Join the Brooksville Free Public Library and the Blue Hill Heritage Trust for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along BHHT’s Meadow Brook – Mill Stream trail. Enjoy a walk through nature as ...

BLUE HILL—Ricky Leighton, director of the 2026 documentary Downeast Hardcore: Stories from the Kave, cites many people and institutions on the Blue Hill Peninsula as formative in his development as a ...

PORTLAND—The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded $1.2 million in grants to support nonprofits that provide food and shelter to Mainers in need through its 2026 Direct Services Grant Program. This ...

BUCKSPORT—Bucksport High School’s fall sports teams continue to prepare for the upcoming season. The River Observer asked coaches to provide their outlook on the 2026 fall season, which are included ...

Join us for an engaging lunchtime discussion with experts from the docks to the marketplace as we dive into the world of Maine lobster. Panelists include local lobsterman Nathaniel Lane, local lobster ...

Join CHS Executive Director Dr. Kate McMahon to learn about ongoing research into Castine, Penobscot Bay, and global slavery during the Age of Sail. This talk will focus on newly discovered slave ship ...

The Penobscot United Methodist Church, 14 Southern Bay, will be having an Italian Bistro Public Supper on Sat., Sept 12th at 5:30PM. Lasagna & Chop Suey type Casseroles and assorted bread as well as ...

The Monthly Cribbage Contest held to support our Lodge. Double elimination, random teams, 50/50 raffle, refreshments.

DEER ISLE—On the heels of the successful completion of the Thurlow’s Way rental homes on Cemetery Road in Stonington, and in response to continued expressions of the need for affordable homeownership ...

The Hancock County Registry of Deeds recorded the following real estate transfers August 20-26. Towns associated with grantors and grantees are based on mailing address, not town of residence. .

THE ISLAND—Deer Isle Town Manager Jim Fisher feels a particular kind of joy looking at the multicolored graph showing the power generation of the new solar panels at the town office. Even on a fairly ...

DEER ISLE—Maine Coast Veterinary Hospital has reopened its clinic on Deer Isle after four years closed and now welcomes four-legged patients every Thursday between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. With a drop-off ...