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Steve Eldridge
January 12

New Vinalhaven town manager on board

Steve Eldridge began work as Vinalhaven's new town manager on Dec. 1. Eldridge had been interim town manager in Bethel in western Maine for the six months prior to being hired on the island. He also has been town manager in Lisbon and Rumford. The island job appealed to him because of the quality of life, he said. "I've always…
Tom Groening
November 18

Island life seeps into Judy Weber's poems

Retired teacher publishes first collection, Cutting the Grass with Scissors—Monhegan Poems
MONHEGAN PLANTATION — It's a cliché fantasy we've all heard, maybe even indulged in ourselves—move to an island year-round, soak up the rhythm of the seasons, the quiet, the isolation,…
Tom Groening
September 17

Island Postcards: Sam & Doreen Cabot

Sam and Doreen Cabot own Foggy Meadows Farm on the island of North Haven, Maine where they raise Boer goats and Katahdin sheep with compassion.
Video of Island Postcards: Sam & Doreen Cabot  
Scott Sell
Tom Powell
October 28

Cranberry Isles hire first on-island minister since 1951

Tom Powell hails from Pennsylvania.
CRANBERRY ISLES — The phrase Tom Powell uses to describe his new job is "a ministry of presence." It's a phrase used in seminary, he said. But it seems especially appropriate…
Tom Groening
John Poirier
May 1

Peaks islanders fight peak oil with weatherization effort

The ABCs of air movement lead auditors to quick and easy improvements
PEAKS ISLAND — Maggie Small wasn't exaggerating. She'd said earlier on this chilly late March day that people often stop her on the ferry to ask about the effort she…
Tom Groening
Ryan Murphy unicycles at the Dark Harbor Boat Yard on Islesboro.
March 18

Island living, the one-wheel way

Ryan Murphy, 14, enjoys unicycling, sailing, skiing and playing music on Islesboro
ISLESBORO – A dull winter haze has settled over the island after some morning sun, bringing a rawness to the air and making the fireplace in the Murphy home that…
Tom Groening
March 12

On the Record: Front Street Shipyard's JB Turner

Belfast's high-end yacht service yard poised to expand again
BELFAST, Maine – The Front Street Shipyard has been the biggest thing to happen to the city's waterfront since the poultry plant was demolished in the late 1990s. JB Turner,…
Tom Groening

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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