Castine's Syra Gutow is just back from Washington, DC where she competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Find out how she did. Also inside, business is booming in Penobscot, but it may not be what you think. See how local residents are making a go of home-based businesses. 

Surprise! The Training Ship State of Maine makes an unexpected return to Maine Maritime Academy. Penobscot signs a land swap deal that protects public access to Wight's Pond. And Castine's waterfront dining options appear to be in full swing, just in time for the 25th Castine Classic Yacht Race.

Hundreds turned out in white for Castine's Bastille Day celebration, while Penobscot saw its biggest turnout in years for its annual Penobscot Day festivities. A new engineering report shows major issues with the Adams School, the oldest school still in use in Maine. Penobscot hits the pause button on solar farms, while on Toddy Pond, a corporation wants to relinquish ownership of a key dam that affects hundreds of homeowners.

An Independence Day parade, races and celebrations, a whale in the harbor, and lighting on the waterfront—all in Castine—highlight our coverage this week. Our stories and photos capture a week to remember.

Looking for fresh, local organic vegetables? This issue has the details on a Penobscot farm that offers its produce for free. We have previews of the Bastille Day celebration in Castine and Penobscot Day activities. And, thanks to a special program, elementary students adventure on the Bagaduce River for direct contact with the watershed's flora and fauna.

We close out our June coverage with a special Coming Events focus: a comprehensive preview of all of the Independence Day activities planned for our coverage area. The newly rebuilt town dock in Castine reopens after a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony. See our coverage and photos (among them, a snapshot of pure joy!). And the Castine Historical Society conducts its first historical walking tour of the season, with our reporter in tow.

The summer season begins at the Wilson Museum with a "hands-on history" open house. In other community news, the Castine select and school boards have been busy. We report on all the topics, including a new custodian and new playground equipment at the school and a sewer rate increase for customers.

It has been a busy week in Penobscot. Eighth graders graduated from Penobscot Community School, and voters at a special town meeting approved details for a land swap long in the works that will ensure the town retains access to Wight's Pond. In Castine, Adams School eighth graders are promoted to high school. We have full coverage that captures the celebration.

Our annual Graduation Special Section features photos and information about our local high school graduates in preparation for upcoming commencement ceremonies. The town of Penobscot reaches a complex settlement with landowners for the purchase of land that would ensure public access to Wight Pond. And the Castine Historical Society is launching a major new exhibit that explores the town's history through objects.

Maine Maritime Academy continues to be in the news. We have coverage of the school's newly appointed interim president, as well as a photo of the Training Ship State of Maine leaving Castine Harbor for the actual "last" time. The Castine community observes Memorial Day with music, remarks and a procession. And our coverage of the Castine select board continues as it addresses topics from a mobile vending permit to a community contra dance. 

This week saw alewives running in the Bagaduce, the Maine Maritime Academy training ship returning to port with an equipment problem and the sudden resignation of MMA's president. We have coverage and photos. And, we have a feature story about the meaning of Memorial Day, plus a list of local remembrance events. 

A very busy news week begins with the current T/S State of Maine departing Castine for the last time, along with an exclusive photo of the new State of Maine under construction in a dry dock in Philadelphia. At Castine's annual town meeting, voters passed a food truck ordinance and had a chance to meet the newly named town manager. And, there is coverage of the annual alewife run on the Bagaduce Watershed, along with attentive eagles.

The graduation of Maine Maritime Academy's Class of 2024 is the big event this week. “Attitude is everything” is among the 10 tips for life that keynote speaker U.S. Senator Angus King shared with graduates. Read on for his complete list. Castine’s annual town meeting is coming up on May 11. Voters will weigh in on the town's policy for food trucks. And, in Penobscot, a June public hearing will include discussion of right-of-way access issues at Wight’s Pond.

Our front page photo features the Maine Maritime Academy training ship that will depart on May 8, never to return to Castine. Our story gives you the details. Beavers are ever busy on the Bagaduce River, but a test project at Walker Pond seeks to help alewives slip through beaver dams. Penobscot residents are out picking up roadside trash, and spring flowers are blooming. Read these and more this week.

It is a busy spring season. The storm damage at Dennett's Wharf is under repair with plans for a summer reopening. Several stories cover the activities of Castine's select board and the issues on deck ahead of the town's May 11 town meeting. Spring sports have commenced at George Stevens Academy, while they wind down at Maine Maritime Academy. On a light note, we have a story (and, yes, a photo!) of a spring peeper, one of many aptly named chorus frogs now in full song each evening.

The week's news captures a wide array of stories, from coverage of the solar eclipse to an ice storm, Castine's town dock replacement work, and a Maine Maritime Academy graduate who is leading the NTSB's investigation of the Baltimore bridge collapse. We have photos to give you the flavor of it all.

Storm repairs on the Castine town dock continue; we have the updates and photos. Maine Maritime Academy receives funding to plan further collaborations with Bath Iron Works for student training. And, we profile the career of a longtime MMA custodian who recently retired.

 The Maine Maritime Academy sailing team competes in a national regatta off the southern California coast, winning the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup. Our lead story has the details—and a great selfie of the winning crew on their boat. The annual alewife run is coming soon. We offer a feature story. The town of Castine continues to chew on the issue of food trucks. Meanwhile, federal funding is on the way to help with winter storm repairs. And, with a near total solar eclipse coming to our area on Monday, April 8, we offer a special spread, with need-to-know details and fun facts.

Maine Maritime Academy is in the news. An increase in state funding is being sought, and a new member for the board of trustees proposed. Our weekly sports scoop captures highlights from MMA lacrosse home openers. And, in town news, the select board deals with a wide variety of issues and needs. Meanwhile, storm reconstruction work continues on the waterfront.

Two months to the day of the January 10 storm that caused so much damage, a March 10 storm brings flooding all over again. We report on disaster relief funding in the pipeline designed to mitigate winter storm damage. And Penobscot voters approve a new ordinance regulating aquaculture on the Bagaduce River at the annual town meeting.

Food trucks in Castine? Questions of whether—or not—to have them, as well as where and when, continue to be discussed, without resolution. The Castine town dock repairs are underway. And, in local acronyms, MMA joins MIDA. See details in this week's coverage.


The Maine Maritime Academy women’s basketball team won their regional conference championship and is headed for national competition. Penobscot has its election and annual town meeting coming up. The Castine select board has been busy with a variety of actions and decisions and attending a court hearing about a protection order request against two town officials. A Penobscot resident has been named as managing editor for the Penobscot Bay Press newspapers.

This is an issue full of Maine Maritime Academy news. Our report from the recent board of trustees meeting includes the major focus of getting more financial support from the state and increasing enrollment to cover a $2 million operating deficit. A story highlights the advantages of the Women Offshore mentorship program. Finally, our sports reporter covers the continuing advancement of the academy’s women’s basketball team through North Atlantic Conference post-season play.

In Castine, Maine Maritime Academy has the final permits to begin construction of pier facilities needed for the new training ship. The academy and town hosted a Scouts Klondike Derby. The school board continues discussion about repair and upgrades to Adams School. Want to know what the planned road improvements are? Check out the list from Sen. Nichole Grohoski.

In the Patriot this week, photos show Maine Maritime Academy students clad in bathing suits standing next to the harbor. No, it’s not a file photo from last fall but rather coverage of the students’ participation in this year’s Polar Plunge fundraiser. In another water-related story, our coverage reports on the status of planned repairs to the town dock. Does Castine want food trucks in town? Many people at a recent public meeting said yes.

The extensive damage to the public wharf and waterfront in Castine was the subject of a visit from the FEMA team this week. We were there and have pictures. We have the basic information about candidates, voting details and town meeting date for the town of Penobscot.

In the aftermath of the January 10 and 13 storms, our coverage shifts to the continuing cleanup, assessment of damage, and identification of aid for recovery. An Another View column from Governor Janet Mills outlines state efforts to help. Students return to the Adams School after it was closed for environmental and equipment problems. An anonymous donor pledges funding to help cover remediation expenses. And a special town meeting is planned in Castine to authorize funding for storm-related expenses. 


The major news this week centers on the January 10 and January 13 storms that brought havoc to the area. We have multiple stories and photos that tell the story of how the storm surge caused massive damage to Castine Harbor and low-lying areas in town. We also have a story about how to get help for damage remediation. The proud spirit of the Castine community coming together is captured in photos of people filling sandbags and the report on the response to the GoFundMe campaign to help Eaton’s Boatyard rebuild.

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As we publish our first edition for the new year, we present a retrospective collection of pictures of Christmas lights seen in Castine and Penobscot to light our way forward. Our Outside Insights columnist tells us about the differences between hoar frost and rime formations. There will be a March vote in Castine about providing funds for a study of the proposed new fire station site on Battle Avenue. And gratitude and not taking things for granted are the subjects of the year's first Power of Love column.
 
 
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As we publish our first edition for the new year, we present a retrospective collection of pictures of Christmas lights seen in Castine and Penobscot to light our way forward. Our Outside Insights columnist tells us about the differences between hoar frost and rime formations. There will be a March vote in Castine about providing funds for a study of the proposed new fire station site on Battle Avenue. And gratitude and not taking things for granted are the subjects of the year's first Power of Love column.
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We end our publishing year with an issue that we all enjoy sharing with you. It is our annual Christmas issue, featuring drawings and writing by area school children on the theme “What Christmas and the holidays mean to me.” The drawings convey delightful perspectives and capture what this season is all about. There is a feature story on the history of Christmas carols, our annual Christmas editorial and numerous holiday greeting ads from area businesses and organizations. We have a feature story on an experimental wave energy converter that has been installed in the bay off of Castine. And, there is a feature on the preservation of a once-commercial blueberry field in Penobscot. Just a reminder that content from this two-in-one issue will be up for two weeks, as we do not publish Christmas week. Our next issue comes out January 4.   

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The Castine Patriot, founded in 1980, is a comprehensive source of information about the communities of Castine and Penobscot, Maine. With a history dating back to the early 1600s, the town of Castine is home to the renowned Maine Maritime Academy, a vibrant deep-water harbor while both towns support historical and cultural organizations that promote  their long and varied history. The Castine Patriot shares the stories and the important news that shapes Castine and Penobscot, with a particular focus on the people and institutions that make the community a special place to be.

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