DEER ISLE—Town Manager Jim Fisher presented the select board with their first look at funding plan for the town’s proposed fire station, including the possibility of borrowing up to $3.5 million for ...

CASTINE—In the month of September, five esteemed organizations provided $80,000 in grants to Finding Our Voices to brighten the lives and prospects of Maine women domestic abuse survivors and their ...

PENOBSCOT, MAINE—Linda L. Bowden, 77, of Penobscot, Maine, passed away peacefully at home on September 9, 2026, with her husband and daughters by her side. Born April 12, 1949, in Castine to Harland ...

ORLAND­— According to Executive Director Rosalani Moore, H.O.M.E. Inc, has made an offer to the Town of Orland to take ownership of the town’s old fire station, which is located at 91 School Street in ...

BUCKSPORT—Some emergency calls can make a lasting impression, Bucksport Deputy Fire Chief Michael Denning told the Bucksport Town Council on August 27. “There’s just some calls you never forget about, ...

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BLUE HILL—A feature film preparing to shoot around the Blue Hill Peninsula will arrive at a moment when two of its key locations are already finding their way onto screens. Filming for Maine-based ...

The 2026 Annual Jonathan Fisher House Antiques Show will be held at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 15th, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, rain or shine. Dealers from around the country will be ...

ALLEN, Heather Marie, 38, Ellsworth, Maine, Sunday, August 2, 2026. Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 22 at Brooklin Cemetery, at 1 p.m. A celebration ...

DEER ISLE, MAINE—Darlene L Hardy, 77, of Deer Isle passed away July 3, 2026. Born on May 5, 1949, in Castine to Henry C. Bray, Jr. and Alberta Hutchinson Dunham, Darlene was raised by her special ...

DEER ISLE—The first songs of One Voice (formerly MARIAN), a musical about Marian Anderson, a legendary opera singer and civil rights icon, were written on Deer Isle in 2019. Seven years later, as the ...