Towns weigh streaming options for public meetings
In some communities, the public is invited to participate in town meetings virtually — in others, not so much. A full list is available here.
A fine over a kid on a lobster boat has fishing families speaking out
House Minority leader says case against him is political weaponization. Local fishermen say it points to a disconnect with a centuries-old way of life.
Public gets first peek at Blue Hill’s future public safety building
Existing fire station also will be opened to the public on April 2
Stonington student wins statewide ‘good citizenship’ award
Sam Robbins of Deer Isle-Stonington High School a ‘standout candidate among his peers'
Multiple towns rally for ‘No Kings’
Hundreds turn out across the Peninsula to protest the country’s direction
Propane leak briefly closes popular Blue Hill restaurant
‘Very uncommon’ leak caused by settling tank pad, fire chief says
Bucksport grapples with possible moratorium on nonprofit funding
‘Taking away everything means it might never come back,’ says nonprofit head
Special town meeting on Castine daycare lease, fire station funds
Town seeks authority to negotiate daycare building lease to streamline process
MMA’s new ship arrives in Maine waters
State of Maine given water salute upon entering Portland harbor
Stonington officials hesitant to stream meetings
‘Let's get off our butts, out of our houses, and re-gather in the world,’ says official. Proponents say video creates more town awareness.
Plan ahead: Penobscot road closure date set for April
The timing of road work that will cut Penobscot in half is now set. Officials outline emergency services plans and school bus routes.
Local groups look to new technique to kill invasive plant
Growing 10 feet tall, Japanese knotweed is ‘spreading way faster than anything else that is a threat to it,’ says UMaine horticulturalist
How gas prices are hitting locals
Lobsterman: ‘Five dollars a gallon for diesel fuel makes spring fishing not feasible’
GSA fields layoff questions at first fully open meeting
Two more students ask school to rethink cutting French teacher
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With adult supervision, 8th graders to host childcare for April 4 town meeting
GSA wins Downeast Math League
School also has strong showing at state jazz festival with bronze medal win
Bucksport man killed in Penobscot car crash
Speed and alcohol are contributing factors, authorities say
GSA: Penobscot can attend high school even without extra tuition
Town academy says it has approved a tuition assistance program ‘supported by fundraising’
Bucksport faces perfect storm in town budget decisions
Various financial stresses come to a head, forcing officials to consider tax increases of 7 to 12 percent
Wabanaki artifacts, including from Blue Hill, to be repatriated
Human remain from one local site, believed to have been settled thousands of years ago, to also be returned