Island Ad-Vantages
Hand sanitizer now an island giveaway
This little bottle of hand sanitizer comes with a caring message from the Island Health and Wellness Center. you’ll find one in your bag when you pick up an item from the Seaside Pharmacy.
1 min |
05/21/2020
The Weekly Packet
George Stevens Academy Honor Parts
BLUE HILL—George Stevens Academy will hold a virtual commencement for the Class of 2020 Sunday, June 14, 1 to 2:30 p.m. broadcast live, with student speeches pre-recorded.
2 min |
05/21/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Four top students to be honored at DISHS graduation
The best of the Class of 2020
2 min |
05/21/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Crumbling causeway stokes fears of trouble ahead
The shoulder of the Deer Isle causeway is eroding three years after the state Department of Transportation repaired the road.
1 min |
05/21/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Alexander Tully named second honor essayist at GSA
Alexander Patrick Tully, Second Honor Essayist.
1 min |
05/21/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
A quiet, personal Memorial Day
American Legion, volunteers keep the memories alive
2 min |
05/21/2020
The Atlantic
The Case of the Phantom Papyrus
A renowned Oxford scholar claimed that he discovered a first-century gospel fragment whose text closely matched modern Bibles. Now he’s facing allegations of antiquities theft, cover-up, and fraud.
10+ min |
June 2020
The Atlantic
The 2016 Election Was Just a Dry Run
Russia’s goal was never merely to elect Donald Trump. It was to bring down American democracy. Is Vladimir Putin poised to complete the mission he began four years ago?
10+ min |
June 2020
The Atlantic
A Motherhood Reset
How quarantining showed me what my children had been missing—and what I had, too
9 min |
June 2020
The Atlantic
Why Birds Do What They Do
The more humans understand about their behavior, the more inaccessible their world seems.
10 min |
June 2020
The Weekly Packet
‘Love Card' is spreading the message of love worldwide
Joanne Steenberg founded the Love Card as a way to spread love and compassion to people we encounter in our daily lives.
4 min |
05/14/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
‘All you need is love.' Area resident taking the message worldwide
PENOBSCOT—For nearly 10 years, Penobscot resident Joanne Steenberg was fascinated by the symbol of a heart radiating rays of light.
4 min |
05/14/2020
The Weekly Packet
Open for business: THE Salon & Spa
BLUE HILL—On the same day, May 4, that salons and barbershops re-opened across the state, a new salon and spa opened at 49 Main Street in Blue Hill.
1 min |
05/14/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
How to throw a birthday bash in a snowstorm and a pandemic
When Andy Gove turned 90, his friends and family figured out a way
2 min |
05/14/2020
The Weekly Packet
Langley plans run for Maine Senate
BLUE HILL—Four terms representing citizens from Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Stonington, Surry and 22 other Hancock County towns was not enough for Brian Langley, who finished his fourth consecutive term as state senator for district 7 in 2018 and now seeks to regain his former seat.
1 min |
05/14/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
And now, the COVID-19 necklace
From the imagination of Sarah Doremus
2 min |
05/14/2020
The Weekly Packet
Charlotte Clews runs 54 miles for Tree of Life
Self-designed solo race across the peninsula
1 min |
05/14/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
A shortened halibut season to start
STONINGTON—Halibut season begins on May 14, and local fishermen will be out trying to catch the big fish though the season was shortened by two weeks to a month.
1 min |
05/14/2020
The Weekly Packet
Toddy Pond camp destroyed by fire
SURRY—The cause of a fire that destroyed a Toddy Pond camp on Polliwog Lane Thursday, April 30, is under investigation by the state fire marshal.
1 min |
5/7/2020
The Weekly Packet
Farmers see new seasonal challenges ahead
BLUE HILL—As the weather slowly warms, local farms are gearing up for the growing season amidst a climate of uncertainty.
3 min |
5/7/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
‘Small' project, big win for Ariel Larrabee
DEER ISLE—Ariel Larrabee almost didn’t start her project for the Maine State Science Fair. Not because she wasn’t motivated, she said, but because she didn’t think she had enough time to finish. Larrabee, a Deer Isle-Stonington High School junior, takes the college-level biomed class at the Hancock County Technical Center. She’d like to study veterinary science.
1 min |
5/7/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Lady Liberty gets a new look for the COVID-19
DEER ISLE—Deer Isle Selectman Peter Perez got a request from afar through the Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce recently: Someone had been touring Deer Isle—virtually, on Google Maps—and noticed the Statue of Liberty in his front yard. That person emailed the chamber to find out what it was. The chamber contacted Perez.
1 min |
5/7/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Island slowly, carefully reopens for business
STONINGTON—A pickup truck drove by Suzy’s Scissor Shack one morning and tooted its horn as Suzy Shepard, wearing a mask, put up her “Open” flag for the first time in weeks.
2 min |
5/7/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Lack of EV charging stations creates challenges
BLUE HILL—Owners of electric vehicles have few local options to recharge their cars.
2 min |
5/7/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
At Sue's School of Dance, the show still went on
And it’s still going on—at home
2 min |
5/7/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Thomas C. Eaton - Remembrances 8/21/48-4/17/20
CAPE NEDDICK—Tom was born to Eugene B. and Carolyn M Eaton. From an early age Tom loved being on the water and got his first fishing license at the age of 6.
1 min |
4/30/2020
The Weekly Packet
TradeWinds, Co-op require face coverings to enter
BLUE HILL—The two major grocery stores in Blue Hill, TradeWinds Market Place and the Blue Hill Co-op, are now requiring all customers to wear face coverings to shop.
1 min |
4/30/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Nobody said giving away lobster would be easy
DEER ISLE—Brent Oliver came up with the idea as the price of lobster plummeted during the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why not donate excess lobster to a good cause? he thought.
2 min |
4/30/2020
The Weekly Packet
Community helps GSA respond to emerging needs
BLUE HILL—“Oh gosh, that’s amazing!” a George Stevens Academy junior said when teacher Elizabeth Moss told her the school would soon provide a smartphone to be used as a mobile hotspot.
4 min |
4/30/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Free food from the Ross family
STONINGTON—Mike and Diana Ross have six hungry mouths to feed, but on Friday they gave lunch to anyone who drove by their house on Airport Road.
1 min |