The Weekly Packet
Last Minute Goal Lifts Mariners Over Lee
DEER ISLE—The Deer Isle-Stonington girls soccer team lost to Washington Academy 3-0 on October 8.
1 min |
10/17/2019
The Weekly Packet
Toughness Key For GSA's Volleyball Success
BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy volleyball team has not lost a match since September 27, and has only dropped two sets in five matches.
1 min |
10/17/2019
Techlife News
Under Pressure From China, Apple Pulls Hong Kong Protest App
For people in Hong Kong angry over tactics used by the police to break up anti-government protests, the HKmap.live app was a handy little tool.
4 min |
October 12, 2019
Mother Jones
Is Donald Trump's Mysterious $50 Million Loan Evidence Of Tax Fraud?
Is Donald Trump’s mysterious $50 million loan evidence of tax fraud?
10+ min |
November/December 2019
Mother Jones
Food For Thought: Green Moo Deal
The answer to cow burps may come from the sea.
3 min |
November/December 2019
Us Weekly
Meghan & Harry Sue British Tabloids - We Won't Be Bullied
The royals are sick of being dragged through the mud by the U.K. press — and they’re not going to take it anymore.
4 min |
October 21, 2019
AppleMagazine
New Technology Brings Old Tlingit Hat Back To Alaska
A Tlingit clan hat was welcomed back to southeast Alaska with ceremony and dance after spending more than a century away.
4 min |
October 11, 2019
The Weekly Packet
Surry's Fall Festival
Old school House.
1 min |
10/10/2019
The Weekly Packet
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.
1 min |
10/10/2019
The Weekly Packet
MMA Gives Young Girl A Second Chance On The Court
GSA freshman signs as honorary teammate
3 min |
10/10/2019
The Weekly Packet
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.
1 min |
10/10/2019
The Weekly Packet
Gerald Wheeler, Longtime Church Organist, Choir Director, Retires
From Saint Paul’s Cathedral to Blue Hill’s ‘Congo’
2 min |
10/3/2019
The Weekly Packet
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
1 min |
10/3/2019
The Weekly Packet
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.
2 min |
10/3/2019
The Weekly Packet
Local Blues Man Tunes In To War-Wounded In Laos
Derrick Semler, from Soulbender to humanitarian
3 min |
10/3/2019
The Weekly Packet
Brooksville Forest Ranger Returns From Latest Firefighting Stint
Battling forest fires in northern California wilderness
3 min |
10/3/2019
Bloomberg Businessweek
Will The Senate Have Trump's Back?
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has given himself a tiny bit of wiggle room
4 min |
October 07, 2019
Island Ad-Vantages
Popcuria Releases Podcast Depicting Life In Fishing Community
A fisherman offloads his catch at the Stonington Lobster co-op 1.
1 min |
10/3/2019
Island Ad-Vantages
Paramedicine Program Merges Local Resources For Patient Benefit
BLUE HILL—Living in a rural community has its challenges, but living in a rural community and being ill can be challenging on multiple fronts.
2 min |
10/3/2019
Island Ad-Vantages
Former Community Center President Receives Leadership Award
STONINGTON—Former Island Community Center president Lydia MacDonald has been named the 2019 recipient of the Camden National Bank Leaders and Luminaries award.
1 min |
10/3/2019
Island Ad-Vantages
Eagles' Volleyball Team On Track For Playoffs
George Stevens Academy fans show their school spirit by wearing white GSA shirts during a home volleyball match against bucksport on October 1.
2 min |
10/3/2019
Techlife News
EU: Facebook Can Be Forced To Take Down Certain Material
The European Union’s highest court says that Facebook can be ordered by an individual member state to remove or block access to material which was previously declared unlawful and says that it can have a worldwide impact.
1 min |
Techlife News
National Enquirer
Diana's Blood Is On His Hands!
Hulk who hit Princess’ Limo finally found!
3 min |
October 14, 2019
AppleMagazine
Big Tech's Eco-pledges Aren't Slowing Its Pursuit Of Big Oil
Employee activism and outside pressure have pushed big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google into promising to slash their carbon emissions.
5 min |
October 4, 2019
Mother Jones
Where Roe Doesn't Reach
While people worry about a world in which abortion access is no longerprotected, the women of Mississippi are already living in it.
10+ min |
September/October 2019
New York magazine
The Shaw Family Admission Plan
One Wall Street billionaire and the ultimate college hedge.
10+ min |
September 30–October 13, 2019
Techlife News
Bloomberg, California Team On Climate Satellites
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is teaming up with California to use satellites to track climate pollutants.
2 min |
September 28, 2019
Techlife News
After Amazon Packages Found In Cemetery, Police Deliver Them
Officers in a Massachusetts police department briefly turned into Amazon drivers after a stash of undelivered packages was found in a cemetery.
1 min |
September 28, 2019
Techlife News
North Koreaborn Youtubers Offer Peek Into Lives In Homeland
Video clips uploaded on Jang’s 2-year-old channel showed him saying that ordinary North Koreans usually raise dogs, rabbits, pigs, and chickens, but to either eat or sell to markets.
6 min |
September 28, 2019
Bloomberg Businessweek
President Battulga Khaltmaa Brings Trumpian Tendencies To The Steppes
A wealthy businessman rides a wave of discontent to the country's highest office, concentrates power in his hands, and cozies up to Putin. This time, through, there are horses.
10+ min |