Food pantry proposed for Penobscot
A Penobscot resident recently approached the town’s select board to propose a food pantry. Now the question is: Where should it be?
Blue Hill establishes advisory committee for new fire station
A new committee that includes local residents will advise on the construction of a new fire house in Blue Hill.
40-foot ‘Big Jim’ sign to get new life honoring ‘Sardineland’
“Big Jim,” the face of Maine’s sardine industry for millions of travelers who passed by the 40-foot sign, will be refurbished through a campaign of the Penobscot Marine Museum.
Penobscot announces Dec. 13 special town meeting, nomination papers available
Penobscot will hold a special town meeting on Dec. 13 to discuss a new culvert project at Mill Creek that will move the town’s salt shed, as well as vote on a payment for a new fire truck chassis.
Task force starts with the numbers to tackle housing problem on Island
A draft report on housing provides data insights into the scope of the housing problem in Deer Isle Stonington.
Local farmers gear up for farm-to-table holidays
These three couples run some of the area’s biggest and best-known farms. And they didn’t even grow up in farming families.
Milliken considers next steps after October case dismissal
State Rep. Nina Milliken speaks out about her concerns over the electioneering charge that was filed, and then dropped, against her.
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.