Working Waterfront

Broadband funded awarded to coastal communities

The Maine Connectivity Authority (MCA) has made 26 awards totaling more than $4 million in funding and support to community, regional, and tribal organizations. These initiatives will support community-driven broadband solutions that ensure universal connectivity, strengthen, and grow the number of partners thinking about digital equity and inclusion, and create… SEE MORE
Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher, left, presents the annual DMR Andy Mays Award of Excellence to Friendship fisherman James "Jimmy" Wotton. The award was presented Saturday at the Fishermen's Forum in Rockport.

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Wotton honored by DMR

James “Jimmy” Wotton of Friendship received the annual “Department of Marine Resources Andy Mays Award of Excellence” at the March 2-5 Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport. Wotton currently serves as the Chair of the Lobster Zone D Council and as a member of the Scallop Advisory Council. He has held licenses… SEE MORE

Working Waterfront

Have you seen the Scuttlebutt?

The phrase “buyer beware” seems inappropriate for someone settling in a pretty Maine waterfront community. But maybe “buyer aware” makes some sense. After all, if that town has a working waterfront, a newcomer’s expectations may not match reality. Fishermen’s pickups driving by at 4 a.m. in summer. Diesel boat engines… SEE MORE
A view of Johnson Bay in Lubec from between two houses.

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Lubec’s Safe Harbor project back on track

[caption id="attachment_35660" align="aligncenter" width="875"] A panoramic view of Johnson Bay in Lubec. FILE PHOTO: TOM GROENING[/caption] Lubec's Safe Harbor project, which has been in the works for more than five years and recently stalled for lack of funding, has taken a significant step forward with an additional $10 million expected… SEE MORE