Opening at Adams School is unlike any previous start of school. Virus effects supply chains causing spotty shortages. Maritime Academy personnel adapt to new virus protection needs.

Need information on the local candidates?  We have our special 8-page section with all the local candidate interviews and election procedures. Blue Hill and Surry have local issues to be voted on.  The hospital is building a special drive-through treatment facility.  Domestic abuse issues are the subject of two articles.

Recycling is complicated. A comprehensive analysis details what is, and what is not, happening in Castine, Penobscot  and other area towns.  Solar power may come to Castine and Penobscot. Our stories give details. Our picture shows Civil War reenactors marching along an area road.

New staff members come to Adams School. We have full coverage including a news article and photos. The procedure for getting and returning absentee ballots is detailed. Fall colors are approaching peak. We have a photo spread.

“No cases” of COVID-19 at Maine Maritime Academy, President Brennan reports. Castine water system to purchase new control and monitor system. Historical Society to focus on living history of Castine.

Maine Maritime Academy President leads 2020 ship jump.  Penobscot School opens with adaptations to pandemic.  George Stevens Academy announces fall sports details.

Coronavirus comes to Maine Maritime Academy.  Castine author has new children’s book , Corona Island. New land donation will expand Witherle Woods.

Growers share their challenges and solutions for an unusual blueberry season. The Castine Historical Society is in transition. The sailing season wraps up.

Castine Selectmen have been busy with a Town/Gown meeting with Maine Maritime Academy officials and keeping track of the various town infrastructure projects. August events are still going strong and yard sales are active.

Schools in Castine and Penobscot are opening with virus safety measures.  Photographer Rosemary Wyman has summer scenes to share. There are lots of August activities in Around Castine.

The T/V State of Maine returns to Castine and the selectmen repeal the citation against 1,2,3,4,5,8 MMA. Hancock County cases of COVID are on the ride. Read these and more inside.

The “Main Street” Church celebrates its 200th birthday, updates on COVID-19 testing, and what are local schools planning for this fall? Also inside, readers write in on integrity, Maine Maritime Academy and masks, and hot gardening tips in Green Thumbs. Find it all inside!

Castine holds town meeting, MMA moves its training vessel to Searsport over noise complaints and the community responds. Plus, all the local election results, upcoming municipal meetings and police and court news. Find it all inside!

Locals object to State of Maine decibel levels, Castine holds a July 4 car parade, and July 14 primary poll information. Plus, Penobscot elder Charles Shay uncovered, and parsing the rules surrounding face coverings. This, and more, inside!

Our Independence Day Legacy of Courage, a July 4 Castine car parade, and a skiff built at Wilson Museum is launched. Plus, the latest on COVID-19 testing, Witherle Library plans its re-opening, and a special Voter Primer tells you what you need to know to vote July 14. Find it all inside!

Nautilus Island guests test COVID-19 positive, an interview with Sheriff Scott Kane, and the summer season slowly takes off: historical society walking tours, Annex Arts programming and fresh-cut flowers from Compass Rose. These stories and more inside!

Castine and Penobscot schools promote eighth graders, how to vote in the July 14 primary, and Maine Maritime Academy will conduct a pier-side training “cruise.” Also, Union 93 plans a policy review in light of Black Lives Matter protests, and the latest in local news. It’s all inside!

Peaceful Black Lives Matters protestors take to the streets of Castine. There will be no Blue Hill Fair this year. And don't miss our graduation section and updated community concierge!

Castine Yacht Club’s pier is under construction, Emerson Hall re-opens…with restrictions, and GSA defers its tuition request. Find it all and more inside!

Penobscot’s commercial alewife harvest returns, while Brooksville looks to increase its alewife run.  Also, Rep. Sherman Hutchins calls for the legislature to reconvene, Phase 2 of Gov. Mills’ re-opening, and Maine Maritime Academy postpones its training cruise indefinitely. Find it inside.

Castine Fire & Rescue has a new old siren, more restaurants open for take-out service, and local fishermen get help from NOAA. Plus, George Stevens Academy’s valedictorian is a Castiner, graduation plans across the peninsula, Outside Insights, police news and more. It’s all inside.

Love is all around—find out how inside. Plus, can you get tested for COVID-1? The latest updates, plus the gradual re-opening of the peninsula. What’s going on at the Castine Golf Club?. Also inside, the Penobscot School Board meets, and MMA works on plans for the summer cruise.  It’s all inside.

Castine Health Center is testing for COVID-19, and the Castine Golf Club plots its season. The Castine selectmen discuss a slew of summer event cancellations. Plus, just how many students are learning, and eating school lunch, from home? Plus, Outside Insights, Police News, and more, all inside!

Governor Mills announces plan for gradual reopening of businesses. Local organizations have been working to make sure no one goes hungry. Also inside, check out our Community Concierge section with all the info you need on which local businesses are open!

An historic alewife fishery in Penobscot has been restored. Castine has set up a coronavirus relief fund. Local schools look for ways to honor graduates. Read more inside!

Castine celebrates Easter in style, with social distancing. Also inside, Gov. Mills extends the civil state of emergency, schools to stay shuttered and the Castine Historical Society starts its COVID-19 Collection. Plus, news from Penobscot school and selectmen, police and court news, and more. It’s inside!

Blue Angel starts up early to help feed those in need, while local food pantries keep the shelves full. Castine’s Compass Rose Books finds ways to get books into customers’ hands, we meet with a local family now working and schooling from home. Plus, Castine selectmen and school board news. It’s all inside.

A stay-at-home order over the coronavirus upends life in Castine and Penobscot, but Outside Insights columnist Peter Cooperdock reminds us it’s not too early to garden. Plus, the first positive COVID-19 patient in Blue Hill, news from the 2020 Camden Conference and more. All inside!

COVID-19 has a near stranglehold on many aspects of life. How are our communities coping? Find out inside, plus neighbors helping neighbors as organizations step up. Also, how are grocery and general stores staying (mostly) stocked, those at extra risk, and businesses are taking a hit. All inside.

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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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