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Penobscot Bay Press Penobscot Bay Press publishes newspapers The Weekly Packet, Island Ad-Vantages and Castine Patriot. Visit us online at penobscotbaypress.com. Have news to share?
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Email us at [email protected]. Penobscot Bay Press is an independently owned community information services company based in Stonington, with about 15 full-time and part-time employees, and many additional contributors. We also staff an office in downtown Blue Hill, which serves as our mailing center. Our periodical publications center on 10 towns on the Maine coast, including three island towns. The to

tal population of the towns served is about 11,000 year-round residents, with that number 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. The company first started publishing books in 1977. We publish multiple books per year in sync with the summer season and winter holidays.

Forest carbon credits are gaining traction in Maine. Yet as the voluntary carbon market picks up, some in the industry a...
09/28/2025

Forest carbon credits are gaining traction in Maine. Yet as the voluntary carbon market picks up, some in the industry are worried about access for small family forest landowners with fewer resources than corporations who manage bigger plots of land. In order to participate in the market where carbon credits are bought and sold, a forest landowner first needs to […]

Forest carbon credits are gaining traction in Maine. Yet as the voluntary carbon market picks up, some in the industry are worried about access for small family forest landowners with fewer resources than corporations who manage bigger plots of land. In order to participate in the market where carbo...

STONINGTON—Repairs to the electrical entrance service panel and exterior of the Stonington Lobster Co-op on Atlantic Ave...
09/28/2025

STONINGTON—Repairs to the electrical entrance service panel and exterior of the Stonington Lobster Co-op on Atlantic Avenue have been completed following an early morning fire on September 10, according to Ron Trundy, the co-op’s manager. According to Trundy, the fire was caused “by a short somewhere inside the service entrance below Versant’s weather head.” The fire, which caused significant damage […]

STONINGTON—Repairs to the electrical entrance service panel and exterior of the Stonington Lobster Co-op on Atlantic Avenue have been completed following an early morning fire on September 10, according to Ron Trundy, the co-op’s manager. According to Trundy, the fire was caused “by a short so...

BUCKSPORT—The Brown Hall Cultural Arts Committee invites the public to a Candidates’ Forum, moderated by Robert Carmicha...
09/28/2025

BUCKSPORT—The Brown Hall Cultural Arts Committee invites the public to a Candidates’ Forum, moderated by Robert Carmichael Jr., at the Elm Street Congregational Church’s Brown Hall on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, starting at 7 p.m. This will be part of the Know Your Neighbor program started several years ago by the late Dr. Stephen York. The Candidates’ Forum is an […]

BUCKSPORT—The Brown Hall Cultural Arts Committee invites the public to a Candidates’ Forum, moderated by Robert Carmichael Jr., at the Elm Street Congregational Church’s Brown Hall on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, starting at 7 p.m. This will be part of the Know Your Neighbor program started sever...

The beat goes on for the undefeated Maine Maritime Academy women’s soccer team, which won both of their weekend games to...
09/28/2025

The beat goes on for the undefeated Maine Maritime Academy women’s soccer team, which won both of their weekend games to lift their record to a spotless 6-0 on the season. First up for the Mariners was a home game against the Fisher College Falcons on September 19. The Mariners dominated every facet of the game, outshooting the Falcons 36-1. […]

The beat goes on for the undefeated Maine Maritime Academy women’s soccer team, which won both of their weekend games to lift their record to a spotless 6-0 on the season. First up for the Mariners was a home game against the Fisher College Falcons on September 19. The Mariners dominated every fac...

Trinitarian Congregational Parish of Castine, UCC, welcome all to join us for worship Sundays at 9:30 a.m., in-person at...
09/27/2025

Trinitarian Congregational Parish of Castine, UCC, welcome all to join us for worship Sundays at 9:30 a.m., in-person at the Main Street Church or by livestream to the YouTube channel. This Sunday, September 28, Rev. Robert Vagt will preach a sermon on 1 Timothy 6. Care and activities for children will be provided during worship. After worship, gather for a […]

Trinitarian Congregational Parish of Castine, UCC, welcome all to join us for worship Sundays at 9:30 a.m., in-person at the Main Street Church or by livestream to the YouTube channel. This Sunday, September 28, Rev. Robert Vagt will preach a sermon on 1 Timothy 6. Care and activities for children w...

If you’ve driven the Blue Hill-Sedgwick Road (Route 172) you’ve seen it—a large, rambling shingled building that looks l...
09/27/2025

If you’ve driven the Blue Hill-Sedgwick Road (Route 172) you’ve seen it—a large, rambling shingled building that looks like it must have housed a commercial enterprise at one time, but with few hints of its former role. In fact, it was a blueberry and vegetable cannery from 1912 to 1974, the center of operations for many decades of the G. […]

If you’ve driven the Blue Hill-Sedgwick Road (Route 172) you’ve seen it—a large, rambling shingled building that looks like it must have housed a commercial enterprise at one time, but with few hints of its former role. In fact, it was a blueberry and vegetable cannery from 1912 to 1974, the c...

BLUE HILL—More than 80 golfers turned out to the Blue Hill Country Club on September 6, for the George Stevens Academy 2...
09/27/2025

BLUE HILL—More than 80 golfers turned out to the Blue Hill Country Club on September 6, for the George Stevens Academy 2025 Duane B. Gray ’64 Memorial Golf Tournament. According to a press release, the annual tournament honors the memory of Gray, an avid golfer, GSA alumnus, and valued member of the Blue Hill community who passed away in 2012, […]

BLUE HILL—More than 80 golfers turned out to the Blue Hill Country Club on September 6, for the George Stevens Academy 2025 Duane B. Gray ’64 Memorial Golf Tournament. According to a press release, the annual tournament honors the memory of Gray, an avid golfer, GSA alumnus, and valued member of...

More than 70 participants from the Island and Peninsula communities gathered on August 11 for a Resilience Roundtable— a...
09/27/2025

More than 70 participants from the Island and Peninsula communities gathered on August 11 for a Resilience Roundtable— a special Talk of the Towns event—at the Stonington Town Hall. Attendees included year-round and seasonal residents of both Deer Isle and Stonington, as well as people representing our health care systems and services; municipal and public services; schools; fisheries; housing and […]

More than 70 participants from the Island and Peninsula communities gathered on August 11 for a Resilience Roundtable— a special Talk of the Towns event—at the Stonington Town Hall. Attendees included year-round and seasonal residents of both Deer Isle and Stonington, as well as people represent...

The girls soccer team lost a hard-fought game with Piscataquis 4-2. Piscataquis played a physical game and we were hampe...
09/26/2025

The girls soccer team lost a hard-fought game with Piscataquis 4-2. Piscataquis played a physical game and we were hampered with only nine players with one girl injured and another one sick. We trailed 2-1 at the half, as we got a goal from Jaylin Jones, assisted by Hannah Williams. We had a controversial goal in the first half by […]

The girls soccer team lost a hard-fought game with Piscataquis 4-2. Piscataquis played a physical game and we were hampered with only nine players with one girl injured and another one sick. We trailed 2-1 at the half, as we got a goal from Jaylin Jones, assisted by Hannah Williams. We had a controv...

STONINGTON—Deer Isle Adult and Community Education (DIACE) is offering classes and workshops for October. Learn to build...
09/26/2025

STONINGTON—Deer Isle Adult and Community Education (DIACE) is offering classes and workshops for October. Learn to build a bookshelf (with introductory shop skills) with DIACE Industrial Arts Instructor Eric Beachy. Join this five session class on Tuesday evenings or Thursday mornings, September 30 to October 30. Choose between sessions that meet Tuesdays, 4 to 6 p.m. or Thursdays, 8 to […]

STONINGTON—Deer Isle Adult and Community Education (DIACE) is offering classes and workshops for October. Learn to build a bookshelf (with introductory shop skills) with DIACE Industrial Arts Instructor Eric Beachy. Join this five session class on Tuesday evenings or Thursday mornings, September 3...

The George Stevens Academy boys soccer team followed up their monumental win on September 12 over Mount View with a big ...
09/26/2025

The George Stevens Academy boys soccer team followed up their monumental win on September 12 over Mount View with a big home game on September 16 against the Washington Academy Raiders—the same team that eliminated the Eagles in the 2024 Regional Finals. In this rematch—albeit one that featured several new players on both sides—the Eagles came out strong. Early goals […]

The George Stevens Academy boys soccer team followed up their monumental win on September 12 over Mount View with a big home game on September 16 against the Washington Academy Raiders—the same team that eliminated the Eagles in the 2024 Regional Finals. In this rematch—albeit one that featured ...

Scallops are a high-end delicacy in constant demand, with consumption in the US remaining steady—averaging 79 million po...
09/26/2025

Scallops are a high-end delicacy in constant demand, with consumption in the US remaining steady—averaging 79 million pounds a year.

BROOKSVILLE—When Andrew Peters started the engine at five a.m. in Belfast Harbor on July 29 to head out for another day of work at his scallop farm off Cape Rosier, he had his usual 30-mile trip ahead of him, plus dense fog. Joining Peters on board aboard the Beauden Blu, his 40-foot workboat, are...

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