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UPDATE: Project to replace culvert at Mill Creek on track

Progress is ‘going great,’ officials say

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New high school cell phone ban sparks praise, anxiety

The ban takes effect on Aug. 1

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Down East Family YMCA Announces 2025 Award Winners

Awards “recognize a remarkable group of individuals”

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Stonington to host ‘Jane’s Walk’ on May 2

Town hosts walk celebrating “250 years of rock and roll”

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GSA hires two new faculty members for 2026–27 school year

School welcomes Norm Bergeron and Erin Cocca

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Stonington to host public input sessions for comp plan update

Town seeks additional volunteers to help guide management plan for town with an eye on resilience

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CANCELLED: Controlled burn for Wallamatogus Mountain on April 28

Maine Forest Service and local volunteer firefighters to manage burn of blueberry fields

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GSA says Surry students still welcome despite town tuition vote

School will continue to welcome students from Surry despite rejection of the GSA’s supplemental tuition request

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BHCS receives new playground skiff

Nearly 250 people attended the event at Castine’s Unitarian Universalist Church

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Graham Platner makes campaign stop in Castine

Nearly 250 people attended the event at Castine’s Unitarian Universalist Church

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Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary departures raise concerns

District officials announced the resignation of six teachers and staffers during the April 13 meeting

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UPDATE: Penobscot road closure takes effect

Road closure went into effect on Monday, April 20

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Friend Memorial Public Library to break ground on expansion

The $4 million project will “more than double” the library’s footprint

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Deer Isle-Stonington High School announces senior honors

Deer Isle-Stonington High School announces their senior honors. Iris Aldrich named Valedictorian.

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Bucksport officials eye broad budget cuts

‘We promised our constituents that our budget conversations would be thorough,’ mayor says

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Surry voters nix causeway funding, GSA tuition request

Surry voters nix causeway funding, GSA tuition request during town meeting

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$250k for Deer Isle senior apartments clears legislative hurdle

Funding aimed at converting Island Nursing Home into senior apartments now headed for Governor’s desk

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Bucksport medical marijuana farm seeks belated municipal approval

Farm received license from Office of Cannabis Policy but isn’t in compliance with local ordinances

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Will these MMA students create the next hot company?

Public invited to attend—and vote—as students compete for the chance to turn classroom ideas into real companies on April 27

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Orland bridge to be replaced

Orland bridge to be replaced as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Competitive Highway Bridge Program