DEER ISLE, Maine (WABI) - A former residential care facility in Deer Isle is undergoing a process to become senior apartments. The Island Nursing Home closed in 2021 citing staffing challenges. Last ...

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As Maine’s oyster industry grows, some farmers are taking the problem of ocean plastics into their own hands with innovations in zero-waste aquaculture. Gazing out at the Atlantic Ocean from a wharf ...

Dreamy and remote, Deer Isle is home to some seriously good eating — thanks to one chef's vision. “This Isle is like Avalon,” John Steinbeck wrote of Deer Isle, Maine, in his road-trip classic, ...

The lack of affordable year-round and seasonal housing in the Hancock County island towns of Deer Isle and Stonington is thwarting many employers from finding enough workers, leaving a shortfall of ...

Our first course was grilled oysters from a small, women-owned oyster farm up the road. The oysters were ever-so-slightly wood-grilled, just enough to add smoke but keep them fresh and raw. Under each ...

The Reverend Stewart Pierson of Blue Hill and Deer Isle, Maine, passed away on January 31, 2025, at Whitney Place in Natick, Mass., at age 87. Stewart was an Episcopal priest, born in New York City, ...