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Behind on your lobster landings reports? This pizza party can help.
news John Boit 11/19/25 news John Boit 11/19/25

Behind on your lobster landings reports? This pizza party can help.

Behind in reporting your lobster landings? The Island Connectivity Hub in Stonington will help lobstermen get caught up on the paperwork.

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Mud mappers: Drones return to Penobscot to study clam flats 
news John Boit 11/18/25 news John Boit 11/18/25

Mud mappers: Drones return to Penobscot to study clam flats 

Drones flew over Northern Bay in Penobscot, part of an effort to study the area’s disappearing mud—and the clams that once called it home.

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Is Bucksport having a moment? Business growth spurt says yes.
news John Boit 11/12/25 news John Boit 11/12/25

Is Bucksport having a moment? Business growth spurt says yes.

Numerous new businesses have opened in Bucksport. Is the town having a moment? Leaders say yes.

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Blue Hill considers scrapping cannabis moratorium
news John Boit 11/12/25 news John Boit 11/12/25

Blue Hill considers scrapping cannabis moratorium

Blue Hill’s select board is considering whether or not to move ahead with a moratorium on pot shops that would allow time to draft local recreational cannabis ordinances.

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Propulsion damaged on MMA’s new training ship during trials
news John Boit 11/12/25 news John Boit 11/12/25

Propulsion damaged on MMA’s new training ship during trials

MMA’s new training ship has run into propulsion problems that will cause delivery to be delayed by several months.

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Veterans honored at Penobscot luncheon
news John Boit 11/11/25 news John Boit 11/11/25

Veterans honored at Penobscot luncheon

The Penobscot Cafe at the town’s Methodist Church honored local veterans with a luncheon on Nov. 10.

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Talk of the Towns returns with new housing report for Deer Isle-Stonington
news John Boit 11/11/25 news John Boit 11/11/25

Talk of the Towns returns with new housing report for Deer Isle-Stonington

Talk of the Towns will feature a new report on housing, plus a roundtable discussion with key organizations who are working to alleviate the shortage in Deer Isle-Stonington.

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Passamaquoddy man transcribes recordings of voices from the past
news John Boit 11/11/25 news John Boit 11/11/25

Passamaquoddy man transcribes recordings of voices from the past

Dwayne Tomah is transcribing the voices found on wax cylinders that recorded the Passamaquoddy language more than a century ago.

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Anthem and Northern Light Health announce new agreement
news John Boit 11/10/25 news John Boit 11/10/25

Anthem and Northern Light Health announce new agreement

Anthem and Northern Light have reached an agreement

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Missing, blank and forgotten ballots cause confusion in school board race
news John Boit 11/7/25 news John Boit 11/7/25

Missing, blank and forgotten ballots cause confusion in school board race

The race for a seat on the RSU 25 school board has been declared a tie, meaning it will now head to a run-off election, provided neither candidate withdraws.

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Voters approve takeover of local dams at Toddy Pond, Alamoosook
news John Boit 11/5/25 news John Boit 11/5/25

Voters approve takeover of local dams at Toddy Pond, Alamoosook

Four towns voted to start the process of taking ownership of the Toddy Pond dam. Towns made the argument that failing to do so would lead to the water being released and a lowering of property values on the pond, resulting in higher taxes for all taxpayers.

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Blue Hill voters reject recreational pot shop plan
news John Boit 11/5/25 news John Boit 11/5/25

Blue Hill voters reject recreational pot shop plan

Blue Hill voters defeated a proposal to open a recreational cannabis dispensary in town.

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Mirroring statewide results, locals reject voter ID, approve red flag law  
news John Boit 11/5/25 news John Boit 11/5/25

Mirroring statewide results, locals reject voter ID, approve red flag law  

As Mainers did across the state, local voters rejected a voter ID initiative and supported a new red flag law.

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‘All systems go’ for Penobscot apartment development
news John Boit 11/5/25 news John Boit 11/5/25

‘All systems go’ for Penobscot apartment development

Northern Bay Commons has been given the green light by the town’s planning board. The project will develop eight apartments on the site of the former Penobscot Nursing Home.

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Fans cheer GSA with car horns in tough Washington Academy game
news John Boit 11/4/25 news John Boit 11/4/25

Fans cheer GSA with car horns in tough Washington Academy game

GSA boys soccer faced off against Washington Academy on Oct. 30.

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Blue Hill to vote on pot shop. But there could still be a moratorium.
news John Boit 11/2/25 news John Boit 11/2/25

Blue Hill to vote on pot shop. But there could still be a moratorium.

Blue Hill voters will decide if they want a recreational marjijuana shop on Nov. 4. If they do, they will also decide whether to have a moratorium to allow the town time to create local ordinances for the business.

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Town-by-town voting guide
news John Boit 10/29/25 news John Boit 10/29/25

Town-by-town voting guide

Read our town-by-town guide on local issues facing voters on Nov. 4.

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Voter ID and red flag laws explained
news John Boit 10/28/25 news John Boit 10/28/25

Voter ID and red flag laws explained

Mainers will face two statewide referendum questions on Nov. 4 concerning voter ID and red flag laws.

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Healthy Island Project prepares for SNAP food benefits suspension
news John Boit 10/28/25 news John Boit 10/28/25

Healthy Island Project prepares for SNAP food benefits suspension

With SNAP food benefits set to be suspended unless the federal government reopens, local food pantries are getting ready.

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Future of Toddy Pond, Alamoosook Lake dams on ballot Nov. 4
news John Boit 10/28/25 news John Boit 10/28/25

Future of Toddy Pond, Alamoosook Lake dams on ballot Nov. 4

Voters in four towns will be asked to decide the future of local dams on Nov. 4.

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