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July 23
Skippers program keeps school part of marine careers
Nine high schools participate in fishing-related education
Typically, students participate for one year, learning hands-on skills that will help them with present and future maritime careers. Although each program creates its own curriculum, the emphasis is on creating exciting opportunities that meet the needs of the community and students.
July 23
Local groups funded on Penobscot clean-up
The court-appointed trustee directing work to remediate mercury in the Penobscot River estuary has announced 13 Beneficial Environmental Projects (BEPs) that will receive funding to begin delivering tangible benefits to…
July 23
Study uncovers history of shipworm damage
For thousands of years, shipworms—a family of mollusks found in oceans—sank wooden vessels, ravaged wharfs, and shipwrecked sailors. They even devastated the Spanish Armada in the 16th century. Exactly how…
July 23
Valuing education for the tourism economy
USM’s program prepares for sustainable approach
Collaboration, creative problem solving, and caring leadership—all are taught within the University of Southern Maine’s Tourism & Hospitality program as part of a student’s education in sustainable tourism management. And…
July 22
Born to be centerfield
Remembering a baseball hero from childhood
It was one of those warm, early spring days, the kind that makes you glad to be alive. I was 12, and it was the first day of Little League…
July 22
Throughlines that connect us to community
Twenty-five years of Island Institute Fellows
When I first stepped into the role as president of Island Institute just 15 months ago, I reflected on the weight of responsibility that had been passed and the unimaginable…
July 22
A dog that’s at home on the waterfront
Amy Davis breeds award-winning Newfoundlands in Gouldsboro
In the 18th and 19th centuries, they were common on sailing vessels of all types, and even today, you can find them working aboard boats...
July 22
Winter storms highlight value of Sunrise Trail
Maine voters to consider $30 million trails bond
DOT bid the work May 8 and awarded it six days later to Hanscom Construction of Marshfield for $438,975. Using the finesse required to navigate massive dump trucks safely along a waterside rail bed, and despite tidal delays, Hanscom completed the work more than two weeks ahead of schedule, on June 7.
July 22
Fishermen feeding Mainers expands reach
MCFA growing new markets, post-COVID
The Fishermen Feeding Mainers program provided financial relief to fishermen at a time when seafood markets were either shuttered or shaky, while also supplying food banks and families in need with seafood that was otherwise going unsold.
July 19
Atlantic Challenge festival comes to Belfast
International seamanship contest features gigs
The week of July 21-28 will see the transformation of Belfast’s inner harbor to a lively international community and traditional boating festival as it hosts the Atlantic Challenge International Contest…
Island Postcards
EPISODE 10: Keep the Light Shining
Two ambitious young women swam around the entire Island of Isle au Haut during the summer of 2019 to raise money for crucial renovations to the lighthouse.
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