Vinalhaven News

CAMDEN : Sibling violinists Josie and Sophie Davis will present a recital to benefit local Kinderkonzerts Sunday, Nov.

This morning I took some fresh cider from trees from our own backyard to my son's second-grade class for its Halloween party.

ROCKLAND : Unique Experiences Up for Bid at the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Online and Live Auction The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce's online auction opened for bidding on October 19th and the online bidding will continue through Monday, November 16th.

Since the spring of 2007, Maine has used the SAT as its standardized test for juniors, replacing the Maine Educational Assessment test.

NEW YORK CITY : Aviva Rahmani, a longtime seasonal resident of Vinalhaven, is among the recipients of the Arts and Healing Network's 2009 AHN Award.

ROCKPORT : The Midcoast Community Holiday Fair will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Vinalhaven and North Haven rooms on the ground floor of the Samoset Resort.

VINALHAVEN : The seas were comparatively calm but the fog was dense in the late morning of Saturday, June 8, 1935, when the steamer Castine approached Vinalhaven carrying 75 people, mostly members of local granges who planned to attend a picnic with other grange members on the island.

THOMASTON : October is Adopt-A-Dog Month. Come on in for a visit at the shelter and fetch a best friend for life.

On the waters of Cobscook Bay this week, fishing boats are abundant: 23 boats in the water by dawn Monday.

ELLSWORTH, Maine a ' Pupils from the Charles C. Knowlton School and the Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School will join youngsters from around Maine and the world Tuesday for the International Walk to School Day.

RDHS Principal Tom Forti, who is beginning his second year at the helm of the Rockland school, said steps have been and are being taken to improve performance and significantly increase the rate of students who complete their education and graduate.

The project is centered around the story of the sinking of the Royal Tar , a side-wheeler steamship, which had been carrying a full circus and a brass band and was on its way to perform in Portland, Maine, when it sank off the coast of Vinalhaven on Oct.

Maine's first "community wind power" project is nearing completion, and a lot of people are watching very carefully.

UNITY : As a celebration of rural living in Maine, the annual Common Ground Country Fair highlights Maine artists but also presents artists with Maine roots who currently live away.

CAMDEN : Camden author and illustrator Chris Van Dusen will launch his new book, "The Circus Ship," on Saturday, Sept.

ROCKLAND : A small amount of fuel coated Rockland Harbor around the Maine State Ferry Terminal on Tuesday.

When circus animals get shipwrecked off the coast of Maine, it becomes a visually exciting romp and hide-and-seek in the pages of Chris Van Dusena s new picture book, a oeThe Circus Shipa .

ROCKLAND : The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to run an online and live auction fundraiser.

An order restricting access to the area around Seal Island remains in place, despite a recent announcement to the contrary.

CAMDEN : Energy conservation priorities and economic development topped the agendas of two of Camden's citizen committees on Monday.