LEWISTON — Raymond A. Buckminster, 84, of New Vineyard, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at CMMC in Lewiston, surrounded by his wife, Debbie Martin and family. Raymond was born on Nov. 30, 1932 in Sunshine, Deer Isle, Maine, the son of Emery and Ethna (Shepard) Buckminster. He graduated from Stonington-Deer Isle High School in the […]
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Veterans turn their uniforms into art
DEER ISLE — Vietnam War veteran, sculptor and poet Terry Grasse of Lisbon Falls cut up his combat pants, mashed them into pulp and made a special type of paper that he used to create a sculpture of a prisoner behind bars. “It’s called ‘POW or PTSD or ?’” the Army veteran explained about the […]
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BDN newspaper carrier injured after car rolls off Deer Isle causeway, ends up on mudflats
DEER ISLE — A Bucksport man delivering newspapers for the Bangor Daily News suffered cuts to his face, but no life-threatening injuries, when his car rolled off the Deer Isle causeway early Saturday morning, according to police. Shawn Poliquin, 43, was driving on Route 15 toward Stonington when the accident occurred at about 5 a.m., […]
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Celebration of lupine underway
DEER ISLE — The Deer Isle-Stonington Lupine Festival is underway in Hancock County. The three-day celebration of summer and lupine flowers began on Friday and continues Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s events include a trip through the archipelago to Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, a nesting site for pelagic birds. Sunday’s schedule includes a Lupine & […]
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Missing kayaker found near Deer Isle
ELLSWORTH — After a 14-hour search, a kayaker who had been reported missing on Thursday night, was found near Deer Isle by the Coast Guard. The kayaker, Matt Grabowski, 30, was on a several-day kayaking and camping trip around Isle au Haut when he missed a scheduled check-in with his friend’s father. The Coast Guard […]
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Deer Isle woman gets 18 months for driving over boyfriend
ELLSWORTH — A Deer Isle woman whose boyfriend died a year ago when she drove her car over him was sentenced Friday to serve 18 months in prison. Kimberly Phelan, 30, pleaded no contest Friday in Hancock County Superior Court to a charge of aggravated operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants. She […]
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Grange membership falling, recruitment a challenge
DEER ISLE (AP) — At its peak, the Deer Isle Grange had close to 100 members. But this summer, the fraternal organization folded because it couldn’t attract even seven members to its meetings, the number required to keep its state charter. In an age when the Internet and television have replaced potluck dinners as a […]