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    MDI High School sailing team practice

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  • Linda Kelley: The art, the energy, and a sense of play
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    Linda Kelley: The art, the energy, and a sense of play

    BAR HARBOR – Linda Rowell Kelley likes time by herself in her A-frame studio, a hundred yards down a brushy path from the home...
  • Steve Spurling: 92 and still building boats
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    Steve Spurling: 92 and still building boats

    SOUTHWEST HARBOR – At Jarvis Newman’s boat shop, on Main Street in Southwest Harbor, the walls are full of framed photos...
  • A Rich heritage: “All I wanted to do was build boats”
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    A Rich heritage: “All I wanted to do was build boats”

     TREMONT – “I built boats from the time I could walk,” says Robert “Chummy” Rich. “Most of them wouldn’t float....
  • House concert impresario Steve Peer:
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    House concert impresario Steve Peer: "The coolest guy we know"

    ELLSWORTH – There’s a hubbub of cheerful chatter, and it’s difficult to make out what Celtic/rock contemporary/fusion...
Recovery

From tales of tragedy, lessons in hope


Posted by Laurie Schreiber on 08 Apr 2012 / 0 Comment
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Kip Young was at Pemetic Elementary School, setting up a PowerPoint presentation for one of his weekly meetings with the eighth-grade class. Young is a drug and alcohol counselor with the Acadia Family Center in Southwest Harbor. He is also a former substance user who got sober 24 years ago and, since then, has built [...]

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Bath salts use is a concern on MDI


Posted by Laurie Schreiber on 08 Apr 2012 / 0 Comment
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The use of the synthetic drug commonly known as “bath salts” has not been the epidemic on Mount Desert Island that it has been in other Maine communities. But MDI has not been immune to its presence, and there is some concern that, with the coming influx of seasonal employees and tourists, abuse of the [...]

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Recovery

After several relapses, a recovered addict is optimistic


Posted by Laurie Schreiber on 08 Apr 2012 / 0 Comment
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Julia is a friendly, fit, athletically inclined person in her 40s who has a professional background, comes from a prosperous family, has a high IQ, and is a devoted mother. Julia (not her real name) was raped when she was 5 years old. In her teen years, she was recruited by an older sister to [...]

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Acadia Family Center fosters inner resilience


Posted by Laurie Schreiber on 08 Apr 2012 / 0 Comment
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Annually, the Acadia Family Center treats between 100 and 120 clients for addictions and related mental health disorders at its outpatient facility in Southwest Harbor. On top of that, the center’s clinical staff also provides prevention and education services for more than 1,300 students in Mount Desert Island schools, on the outer islands, and in [...]

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After hitting bottom, a young mother pulls through for her child


Posted by Laurie Schreiber on 08 Apr 2012 / 0 Comment
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A year ago, “Susan” was 23, hooked on drugs and trying to raise her 1-year-old daughter. Susan began using drugs when she was 16. She said she was sober when she was pregnant, and her baby was born healthy. About three weeks after her baby was born, though, Susan succumbed once again to the lure [...]

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A father struggles with his daughter’s addiction


Posted by Laurie Schreiber on 08 Apr 2012 / 0 Comment
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A year ago, John realized that his daughter, Jane, was addicted to powerful prescription drugs used to alleviate pain, depression and anxiety. John, who is in his late 50s, leads a “back to the land” lifestyle and runs his own organic products business. Jane is in her 30s and has two young children. Jane had [...]

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At Open Door, the gift of recovery awaits


Posted by Laurie Schreiber on 08 Apr 2012 / 0 Comment
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People who suffer from drug addiction and alcoholism did not intend, at any point in their lives, to have either of these diseases. Some experimented as youngsters. Others had pain issues that required powerful medications. Still others have trauma or mental health issues, and were simply seeking some relief. “They’re people like you and me. [...]

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Drug court: time served, life regained


Posted by Laurie Schreiber on 08 Apr 2012 / 0 Comment
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The type of person who comes to the attention of the Hancock County Adult Drug Court program are those who appear to be hopeless drug addicts. They have significant criminal histories and some have served prison sentences in the past. They have already been tried for their offenses and have received prison sentences. They have [...]

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From death’s door, an addict finds his way home


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Dustin Johnson started using marijuana and alcohol when he was 11 or 12. At 17, he got into cocaine and crack. From there, he ended up on heroin and other narcotics. “It ended up getting really bad,” Johnson said recently at his home in Surry. “It was daily for about six and a half or [...]

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  • Articles

    • MDI High School sailing team practice
      May 7, 2013
    • Linda Kelley: The art, the energy, and a sense of play
      April 2, 2013
    • Steve Spurling: 92 and still building boats
      March 25, 2013
    • A Rich heritage: “All I wanted to do was build boats”
      February 25, 2013
    • House concert impresario Steve Peer: "The coolest guy we know"
      January 2, 2013
    • Masanobu and Tomoko Ikemiya: The ragtime, sparkle-divine...
      November 13, 2012
    • Richard Stanley and wooden boats: From legacy to beyond
      October 8, 2012

  • Community

    • MDI High School sailing team practice
      May 7, 2013
    • Linda Kelley: The art, the energy, and a sense of play
      April 2, 2013
    • Steve Spurling: 92 and still building boats
      March 25, 2013
    • A Rich heritage: “All I wanted to do was build boats”
      February 25, 2013
    • House concert impresario Steve Peer: "The coolest guy we know"
      January 2, 2013
    • Masanobu and Tomoko Ikemiya: The ragtime, sparkle-divine...
      November 13, 2012
    • Kyle Stanley: From one who knows, a message to teens...
      September 11, 2012

  • Arts

    • Linda Kelley: The art, the energy, and a sense of play
      April 2, 2013
    • House concert impresario Steve Peer: "The coolest guy we know"
      January 2, 2013
    • Masanobu and Tomoko Ikemiya: The ragtime, sparkle-divine...
      November 13, 2012
    • Young artists, new message: The euphoria of connection
      August 25, 2012
    • Island Artisans: A vibrant cooperative
      August 15, 2012
    • Local film pro Thom Willey leads blockbuster life
      August 2, 2012
    • Gwen Schwartz: An artist’s creative fire, remembered
      July 18, 2012

  • Recovery

    • From human connections, a path to recovery
      June 27, 2012
    • Drug addiction: No such thing as a hopeless case
      April 16, 2012



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