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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 to actually have to dig out a spring coat to go for a walk when plenty of warm down parkas and mittens were hanging at the ready. Bruce bought a…
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…
March 9
Oil price dip is Alaska's pain
Alaskan islands, remote coastal towns need connection
Sitka, Alaska is firmly anchored to the western shore of snow-capped Baranof Island. At just under 9,000 people, it is the fifth largest city in a state of 750,000. Alaska's…
March 9
Stranded by choice
Lobster scientist gets air-lift help, but welcomes life on island
When lobster scientist Diane Cowan heard that friends planned to airlift a box of goodies to her on Friendship Long Island, where she's been stranded since Jan. 30 due to…
March 9
The rewards of coaching and being coached
Vinalhaven girls basketball team inspires
Kelsey Byrd is an Island Fellow, a participant in a two-year service program operated by AmeriCorps and the Island Institute, doing community development work on islands and remote coastal communities.…
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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