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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Veterans honored at Penobscot luncheon
The Penobscot Cafe at the town’s Methodist Church honored local veterans with a luncheon on Nov. 10.
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.
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.
Anthem and Northern Light Health announce new agreement
Anthem and Northern Light have reached an agreement
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.
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.
Blue Hill voters reject recreational pot shop plan
Blue Hill voters defeated a proposal to open a recreational cannabis dispensary in town.
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.
‘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.
Fans cheer GSA with car horns in tough Washington Academy game
GSA boys soccer faced off against Washington Academy on Oct. 30.
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.
Town-by-town voting guide
Read our town-by-town guide on local issues facing voters on Nov. 4.