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Freshmen Shine At Festival Of Champions
BELFAST—Almost 1,600 male and female high school runners from across the state competed at the 2019 Festival of Champions on Saturday, October 5, with a handful of George Stevens Academy runners taking top-10 finishes in their respective races.
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10/10/2019
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GSA Junior Grabs Career By The Yellowtail
BLUE HILL—When she was an eighth grader, Hannah Dyer of Brooklin had no clear career aspirations. “I really didn’t know what I wanted to be,” she said.
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10/10/2019
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Fledgling Rowing Group To End Season
BLUE HILL—Blue Hill Community Rowing will wind up its first season in October when the docks come out at the Kolledgewidgok Yacht Club, but the membership will continue building throughout the winter.
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10/10/2019
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Gerald Wheeler, Longtime Church Organist, Choir Director, Retires
From Saint Paul’s Cathedral to Blue Hill’s ‘Congo’
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10/3/2019
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GSA Boys Soccer Team Eyes Playoffs In Competitive Season
Deer Isle-Stonington High School and George Stevens Academy varsity sports, with Maine Maritime Academy athletics
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10/3/2019
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Eagles' Volleyball Team On Track For Playoffs
BLUE HILL—With five matches left in the regular season, the George Stevens Academy volleyball team is positioned to host a playoff game for the first time in the program’s four-year run.
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10/3/2019
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Local Blues Man Tunes In To War-Wounded In Laos
Derrick Semler, from Soulbender to humanitarian
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10/3/2019
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Brooksville Forest Ranger Returns From Latest Firefighting Stint
Battling forest fires in northern California wilderness
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10/3/2019
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New Blue Hill Nonprofit Announces Itself, and a Plan
BLUE HILL—With bylaws and articles of incorporation already filed, a new nonprofit, Blue Hill Community Development, presented itself and its first project to selectmen on February 3.
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02/09/2017
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At Home in Little Deer Isle With Free-will Philosopher Daniel Dennett
LITTLE DEER ISLE—At the end of a long and winding dirt road on Little Deer Isle, Daniel Dennett—philosopher, cognitive scientist and writer—sits in the living room of a large, modern house overlooking Eggemoggin Reach.
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02/09/2017
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After Loss to GSA, Fourth place Lady Mariners Eye Tournament
DEER ISLE—The girls basketball team lost to George Stevens 52-27 on February 2. For whatever reason, we came out flat and did not play competitively against GSA.
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02/09/2017
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GSA's Sealander Named PVC Swimmer of the Year
BLUE HILL—A George Stevens Academy junior who has been swimming since she was 8 months old, Ava Sealander finished up her 2016-17 season as Penobscot Valley Conference Female Swimmer of the Year.
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