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What keeps this teacher on the job

The number 18 has a certain significance in Jewish numerology. The letters used in writing the Hebrew word chai—life—are assigned the numbers ten and eight. Monetary donations and gifts are often given in multiples of 18, and 18 is associated with life and luck. This is the 18th year we’ve… SEE MORE

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Calling island artists, writers, creative spirits

The Island Reader, a creative arts anthology published annually by the Island Outreach program of Maine Seacoast Mission, is accepting submissions for its 2023 edition. SEE MORE

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A belfry, a rope, and a Leatherman

On Aug. 15, 1957, an article appeared in Stonington’s Island Ad-Vantages newspaper reporting on the Isle au Haut church centennial: “Sunday was a great day down on the Gem of the Penobscot. The occasion was the centennial of the Isle au Haut Congregational Church. As the entire community walked up… SEE MORE

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Category: Inter-island News

What keeps this teacher on the job

Calling island artists, writers, creative spirits

A belfry, a rope, and a Leatherman

Housing is top need, survey finds

A mammoth in Maine

Home, again, to Matinicus

‘Bunglaries,’ island criminal misadventures

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Ticked off at a nasty arthropod

Island balances character with change