The Weekly Packet
Work, school from home means ‘taking it one day at a time'
Coping with COVID-19
2 min |
4/9/2020
The Weekly Packet
On hold: Under Canvas Acadia
Third public hearing session postponed
1 min |
4/9/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Stonington closes playground, suspends recycling
But keeps Sand Beach open
1 min |
4/9/2020
The Weekly Packet
In a time of need, food pantries help fill the gap
Tree of life volunteers unload the Good Shepard Food Bank truck early Wednesday morning in Blue Hill. Doing the heavy lifting are, from left, Holbrook Williams, ray Manyak, George Blake and Steve Brookman.
2 min |
4/9/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Decisions await the CSD
COVID-19 pandemic creates uncertainty.
2 min |
4/9/2020
The Weekly Packet
Fake news and social media arouse local concern
Camden Conference inspires truth vs. opinion discussion
3 min |
4/9/2020
Techlife News
Q&A: How to Get Aid for a Small Business Hit by Virus Crisis
Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for an individual and nationwide cataclysm, the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
6 min |
April 04, 2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Keeping our chins up
Virus spawns creative new connections
2 min |
4/2/2020
The Weekly Packet
The great crab giveaway at South Blue Hill Wharf
1,500 pounds gone in two hours
1 min |
4/2/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Haystack cancels 2020 program due to pandemic
DEER ISLE—The Haystack Mountain School of Crafts announced Tuesday that it canceled its 2020 program because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
2 min |
4/2/2020
The Weekly Packet
Find the teddy bears around town
Activity for children
1 min |
4/2/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Fighting the common enemy
STONINGTON—Town officials are trying to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from spreading while frightened residents clamor for more action—such as banning short-term rentals, as Bar Harbor did recently.
2 min |
4/2/2020
The Weekly Packet
Embrace nature and let it heal you in hard times
It is spring by the calendar and some of us are aching to get out in the garden, especially as we shelter in place, taking care of ourselves and our families and watching out for our neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic.
2 min |
4/2/2020
The Weekly Packet
Elections bring contested school board race
But no one stepped up for planning board
5 min |
3/26/2020
The Weekly Packet
Blue Hill café asks neighbors to help neighbors
BLUE HILL—At Harbor House Café, owner Kathy Eaton has transformed her workday from scrambling eggs, grilling paninis and brewing coffee to preparing casseroles, quiches and soups for pick-up, and delivery in the immediate Blue Hill area.
1 min |
3/26/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Isle au Haut to everyone else: Stay away!
STONINGTON—The town of Isle au Haut is asking nonresidents to stay off the island, which has an aging community and no medical facilities.
1 min |
3/26/2020
The Weekly Packet
Isolation the new weapon against COVID-19
Social distancing not always easy
3 min |
3/26/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Stonington approves sheriff patrols, town budget
Sets aside funds for internet, waterfront, recreation
3 min |
3/19/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Schools close over COVID-19
Work, meals available for students
3 min |
3/19/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Northern Light Maine Coast, Blue Hill Hospitals expand orthopedic team
ELLSWORTH AND BLUE HILL—Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital and Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital recently welcomed Kurt Judson, PA-C, to the Northern Light Orthopedic team.
1 min |
3/19/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
DISHS senior Penfold wins MPA Award
DISHS senior Benjamin Penfold won the MPA Principals award.
1 min |
3/19/2020
Reason magazine
IS THE AMERICAN DREAM DEAD?
HERE ARE TWO stories about modern Americans’ economic lives.
5 min |
May 2020
Reason magazine
Student Loans Aren't Working
BUT FREE COLLEGE WON’T FIX THIS SLOW-MOVING CATASTROPHE
10+ min |
May 2020
Reason magazine
Star Wars' Identity Crisis AND OUR OWN
“IT IS A period of civil war,” begins the opening scroll of the very first film in the Star Wars series, which just goes to show that these movies have always been more than space chases and lightsaber fights.
10 min |
May 2020
Reason magazine
IS THE CRACKDOWN ON PAIN PILLS FINALLY WORKING?
Probably not
2 min |
May 2020
Reason magazine
INDIA'S MODI IMPORTS AMERICAN DISCRIMINATION
AMERICA’S SUCCESS IN delivering enviable living standards while protecting human rights has made it the moral gold standard of the world, inspiring global movements for social justice, freedom, and democracy.
3 min |
May 2020
Reason magazine
How the American Dream Became Unaffordable
THERE’S NO DENYING that a big chunk of the economy feels pretty screwed up right now for millions of working-class and middle-class Americans.
1 min |
May 2020
Reason magazine
How Doctors Broke Health Care AND POLITICIANS MADE THINGS EVEN WORSE
IF THERE’S ONE thing that almost everyone in America can agree on, it’s that the health care system is broken.
10+ min |
May 2020
Reason magazine
EARTH DAY TURNS 50
HALF A CENTURY LATER, A LOOK BACK AT THE FORECASTERS WHO GOT THE FUTURE WRONG—AND ONE WHO GOT IT RIGHT
10+ min |
May 2020
Reason magazine
Can't Afford Your Rent? - Blame Herbert Hoover.
THE FEDS PUSHED CITIES TO IMPLEMENT ZONING RESTRICTIONS. HIGH PRICES AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY WERE THE INEVITABLE RESULTS.
9 min |