The Priority Setting Committee of the Peaks Island Council is conducting a survey to gauge the priorities that islanders feel should be addressed by the island council over the next two to four years. The survey, which can be found at https://bit.ly/2TXu0Cx closes June 26. All responses will remain anonymous. Each resident can only fill […]
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Opponents seek probe of priority ferry boarding plan for Peaks Island residents
Casco Bay Lines approved the one-year pilot program for residents, property owners and their families this spring, but not everyone is on board.
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Peaks Island community rallies around family displaced by fire
Island residents have raised more than $60,000 for the family who lost their home and all of their possessions in a fire last week.
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Peaks Island blaze destroys 2 buildings, a boat and a van
No one was injured in the fire Thursday afternoon on Highland Avenue, and its cause is under investigation.
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In ‘Margreete’s Harbor,’ midcentury America’s social upheavals reach coastal Maine
Major social and political movements of the 1950s and ’60s steer Eleanor Morse’s minutely observed multigenerational family saga.
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Noted Peaks Island photographer Arthur J. Fink dies at 74
He had an enduring connection to the Bates Dance Festival, where he served as resident photographer from 2005 through 2017.
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New eco-friendly ferry will soon carry passengers between mainland and Peaks Island
The vessel, which will feature a hybrid diesel-battery propulsion system, will replace the aging Machigonne II, built in 1987.
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Vaccine clinic brings hope, relief to elders on Peaks Island
Front-line immunization teams from Northern Light Health and MaineHealth administer shots to 130 senior residents of the community to fend off COVID-19.
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Fire destroys building at Peaks Island trash station
The island’s only firefighter and police officer, plus several volunteers, were first to arrive to fight the blaze in a trash storage building.
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Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.