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Stonington fish pier dredging project moving ahead
Stonington fish pier dredging project moving ahead
Secretary of State warns of widespread text scam
Secretary of State warns of widespread text scam
Castine tightens parking ban and ticketing during snowstorms
Castine tightens parking ban and ticketing during snowstorms
Public hearing on Feb. 4 for proposed cannabis dispensary in Sedgwick
Public hearing on Feb. 4 for proposed cannabis dispensary in Sedgwick
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High heating bills? Home efficiency group expanding to area towns
High heating bills? Home efficiency group expanding to area towns
BACKSPACE: Towing a dory to herring grounds in Stonington
BACKSPACE: Towing a dory to herring grounds in Stonington
Back-to-landers from 1970s are subject of new oral history project
Back-to-landers from 1970s are subject of new oral history project
U-TURN: Smoke on the water
U-TURN: Smoke on the water
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‘Stolen’ item falls off truck

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PUBLIC MEETINGS

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Stonington Harbor Committee Meeting
Feb 10
Stonington Harbor Committee Meeting
Stonington Shellfish Committee
Feb 11
Stonington Shellfish Committee
Brooklin Community Engagement Meeting
Feb 11
Brooklin Community Engagement Meeting
Deer Isle Select Board
Feb 12
Deer Isle Select Board
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A traffic circle in Orland makes more sense than stoplights
A traffic circle in Orland makes more sense than stoplights
Futility of violence and ugliness of cruelty on full display
Futility of violence and ugliness of cruelty on full display
EDITORIAL: The uncomfortable, but necessary, conversation about GSA’s future
EDITORIAL: The uncomfortable, but necessary, conversation about GSA’s future
LETTER: All hail, the plow guys of winter
LETTER: All hail, the plow guys of winter
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