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July 23
Dangerous cargo aboard
Crew on navy ship carrying munitions must check its list twice
The military has a lot of stuff to ship overseas for its missions: food, clothes, toiletries, cleaning supplies, paper and pencils, and even books and movies. But its first mission, of course, is remaining prepared to fight a war, should that unfortunate thing occur. The T-AKE class of U.S. Navy ship is designed first to carry ammunition of all kinds.…
July 22
Right place, right time—marine patrol officer saves fisherman
Three weeks on the job, and saves man in York River
Marine Patrol Officer Benjamin Burnes, 23, who graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in May, has already put his training to good use, saving the life of a man…
July 21
Kathleen Reardon promoted to lead DMR lobster biologist
Kathleen Reardon, who has coordinated the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ lobster monitoring programs for the past ten years, has been promoted to the position of lead lobster biologist. Reardon succeeds…
July 20
'Master' poet Elizabeth Bishop had North Haven connection
Symposium on island Aug. 14-15 explores her work
By Carl Little —To have no personal moods at all, to have only the same moods that the weather has here on North Haven Island—that would be the (perfect)…
July 20
A great ocean, considered in great depth
A biography worthy of its subject, the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic — Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories By Simon Winchester New York: HarperCollins, 2010 Hardcover, 495 pages This book…
July 20
Busy town agenda coincides with busy island life
New Vinalhaven town manager resigns as short-handed board face full plate
By Phil Crossman Vinalhaven is usually governed by a five-member board of selectmen, but this year—this month, anyway—we only have four. There were no candidates for the two vacancies in…
July 20
Can oysters save New York Harbor?
The Big Apple was once the Oyster Capital
By Susie Arnold, Ph. D. and Heather Deese, Ph. D. New York, New York is a lot of things to a lot of people. But it isn't a great place…
July 20
Cliff Island, Portland work together on key property
Sustainable Cliff Island group secures former store, pier, fuel depot and house
CLIFF ISLAND — A key waterfront property is now controlled by an island-based nonprofit and the local group is crediting the cooperation of Portland city government for the transfer. A…
July 20
Electric grid, social grid and 'energy nerds'
What happens in your house when the lights go out?
By Rob Snyder I am increasingly surrounded by "energy nerds" (their words) and if you live in an island or remote coastal community in Maine, you may be too.…
July 20
I'm Annie, but I've got no gun
Gun culture is foreign to this country girl, but accepted
By Courtney Naliboff As I write this, I've just started rehearsals for the Waterman Community Center's summer production of Annie Get Your Gun. I'm Annie. Along with the requisite singing,…
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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