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Email us at [email protected]. Penobscot Bay Press is an independently owned community information services company based in Stonington. We also staff an office in downtown Blue Hill, which serves as our mailing center. Our periodical publications center on towns along Maine's coast, including three island towns. The total population of the towns served is about 11,000 year-round residents, with that nu

mber more than doubling in the summer tourist and visitor season. Island Ad-Vantages, based in Stonington, traces its history through weekly papers published on Deer Isle from 1882. The Weekly Packet, Blue Hill, was founded in 1960, and the Castine Patriot, Castine, in 1980. Nathaniel Barrows purchased the Ad-Vantages in 1968, The Packet in 1981, and the Patriot in 1990. In Nov. 2025, Penobscot Bay Press expanded to Bucksport, Orland, and Verona Island and relaunched Castine Patriot as River Observer. The company first started publishing books in 1977. We publish multiple books per year in sync with the summer season and winter holidays.

CASTINE—On Monday, December 15, the select board voted unanimously to accept a 3.5 percent increase in the Water Departm...
12/23/2025

CASTINE—On Monday, December 15, the select board voted unanimously to accept a 3.5 percent increase in the Water Department budget for the next year. The budget stands at $591,000. The board also voted to allow the town manager to enter into an agreement on behalf of the town with an owner’s project manager to oversee the construction of a new […]

CASTINE—On Monday, December 15, the select board voted unanimously to accept a 3.5 percent increase in the Water Department budget for the next year. The budget stands at $591,000. The board also voted to allow the town manager to enter into an agreement on behalf of the town with an owner’s pro...

It was a hectic week for the GSA girls basketball team, who after their season opening win over Calais, played two enter...
12/23/2025

It was a hectic week for the GSA girls basketball team, who after their season opening win over Calais, played two entertaining and eventful games. First, the Eagles traveled to East Machias on December 8 to take on the Washington Academy Raiders, a Class B tournament last season who has dropped to Class C this season. If you’ve ever wondered […]

It was a hectic week for the GSA girls basketball team, who after their season opening win over Calais, played two entertaining and eventful games. First, the Eagles traveled to East Machias on December 8 to take on the Washington Academy Raiders, a Class B tournament last season who has dropped to....

Avery Robshaw’s layup with about one minute left to play broke a late tie and helped propel the Bucksport girls basketba...
12/23/2025

Avery Robshaw’s layup with about one minute left to play broke a late tie and helped propel the Bucksport girls basketball team to their first win of the young season, topping Maine Central Institute 32-29 on December 12 in Pittsfield. Lucia Ferreira’s steal started the winning play in motion, with the ball eventually finding Aivah Tweedie, who fed Robshaw for […]

Avery Robshaw’s layup with about one minute left to play broke a late tie and helped propel the Bucksport girls basketball team to their first win of the young season, topping Maine Central Institute 32-29 on December 12 in Pittsfield. Lucia Ferreira’s steal started the winning play in motion, w...

STONINGTON—Nearly 100 residents of all ages braved brisk winds and falling temperatures to celebrate Stonington’s 2025 T...
12/23/2025

STONINGTON—Nearly 100 residents of all ages braved brisk winds and falling temperatures to celebrate Stonington’s 2025 Tree Lighting Extravaganza at Hagen Dock on December 12. The weather may have been frightful, but the carol-singing led by the Deer Isle-Stonington Community Chorus and its founder, Abby Litman, made the evening so delightful. Beginning with a beautiful rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” […]

STONINGTON—Nearly 100 residents of all ages braved brisk winds and falling temperatures to celebrate Stonington’s 2025 Tree Lighting Extravaganza at Hagen Dock on December 12. The weather may have been frightful, but the carol-singing led by the Deer Isle-Stonington Community Chorus and its foun...

The GSA girls basketball team had the entire offseason to think about their 59-42 loss to the Calais Blue Devils in the ...
12/23/2025

The GSA girls basketball team had the entire offseason to think about their 59-42 loss to the Calais Blue Devils in the first round of last season’s MPA playoffs. And when the new season’s schedule was announced last month, the Eagles immediately found a game to circle on their calendar. Their season opener would be at home on December 5 […]

The GSA girls basketball team had the entire offseason to think about their 59-42 loss to the Calais Blue Devils in the first round of last season’s MPA playoffs. And when the new season’s schedule was announced last month, the Eagles immediately found a game to circle on their calendar. Their s...

PENOBSCOT— May Hathaway, while working at Northern Bay Market, has been collecting ghost stories for the past couple of ...
12/22/2025

PENOBSCOT— May Hathaway, while working at Northern Bay Market, has been collecting ghost stories for the past couple of weeks as a winter project. She said the reception has been great and she’s already had 70 enthusiastic community members share their stories with her. Since moving to Penobscot, Hathaway has heard stories about a beloved woman who used to live […]

PENOBSCOT— May Hathaway, while working at Northern Bay Market, has been collecting ghost stories for the past couple of weeks as a winter project. She said the reception has been great and she’s already had 70 enthusiastic community members share their stories with her. Since moving to Penobscot...

PENOBSCOT—The meeting room at the Penobscot fire hall was packed on Saturday, December 13, as residents gathered to get ...
12/22/2025

PENOBSCOT—The meeting room at the Penobscot fire hall was packed on Saturday, December 13, as residents gathered to get an update on plans for the upcoming closure of Bayview Road (Route 175) between Penobscot and Castine, and then vote on funds for a new fire truck. The closure, which is expected to last through the entire month of March, is […]

PENOBSCOT—The meeting room at the Penobscot fire hall was packed on Saturday, December 13, as residents gathered to get an update on plans for the upcoming closure of Bayview Road (Route 175) between Penobscot and Castine, and then vote on funds for a new fire truck. The closure, which is expected...

ORLAND—The trustees of the newly formed Toddy Pond Watershed Management District and Alamoosook Lake Watershed Managemen...
12/22/2025

ORLAND—The trustees of the newly formed Toddy Pond Watershed Management District and Alamoosook Lake Watershed Management District held preliminary organizational meetings on December 3 to elect officers and begin preparation for public hearings on their 2026-27 budgets. A budget hearing will be held on Monday, January 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the Orland Community Center, according to a press release. […]

ORLAND—The trustees of the newly formed Toddy Pond Watershed Management District and Alamoosook Lake Watershed Management District held preliminary organizational meetings on December 3 to elect officers and begin preparation for public hearings on their 2026-27 budgets. A budget hearing will be h...

THE ISLAND—The Deer Isle-Stonington American Legion post plans to start hanging banners to honor local veterans next yea...
12/22/2025

THE ISLAND—The Deer Isle-Stonington American Legion post plans to start hanging banners to honor local veterans next year. The banners will be mounted to utility poles in downtown Stonington and Deer Isle Village. They’ll be about two feet by four feet and feature the name and photo of a service member, their rank, their service branch and their years of […]

THE ISLAND—The Deer Isle-Stonington American Legion post plans to start hanging banners to honor local veterans next year. The banners will be mounted to utility poles in downtown Stonington and Deer Isle Village. They’ll be about two feet by four feet and feature the name and photo of a service...

BUCKSPORT—“It’s snowing!” said a young boy from the crowd extending all the way down Main Street for the 10th annual Buc...
12/22/2025

BUCKSPORT—“It’s snowing!” said a young boy from the crowd extending all the way down Main Street for the 10th annual Bucksport Parade of Lights on Saturday, December 13. Bucksport Bible Church served grilled burgers while tiny snowflakes dusted the tops of heads and hats. Dairy Port workers with mittens handed out cookies while hot chocolate and s’mores awaited on the […]

BUCKSPORT—“It’s snowing!” said a young boy from the crowd extending all the way down Main Street for the 10th annual Bucksport Parade of Lights on Saturday, December 13. Bucksport Bible Church served grilled burgers while tiny snowflakes dusted the tops of heads and hats. Dairy Port workers ...

BUCKSPORT—Henry, a rehabilitated porcupine, hitched a ride through Ellsworth, then traveled to his Jonesport home and wa...
12/22/2025

BUCKSPORT—Henry, a rehabilitated porcupine, hitched a ride through Ellsworth, then traveled to his Jonesport home and was released on December 13, thanks to Critterville transportation volunteers. The nonprofit dedicated to the rescue, care, rehabilitation, and release of native Maine wildlife species, recently moved to its 180-acre location off Route 15 in Bucksport. Henry, a young skunk, was recovering from a […]

BUCKSPORT—Henry, a rehabilitated porcupine, hitched a ride through Ellsworth, then traveled to his Jonesport home and was released on December 13, thanks to Critterville transportation volunteers. The nonprofit dedicated to the rescue, care, rehabilitation, and release of native Maine wildlife spe...

STONINGTON—Construction on the new Island Workforce Housing apartment complex is well underway, and even a few days ahea...
12/21/2025

STONINGTON—Construction on the new Island Workforce Housing apartment complex is well underway, and even a few days ahead of schedule, according to the nonprofit’s executive director Pamela Dewell. Despite some early delays due to bad weather, Dewell said the 12-unit apartment complex is on track to have tenets in the summer of 2026. Applications for the two-story, one and two […]

STONINGTON—Construction on the new Island Workforce Housing apartment complex is well underway, and even a few days ahead of schedule, according to the nonprofit’s executive director Pamela Dewell. Despite some early delays due to bad weather, Dewell said the 12-unit apartment complex is on trac...

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