Deer-Isle News

An original work by composer Anna Dembska will be featured at the annual Bagaduce Holiday Concert, Dec.

From left, Lorraine Knowlton, pastor of the Community of Christ, Stonington; Cheryl Brown, last pastor of the RLDS North Deer Isle Church; and the Rev.

More than 70 people from throughout eastern Maine took to the sidewalk in front of the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building Wednesday to protest President Barack Obama's plan to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

Hooded mergansers will be among the many birds seen at the annual Christmas Bird Count.

Mike Little, the executive director of Island Heritage Trust, has announced that a $4,000 contribution from the Island Fishermen's Wives Association has brought the purchase of the Lily Pond Beach within reach.

Bryant Holsenbeck's mandala of recycled bottle caps is on display at Haystack's Center for Community Arts.

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With Downeast Horizons' newly purchased AEDs are, back row from left, Tony Zambrano, executive director; Cora Dorr, residential site manager; Angela Reckner, residential support staff; and Pam Durrett, residential support staff.

Artist Bryant Holsenbeck works with students and community members to turn trash into mandala treasure BDN Artist Bryant Holsenbeck, right, of Durham, NC gave feedback to Deer Isle-Stonington sophomore Autumn Robbins,14, and other students as they helped assemble a mandala comprised of thousands of bottle caps, can lids and other recyclables at the ...

Her striking height and unmistakable voice made it impossible not to notice her presence.

Ten years ago, the accreditation team from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges would check for an adequate number of fire extinguishers and the state of the facility, said West in a recent interview.

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.

Author and illustrator Chris van Dusen signs copies of his book "The Circus Ship" on Frenchboro.

THOMASTON : THOMASTON, ME: Important European art from the 15th - " 18th Centuries, plus many fine American antiques and paintings will feature strongly in Thomaston Place Auction Galleries' November 7 & 8 sale.

Bangor Hydro crews are addressing a service interruption in the Deer Isle and Sedgwick area affecting nearly 3,000 customers due to the wind and rain.

ELLSWORTH : Haystack School Director and poet Stuart Kestenbaum will read his poetry at The Maine Grind on Wednesday, Oct.

BAR HARBOR : Music of the Balkan region of Europe, has a deep oral tradition and a unique blend of vocal styles and rhythms.

Police are looking for the person or persons who severely vandalized a home in Deer Isle.

DEER ISLE a ' The crews of two disabled sailboats were rescued Saturday. According to reports from the U.S. Coast Guard, one 20-foot sailboat with two people on board had nearly run aground near Northwest Harbor in Deer Isle at about 4:30 p.m. The op-erators were able to set out an anchor and a Good Samaritan towed them to a nearby moor-ing ball.

Laurie Adams in 'Work of the Hand' Turning a new page ROCKPORT : When "Work of the Hand" celebrates 20 years beginning Friday night, Oct.