby set for this weekend with $1,000 grand prize
The annual event funds scholarships for high school seniors in Hancock County
BOOK REVIEW: A Mi’kmaq child goes missing in ‘The Berry Pickers’
After an exhaustive search, a family must return to Canada, while feelings of haunting and hope infuse a cast of characters.
High heating bills? Home efficiency group expanding to area towns
‘It’s all about being efficient and saving money,’ says Doug Hylan, a boatbuilder and one of the founders of the Brooklin Climate Response Committee
BACKSPACE: Towing a dory to herring grounds in Stonington
Anchoring a dory was once a signal from fishermen that they had staked out where they would fish the next day for herring.
THE U-TURN: Super Bowl champion and a wicked full moon pic
A local general store cranked out pizzas for the Super Bowl and raised money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Back-to-landers from 1970s are subject of new oral history project
Kickoff event becomes impromptu reunion. ‘Some of you I haven’t seen in 40 years.’
U-TURN: Smoke on the water
An ethereal mist rises from the water in this pic by a Brooksville resident.