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March 13
Building the definitive island snowman
It takes a village…
Last month a perfect snow fell. It wasn't dry as dust but neither was it slush. It had just enough togetherness to respond perfectly to an effort by three youngsters to roll it into a big ball, a ball so big that Dad had to help move the eventual globe, nearly three feet in diameter, into the place prepared for…
March 13
CMP working on second line to Islesboro
Cable would provide back-up, and include fiber
Central Maine Power is planning to install a second underwater electric cable to Islesboro to provide back-up service should the existing cable fail, said Gail Rice, the company spokeswoman. The…
March 13
Retirements, resignations and tenacious deer—roundup from Maine Islands Coalition
MIC representatives report on their islands
Alton Hadley, part-time school superintendent and principal on Chebeague Island and one-day-a-week superintendent on Long Island, is retiring at the end of the school year, reported Maine Islands Coalition (MIC)…
March 13
Snow sapped energy, left many stuck in place
The winter that was made its impression on island
When it was 50 degrees in the Cranberry Isles on Christmas Day, was anyone else wistfully remembering a good old-fashioned "white Christmas?" I know I was. It felt so strange…
March 13
Spotting whales from buoys and other scientific wonders
Highlights from the Maine Fishermen's Forum
By Susie Arnold, Ph. D. and Heather Deese, Ph. D. This month, we decided to highlight some of the new science we heard about at the 40th Maine Fishermen's Forum…
March 13
The fight for the climate has a new home front
Determining who is culpable isn't always easy
What does the Port of Seattle have to with drilling for oil in the Arctic? And if it is tied to extraction there, are protestors on sound footing by painting the…
March 11
The Wrack Line
Slipped moorings, new bridges and Canadian lobster
Compiled by Tom Groening In baseball, the hitter gets three strikes. But when it comes to a 136-foot fishing boat wandering off it's mooring, there is no third strike. The…
March 9
Fishing boat adrift in Boothbay Harbor
The Westward was towed off rocks on Jan. 9 and was headed to Portland, the Boothbay Register newspaper reported. The vessel has been a problem for the town, repeatedly breaking…
March 9
Lobster marketing strategy centers on 'new shell'
Plan would reach out to influential chefs, highlight 'lobstery' taste
ROCKPORT — A firm hired by the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative to help grow markets for and increase the value of the state's signature seafood unveiled its strategy at the…
March 9
Maine Maritime Academy hires alumnus to develop offshore industry program
Michael Young a former instructor
Maine Maritime Academy has hired Michael Young of Ellsworth, a 1977 MMA graduate and previous instructor at the college to develop courses and programs to prepare students for jobs in offshore…
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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