Stonington

Stonington hires company to manage water service

STONINGTON — The Stonington Water Co. has hired environmental engineering firm Olver & Associates to manage the town’s water service.

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Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:18 am

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Stonington fisherman still at the helm at 83

STONINGTON — The year was 1937, and 7-year-old Andy Gove began his fishing career with a dinghy, a license for two traps and a tether.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 12:47 pm

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Slave girl's life comes alive on stage

STONINGTON — Opera House Arts will stage a community reading and sing-through of Penobscot playwright Bundy H. Boit’s play “Hatty” from 7 to 9 p.m.…

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 8:27 am

Theater |

DI-S school community searches for answers in wake of 'F' grade

DEER ISLE — Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School was the only school in Hancock County to receive an “F” when the state issued report cards last…

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Tuesday, May 07, 2013 at 1:54 pm

Education |

Deer Isle-Stonington HS announces honor parts

DEER ISLE — Deer Isle-Stonington High School has announced its honor parts for 2013.

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Thursday, May 02, 2013 at 2:59 pm

Education |

Honor roll: Deer Isle-Stonington High School

The following students made the honor roll at Deer Isle-Stonington High School recently:

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:06 am

School News |

Stonington man wanted on sex charges

ELLSWORTH — State police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 36-year-old Stonington man wanted for sexual contact with a teenage girl.

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Friday, April 26, 2013 at 4:06 pm

Cops & Courts |

Inspection to start on Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge

DEER ISLE — The biannual National Bridge Inspection Standards inspection of the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge will start on Monday, April 29.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 3:27 pm

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David Simmons Waite

STONINGTON — David Simmons Waite, 65, of Stonington passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at EMMC in Bangor from complications of cancer. David was born…

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Monday, April 22, 2013 at 4:20 pm

Obituaries |

Chef makes time for other creative pursuits

STONINGTON — Kyra Alex, owner of the former Lily’s Café, has taken a life lived in fifth gear and invented a new one — still…

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Monday, April 15, 2013 at 8:57 am

Food & Wine |

Stonington Water Company superintendent resigns

STONINGTON — Water Company Superintendent Roger Stone has resigned and the Board of Selectmen is trying to decide what to do next.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 10:43 am

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Deer Isle chess teams compete at nationals

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Maine state team chess champions from Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School competed at the fifth Supernationals April 5-7 in Nashville, Tenn.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 8:56 am

Feature |

Headache delays sentencing

ELLSWORTH — The sentencing for a Sedgwick woman accused of breaking into a Stonington apartment in an effort to steal drugs was postponed Tuesday after…

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 8:49 am

Cops & Courts |

Stonington addressing water woes

STONINGTON — The town of Stonington has begun plumbing the depth of its water woes.

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Friday, March 22, 2013 at 3:17 pm

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Digital cinema goes live at Stonington Opera House

STONINGTON — Opera House Arts has announced that after 95 years of running 35-mm movies, it will present its first movie in “true digital cinema”…

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 2:06 pm

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Deer Isle-Stonington chess players shine at state tournament

ORONO — On Saturday, March 9, Deer Isle-Stonington (DI-S) participated in the Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championships at the University of Maine-Orono.

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Monday, March 18, 2013 at 11:56 am

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Smooth sailing at Stonington town meeting

STONINGTON — The annual Town Meeting held Monday went so smoothly that moderator Skip Greenlaw remarked it was a sign of a well-run town.

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Wednesday, March 06, 2013 at 9:34 am

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Community mourns lost fishermen

STONINGTON — Bible verses, poems and hymns were read and sung to help ease the grief of a community mourning two fishermen lost at sea.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 2:44 pm

Maritime |

Deer Isle-Stonington Honor Roll

DEER ISLE — The following students made the honor roll at Deer Isle-Stonington High School:

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 10:26 am

School News |

Deer Isle-Stonington celebrates improved graduation rate during education commissioner's visit

DEER ISLE — Deer Isle-Stonington High School, which has improved its graduation rates the past three years, was the site that Maine Education Commissioner Stephen…

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Monday, February 25, 2013 at 5:14 pm

Education |