http://www.castinepatriot.com/ Local news and information from Castine and Penobscot, Maine. en-us Copyright 2010 Penobscot Bay Press Community Information Services Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/090210_stories/cp_1_shipjump_090210.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/090210_stories/cp_1_shipjump_090210.html New Maine Maritime President Bill Brennan, whose feet above are just hitting the chilly harbor waters, joins the incoming class of students in the annual ship jump from the deck of TS State of Maine. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/090210_stories/cp_2_castcompplan_090210.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/090210_stories/cp_2_castcompplan_090210.html The Castine Comprehensive Planning Committee held a hearing on August 18, and almost no one came. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/090210_stories/cp_3_cchc_mtg_090210.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/090210_stories/cp_3_cchc_mtg_090210.html The annual meeting of the membership of the Castine Community Hospital Corporation was held August 18, and, while the meeting itself was brief (approximately eight minutes), the news that came from it was more than a year in the making. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/090210_stories/cp_4_mma_top_090210.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/090210_stories/cp_4_mma_top_090210.html Maine Maritime Academy ranks among the nation's top baccalaureate colleges for the northern region in the 2011 edition of "Best Colleges" by U.S. News and World Report. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_2_rsr_results_082610.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_2_rsr_results_082610.html 2010 Retired Skippers Race Results Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_4_mma_finance_082610.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_4_mma_finance_082610.html In a report to the Finance Committee of the Maine Maritime Academy Trustees on August 12, Vice President of Finance Richard Ericson informed the board that the school ended the 2009-10 fiscal year with $1.5 million in reserves, or approximately 5 percent of the school's operating budget. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_5_bts_082610.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_5_bts_082610.html Back to School information for Adams School, Bucksport High School, Maine Maritime Academy, Penobscot Community School Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_1_rsr_082610.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_1_rsr_082610.html The skies were brilliant and blue on Saturday, August 21, when Kenny Eaton repeated what his grandfather did for the first time 50 years ago, taking the yacht Fidelio across the finish line first and capturing the Captain Henry Whitney Challenge Cup in the Retired Skippers Race. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_3_rsr_awards_082610.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/cp_3_rsr_awards_082610.html 2010 Maine Retired Skippers Race Awards Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/cp_1_cast_pb_081910.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/cp_1_cast_pb_081910.html After more than three hours of public comment, board member discussion and the reading of 25 letters, the Castine Planning Board voted at its August 12 meeting to table action on Scott Vogell's application. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/cp_2_mma_trustees_081910.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/cp_2_mma_trustees_081910.html With a new president comes new traditions. At the quarterly meeting of the Maine Maritime Academy Trustees, President Bill Brennan reminded the board that on Wednesday, September 1, the school will start a new tradition of holding a convocation at the start of school. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/cp_3_mma_students.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/cp_3_mma_students.html Students in the class of 2014 have begun to arrive on campus at Maine Maritime Academy. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/cp_4_retiredskippers_081910.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/cp_4_retiredskippers_081910.html In the 2009 Retired Skippers Race, Lawrence Mutty of Castine in Flicker is ahead by a length on the last leg of the race. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/cp_lord_nelson_080510.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/cp_lord_nelson_080510.html The 2010 annual Lord Nelson Model Boat Race was held in the early evening of Monday, August 2. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/cp_castgardentour_080510.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/cp_castgardentour_080510.html It took an elm-shaded, history-minded village and a year to plan and present Castine's House and Garden Tour 2010, "Under the Elms and by the Sea." Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/cp_cast_selectmen_080510.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/cp_cast_selectmen_080510.html Members of the board of selectmen, meeting Monday, August 2, expressed regret as they took no action on the town's "salt water pond" at Wadsworth Cove. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/cp_ttt_penob_072910.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/cp_ttt_penob_072910.html By Sunday afternoon, Penobscot Historical Society's volunteer tour guides found time to enjoy sitting on the general store porch. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/cp_chpc_072910.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/cp_chpc_072910.html At their 4 p.m. meeting July 7, members of the Castine Historic Preservation Commission reviewed Scott Vogell's proposal to add a building to the back of his 21 Main Street property. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/cp_ttt_cast_072910.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/cp_ttt_cast_072910.html From an engineering program which cost $50,000 to the free program Google Maps, computers have come a long way in the last decade. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:01:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/cp_penob_days_071510.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/cp_penob_days_071510.html The residents of Penobscot lined the candy-strewn road in their lawn chairs, cheering the procession of fire trucks, floats and antique cars making its way through the town on Saturday, July 10. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/cp_cast_appealsboard_071510.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/cp_cast_appealsboard_071510.html Castine's Board of Appeals, at its July 7 meeting, dealt another setback to the trustees of the Witherle Memorial Library in their quest to obtain a permit for an addition. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/cp_cast_cast_pb_071510.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/cp_cast_cast_pb_071510.html After an extended and sometimes heated discussion at its July 8 meeting, the Castine Planning Board tabled an application from Water Street LLC, represented by Scott Vogell, to construct a mixed residential/commercial building directly behind the Castine Realty building. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/cp_cast4th_070810.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/cp_cast4th_070810.html With temperatures hovering around 80 degrees even at 10 a.m., hundreds of people lined the Common to participate in the town's annual Independence Day celebration on July 4. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/cp_penob_days_070810.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/cp_penob_days_070810.html On Saturday, July 10, and Sunday, July 11, Penobscot residents and visitors will celebrate the annual Penobscot Days. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/cp_catholic_anniv_070810.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/cp_catholic_anniv_070810.html In 1611, the first time a Catholic Mass was said in Castine, William Shakespeare was alive. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/cp_mma_ship_070110.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/cp_mma_ship_070110.html On Saturday, June 26, friends and family welcomed home Maine Maritime Academy's T.S. State of Maine and the 230 students and 55 crew members who made the trans-Atlantic trip a success. Fri, 01 Jul 2010 20:15:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/cp_bagaduce_amb_070110.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/cp_bagaduce_amb_070110.html Bagaduce Ambulance Corps is cutting its service from seven days a week to three or four in July, according to crew chief and board member Lisa Haugen. Fri, 01 Jul 2010 20:15:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/cp_changingguard_062410.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/cp_changingguard_062410.html Outgoing Adams School Principal Todd Nelson passes the realistic fire drill award to Katie Frothingham, Adams School's incoming principal. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/cp_cast_lib_062410.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/cp_cast_lib_062410.html The proposed expansion of Witherle Memorial Library will be considered by two town boards in early July. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/cp_cast_smen_062410.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/cp_cast_smen_062410.html At their meeting June 20, the Castine selectmen again postponed action on where to put a "Tree City USA" sign. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/cp_july4th_062410.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/cp_july4th_062410.html Celebrate Independence Day in Castine Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:54:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/cp_thomas_retires_061710.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/cp_thomas_retires_061710.html Capping her 30 years at Adams School, first as a teacher's aide and then as secretary, Barbara Thomas regaled a crowd of well-wishers gathered in Emerson Hall June 12 with stories from her time at the school. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:58:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/cp_cast_pb_061710.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/cp_cast_pb_061710.html The Castine Planning Board revisited three continuing issues at its June 10 meeting. The board granted a conditional time extension to a permit issued last year for a dock/pier in the harbor. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:58:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/cp_penob_sb_061710.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061710_stories/cp_penob_sb_061710.html In a brief meeting on Monday, June 14, the Penobscot School Board hired a new guidance counselor, as well as a new education technician to work with a special education student next year. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 7:58:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061010_movies/cp_cast_4th_061010.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061010_movies/cp_cast_4th_061010.html A video of scenes from the 44th Memorial Day observation of Castine Fri, 12 Jun 2010 7:58:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/cp_adams_grad_061010.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/cp_adams_grad_061010.html In a send-up to the Belgian cartoon character Tin-Tin, this year's eighth grade class at Adams School was dubbed the "ten-ten." Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:35:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/cp_penob_grad_061010.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/061010_stories/cp_penob_grad_061010.html In a ceremony run by the graduates, five students received their diplomas from the Penobscot Community School on Tuesday, June 8. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:35:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/cp_cast_memorial_day_070310.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/cp_cast_memorial_day_070310.html Speaking before a crowd at the Castine Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 31, Jeff Taub, USN Ret., noted that the cost of independence remains high. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/cp_barb_thomas_070310%20copy.html http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2010/060310_stories/cp_barb_thomas_070310%20copy.html For 30 years, Adams School students stuck at home with a sniffle would have to be called in sick to Barb Thomas in the main office. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:00:00 EST