Castine News

Exquisite shingle-style house set on the shores of Broad Cove adjacent to Penobscot Bay.

The term comes from scuttle - to cut a hole in - and butt - a large cask. Sailors would gather about the cask and trade stories and gossip, much like modern office workers do at the water cooler or coffee pot.

Abe Lincoln has come to Maine. A travelling exhibition, "Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America," featuring reproductions of Lincoln artifacts, opened in Castine last week at the historical society buildings amid a background of local displays filled with Lincoln-era memorabilia collected from the surrounding area.

By COLIN POWELL The towns of Blue Hill, Brooksville, Castine and Penobscot will begin a search for a new superintendent this month.

This tray and table combo by Bar Harbor artist Linda Kelley is one of dozens of one of a kind "Tray Chic" items being auctioned at the Discovery Museum in Bangor, Nov.7. Bangor a ' Museum supporters, community leaders, patrons of the arts and folks seeking a fun night out will all gather at the Spectacular Event Center, Saturday, Nov.

CASTINE : Maine Maritime Academy will honor its best and brightest at its annual Celebration of Achievement on Thursday, Nov.

CASTINE, Maine Maine Maritime Academy will honor its best and brightest at a ceremony to be held on the college campus in mid-November. The college will formally recognize alumni accomplishment, student academic success, and outstanding faculty at its annual Celebration of Achievement on Thursday, Nov.

There's a moose on the loose and apparently it's not a happy camper. Unprovoked, the unidentified moose attacked an unarmed vehicle on Western County Road just after dark Wednesday.

The barn behind Arborvine provided a perfect backdrop for Blue Hill Historical Society representatives Jan Crofoot, left, and Lynne Clark as they served gingerbread with whipped cream or lemon sauce to hungry visitors like Cullen Schneider, owner of Fairwinds Florist.

When Governor Baldacci signed the same sex marriage bill in May those who supported it rejoiced but they also knew they would have a fight on their hands.

In reality, only one-third of 1 percent of all seagoing vessels are attacked by pirates, but the threat of an attack remains constant, particularly in certain waters.

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.

BAR HARBOR : There was a report of a driver routinely ignoring flaggers at the head of the island construction project on Oct.

Authorities are looking for a man suspected of home invasion. According to police, two women were assaulted Monday night when an unknown assailant entered their residence on Wadsworth Cove Road in Castine, and demanded money.

BELFAST : Captain John Worth will give a presentation on the Arctic schooner Bowdoin at Harbor Hill Wednesday, Sept.

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They are a "Maine-made" company with a story that is unlike many small businesses.

SEARSPORT : "Painting the Maine Waterfront," featuring the work of seven artists, is on view at the downtown Penobscot Marine Museum's Main Street Gallery through Oct.

CASTINE, Maine Maine Maritime Academy has been listed in the rankings of the nation's top baccalaureate colleges for the northern region in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report.

The Maritime Administration and the Maine Maritime Academy will host the third annual "Women on the Water" conference on October 15-17, 2009 on the campus of the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine.