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Five teams from GSA made the post season. Find out how they did—with lots of photos too. Also, the Local Foods Ordinance took a blow at the state level. What does that mean for the local communities that passed the ordinance.
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New benches and table dedicated to the life of James Straub
BROOKLIN—A set of two benches and a picnic table were donated to Friend Memorial Public Library in honor of James Straub on June 7.
Blue Hill Public Library
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GSA student Keegan Butler awarded Mainely Character scholarship
George Stevens Academy senior Keegan Butler won a $2,500 Mainely Character Scholarship, awarded annually to Maine high school seniors who demonstrate exemplary concern for others, responsibility, integrity, and courage.
Skippers program graduates receive Perseverance awards for working through pandemic
BLUE HILL—Only seven students graduated from the 2021 Eastern Maine Skippers Program as a result of the pandemic, Tom Duym, Fisheries Education Specialist for the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries in Stonington, said during a June 17 Perseverance awards program at George Stevens Academy.
Orlofsky's legacy already visible as he retires
“When I was very young, the Beatles came out and I thought, ‘Wow! This is for me,’” said Steven Orlofsky of his early attachment to music. He was already playing the saxophone and ran with a pack of talented musicians, including Tim Cappello, who went on to play with Tina Turner. “We started a band,” he says. “We were in the sixth grade.”
Sedgwick school turns inside out with photos
Joins worldwide photo project
Three GSA students win Pioneer Prize software competition
BLUE HILL—Pioneer Prize 2021 judges announced this week the winners of the fourth annual Pioneer Prize software competition for high school students on the Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle.
Blue Hill Public Library
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Consolidated School graduates 31 at fairgrounds ceremony
BLUE HILL—By the evening of June 15, intermittent showers, heavy mist and overcast skies began to dissipate just in time for the musical prelude marking the beginning of the Blue Hill Consolidated School’s eighth-grade graduation ceremonies, held at the Blue Hill Fairgounds.
Sedgwick graduates six eighth graders
SEDGWICK—During the June 16 eighth grade graduation ceremonies at Sedgwick Elementary School, all six graduates had the opportunity to personally thank teachers, parents and friends for supporting them through the ups and downs of attending school during the COVID-19 pandemic.
