Deer-Isle News

Farmer Dan Brown, scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, May 16, for a hearing on civil penalties in the suit filed against him by the Department of Agriculture, will have to wait.

Having a sense of place includes exploring the joy, beauty and wonder of where you live, said author and minister Rob McCall at the Deer Isle Congregational Church.

The Brick Theater, Inc., in association with Stephanie La ne, presents Lighthouse Triptych as part of Sound Scape, a festival of theatrical sound design, running June 8 at 5 p.m., June 9 at 6 p.m., June 13 at 7 p.m., June 16 at 8 p.m. and June 26 at 9 p.m. Lighthouse Triptych is a dance-music-theater performance inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel, ... (more)

Anyone driving over the causeway on Friday, May 3, near low tide likely would have seen more than a dozen high school students all over the clam flats, participating in a research experiment.

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance has announced the finalists for its 2013 Maine Literary Awards.

Mr Hutchings is a math teacher at Belfast Area High School. He has been teaching for 33 years, the last 25 of them in Belfast, following a year in Deer Isle and seven in Lincolnville.

Ted Fletcher received a community service award for, among other things, faithfully arranging transportation for those unable to get to medical appointments.

Local news and information from Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Deer Isle, Isle au Haut, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Stonington and Surry, Maine.

As the summer lobstering season gets under way, lobstermen in Maine's top lobster port are taking steps to ensure their lobsters are top quality, and an informational During the summer of 2012, the town of Stonington received Rural Development funding that supported a pilot study of on-boat handling practices conducted by Penobscot East Resource ... (more)

On July 26 and 27, Art in Bloom, a festival that combines some of Maine's finest art and unique flower displays, will be presented by the Brooklin Garden Club.

Local news and information from Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Deer Isle, Isle au Haut, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Stonington and Surry, Maine.

For the next month, through the end of May, alternating one-way flagger-controlled traffic will mark the bi-annual bridge inspection.

The Maine State Police have been searching for Jamie Cox, 36, since he was indicted by a grand jury on April 4 of three counts of sexual abuse of a minor.

The vertical lines of three construction cranes and four bridge towers rise above the Penobscot River as workers from the S&R Corp.

Be sure to follow Maine State law, available in detail at maine.gov/ifw/laws_rules/boatlaws.htm. Keep an eye out for ledges and lobster buoys and always, always wear a life jacket.

Ah, spring! The season where the snow melts and the beauty of spring is revealed-and the not-so-beautiful litter along the sides of the road.

Local news and information from Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Deer Isle, Isle au Haut, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Stonington and Surry, Maine.

On Thursday, April 18, Kimberly Phelan's attorney was granted another continuance in the case against her.

Earlier this month, the charges against former school bus driver and Deer Isle resident Larry Bunt were increased from two counts of gross sexual assault of a minor to five counts of gross sexual assault of a minor under the age of 14 and three counts of unlawful sexual contact.