One of our treasured old granite bridges has been weakened and we need to strengthen it quickly.

Briana Warner, the Institute's director of economic development, toured the state's 15 unbridged, year-round island communities and listened to local leaders talk about their needs. "Many," Warner reported, "said that the lack of reliable broadband is one of the biggest hindrances to economic growth."

The Island Fishermen's Wives Association will the 26th Annual Fishermen's Day on Sunday, July 19 on the Stonington Fish Pier from 10 a. m. to 4 p.m.

NORTH HAVEN — To commemorate the release of its publication Elizabeth Bishop: The North Haven Journal 1974-1979, the North Haven Library will host a symposium on the poet’s life and work at Waterman’s Community Center Aug. 14-15.

Thomaston-based Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding has purchased Wayfarer Marine in Camden. Lyman-Morse announced the purchase on July 1. The terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Both boatyards have deep ties to their communities. Lyman-Morse's history dates back nearly 100 years, while boatbuilding at the Wayfarer site began in the late 1700s.

It was the first time the high school presented a “senior class play," and after the positive reception by both students and the community, I don’t think it will be the last.

At a special town meeting on June 11, voters approved a plan that would allow hunters who own land on the island to take an unlimited number of deer from mid-December to the end of February. The plan, which carried in a 45-27 vote, is contingent on approval by the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Located at the end of a peninsula, Lubec is a stone's throw from Canada. Water Street, Lubec's principal commercial waterfront street, is lined by historic buildings, some dating back two centuries and formerly housing fish-packing plants, smokehouses, ship chandlery...

In just eight months, the vintage Criterion Theater has been transformed from a mold-laden derelict into a historic gem, its elegant Art Deco details restored or faithfully reproduced.