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Downeast Audubon hosts annual ‘Birdathon’
news Emily Baer 5/18/26 news Emily Baer 5/18/26

Downeast Audubon hosts annual ‘Birdathon’

Seven teams will compete to “hear or see" the most species within one 24-hour period”

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BHHS effort to catalog archives nears completion
news Emily Baer 5/18/26 news Emily Baer 5/18/26

BHHS effort to catalog archives nears completion

The volunteer-led project has been six years in the making and includes thousands of documents

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Write-in candidate jumps into probate race for troubled seat
news Emily Baer 5/18/26 news Emily Baer 5/18/26

Write-in candidate jumps into probate race for troubled seat

Brian Thomas seeks Democratic nomination, running against Matt Foster

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MMA approves nuclear engineering technology major
news Emily Baer 5/13/26 news Emily Baer 5/13/26

MMA approves nuclear engineering technology major

Trustees suspend PEO and oceanography programs, environmental science on probation

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Bucksport medical marijuana farm makes progress on code questions
news Rising Tide 5/13/26 news Rising Tide 5/13/26

Bucksport medical marijuana farm makes progress on code questions

Farm received license from Office of Cannabis Policy without local compliance but is cooperating with with town

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Bullying concerns raised at Deer Isle-Stonington School Board meeting
news Emily Baer 5/13/26 news Emily Baer 5/13/26

Bullying concerns raised at Deer Isle-Stonington School Board meeting

District faces diminished cost-share revenue from state

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Funding request for Blue Hill fire station clears first hurdle
news Emily Baer 5/12/26 news Emily Baer 5/12/26

Funding request for Blue Hill fire station clears first hurdle

Fire department also receives “thank you” donation from Toddy Pond Association

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Music grant allows students to play ‘Rolls Royce of an instrument’
news Emily Baer 5/12/26 news Emily Baer 5/12/26

Music grant allows students to play ‘Rolls Royce of an instrument’

$97,000 from Music Drives Us to purchase new instruments, expand program

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Open floor plan: With no takers, library demolishes house offered for free
news Emily Baer 5/12/26 news Emily Baer 5/12/26

Open floor plan: With no takers, library demolishes house offered for free

Demolition is first step toward library expansion

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Halibut season opens May 18
news Emily Baer 5/12/26 news Emily Baer 5/12/26

Halibut season opens May 18

Short season runs through June 13, allowing fishing only five days each week

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Castine voters approve $6.2M budget, including GSA funding request
news Emily Baer 5/12/26 news Emily Baer 5/12/26

Castine voters approve $6.2M budget, including GSA funding request

Residents voice displeasure that GSA didn’t show up–again–to explain tuition request

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Maine’s Young Entrepreneurs Market announces summer lineup
news Emily Baer 5/11/26 news Emily Baer 5/11/26

Maine’s Young Entrepreneurs Market announces summer lineup

Castine-based youth market focuses on helping kids cultivate creativity and community

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Multiple crews stop wildland fire 20 feet from Penobscot home
news Rising Tide 5/11/26 news Rising Tide 5/11/26

Multiple crews stop wildland fire 20 feet from Penobscot home

Some crews forced to take 40-minute detour to reach fire scene 

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A town divided spurs creative ways to be together
news Emily Baer 5/6/26 news Emily Baer 5/6/26

A town divided spurs creative ways to be together

Food passed over a stream is just one way locals are dealing with Penobscot’s major road construction

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‘All aboard!’ for Stonington Library family cruise
news Rising Tide 5/6/26 news Rising Tide 5/6/26

‘All aboard!’ for Stonington Library family cruise

‘Fun-filled’ cruise around Stonington Harbor

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MMA students graduate ‘into a changing world'
news Emily Baer 5/6/26 news Emily Baer 5/6/26

MMA students graduate ‘into a changing world'

The Honorable Elaine L. Chao featured as keynote speaker

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Rising gas prices elicit mixed reaction in Blue Hill
news Emily Baer 5/6/26 news Emily Baer 5/6/26

Rising gas prices elicit mixed reaction in Blue Hill

Local drivers range from frustrated to indifferent

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Body of missing kayaker found near Little Deer Isle
news Emily Baer 5/6/26 news Emily Baer 5/6/26

Body of missing kayaker found near Little Deer Isle

Local, state, and federal authorities patrolled the area

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Brooklin Garden Club delivers daffodils across the peninsula
news Emily Baer 5/6/26 news Emily Baer 5/6/26

Brooklin Garden Club delivers daffodils across the peninsula

Club distributes more than 2,600 daffodils to 200 recipients across the peninsula and Deer Isle

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Friend Memorial Public Library breaks ground on expansion
news Emily Baer 5/5/26 news Emily Baer 5/5/26

Friend Memorial Public Library breaks ground on expansion

Project doubles the library’s footprint and include the new Maritime Research Center

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