A Stonington lobsterman has an encounter with a great white shark. There is a school opening unlike anything previously experienced.  Students learn gardening from a Ready by 21 program.

School Union 76 receives over a million dollars in coronavirus governmental aid. We have a detailed report from the school superintendent.  Remedial measures are taken at the high school after ”one of ours” came in direct contact with a person in Ellsworth schools who tested positive for COVID-19.

Need information on the local candidates?  We have our special 8 page section with all the local candidate interviews and election procedures.  Longtime Deer Isle selectman Neville Hardy dies.  We have tributes from colleagues and pictures. Stonington has a special town meeting October 24.  The high school is having an outside play.

Recycling is complicated. In a comprehensive analysis we detail what is, and what is not, happening on the island and in the peninsular towns. Also complicated is the changing regulatory demands on our lobster fishery.  We cover the current developments. Town clerks are dealing with absentee ballot issues.  Finally, tuna fish are being landed in Stonington.

U.S. Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon visits the Island. Absentee ballots are available, and we detail the process and procedures. The Island Community Center will hold an AppleFest October 10. Surfs up and trees are down as an end of the month storm hits Island.

Composting is coming to Stonington Transfer Station. Local fire chiefs talk about volunteer shortage, better communications. Isle au Haut has annual town meeting.

School fall sports get resolved, while students’ cupgate message taken down.  Federal support money flows into the Maine lobster industry from multiple sources. Virus response causes building supply shortages.

Yachtspotters share their stories and pictures of these passing floating palaces. Schools are opening next week with no fall sports and different procedures and classroom layouts.  Mailboat skippers rescue distressed sailors.

Schools reopen soon, adapting to virus safety needs. Soccer and basketball are canceled. Positive news for lobster fishery. Rep. Golden comes to town. Basil Heanssler receives Deer Isle Boston Post cane.

The closure and sale of Old Quarry Ocean Adventures is rippling through the Island community. Plans for the Stonington Ball Field are in flux.  Members of a famous family came to Stonington for an unusual wedding.

The Miniature Houses are coming back. Reporter Leslie Landrigan caught the arrival and children looking at the church. The school superintendent models the school desk shields as details for school reopening are slowly coming together. There is a full progress report and locater map for the workforce housing project.

Charge your electric vehicle in Stonington! Selectmen discuss returning the little houses to Stonington after vandalism. Find out the latest news on COVID-19 in Hancock County. Read more inside!

Fish for everyone, hosted by Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, a CSD election recount, and what are local schools planning for a fall re-opening? Plus church, libraries, fisheries, police and court news. Find it all inside!

Fish For Everyone, hosted by Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, a CSD election recount, and what are local schools planning for a fall re-opening? Plus church, libraries, fisheries, police and court news. Find it all inside!

Complete local election results, including who won a contested CSD 13 board seat, plus Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries plans a Seafood Festival, Deer Isle shops are open for business, and the Opera House hosts a drive-in movie. Also inside, who won the Pioneer Prize? Plus fisheries, police and court news.

The Island celebrates Independence Day, while a fitting memorial is planned for Andy Gove. Confused by face covering rules? We sort it out. Plus, DISHS announced scholarships, Island Health and Wellness has a new website, and the Opera House gets busy. Find it all inside!

School board candidates are interviewed ahead of the July 14 election, BLM demonstrations continue, and readers speak out. Plus, a special Voter Primer, the Opera House plans a drive-in movie, and Our Independence Day Legacy of Courage. Find it all inside!

Black Lives Matter protests heat up the island, an interview with Sheriff Scott Kane, and the Governor swings through town. Plus, candidate interviews with contested state primary races, including islanders Julie Eaton and Genevieve McDonald. Also inside: weather, fisheries and police news.

Graduation for DISHS students and the history behind Carman’s Rock. Plus, Black Lives Matter graffiti a sudden issue, IHT’s executive director is leaving, and lobstermen are headed to court over right whale protections. And the great Blue Hubbard squash contest is on! It’s all inside.  

IEC gives this years grads $100 each, a fire at DISHS brings firefighters from six area towns and Islanders come out to protest racism, police brutality. Also, don't miss our graduation section, updated Community Concierge and the Superintendent's report!

Union 76 looks ahead to what next school year will look like, summer residents weigh in on quarantine, and the Opera House executive director is leaving. Read more inside! 

June 1 marks Phase 2 of Maine’s—and the island’s—re-opening, Mariners Memorial Park marks its 59th year, and the Stonington Farmers’ Market opens. Also, Islanders Against Domestic Abuse shuts down and DISES says “thank you” loud and clear. It’s inside! 

DISHS announces Honor Parts for 2020, concerns over the Deer Isle causeway, and citizens ask, “Where’s the sheriff?” Plus, real estate sales are on the rise, and restaurants and the Stonington Farmers Market plan their re-openings. Find it all inside.

Andy Gove turns 90 and the island celebrates. CSD wraps up graduation plans, and plans a vote on the 20-21 budget. Brian Langley wants to return to the legislature. And the island continues its re-opening under COVID-19, plus the latest news in test availability. Also inside, what are Love Cards?

The island begins a gradual reopening under state COVID-19 guidelines, while CSD 13 and towns discuss budget cuts for 2020. July 4 isn’t canceled, just postponed, and Sue’s School of Dance performs. Plus, COVID-19 testing availability, and Project Launch and DISES win grants. It’s all inside.

Local fishermen donate lobsters to area schools. Governor Mills announces plan to ease restrictions on businesses. Also, check out our new Community Concierge for information on what local businesses are still open. 

Find out how Island schools are helping to feed students and how Haystack's Fab Lab director has been working with a peninsula woman to make protective equipment. Find out more inside! 

Snow in April? A nor’easter followed by a wind storm cause havoc. Plus, parent-led learning is hard on everyone but brings good things, too. Plus, Community Compass chips in to feed kids, Gov. Mills extends the civil state of emergency, and news on whale rules for lobstermen. It’s all inside.

The latest updates on COVID-19, plus how the Island Food Pantry is stepping in to help? Stonington Selectmen close the playground but keep Sand Beach open (yay). Also inside: a sometimes uneasy response to “people from away” as they return early. Find it all inside. 

Gov. Mills issues a stay-at-home order, Haystack closes, and islanders cope with life in the time of the coronavirus. Federal relief is given to the fisheries but will it reach the fishermen? Plus, our Green Thumbs columnists turns our gaze outside. Find it inside.   


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