The Schoodic Institute at Schoodic Point.

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Navigating my search for marine science work

When I started looking into graduate school programs and possible careers I was trying to figure out what topic I would be interested in within the field of marine science SEE MORE

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Island autumn and birds on the wing

The birds aren’t the only thing migrating these days. From shallower water the lobster traps start to either come ashore or get moved out to deeper water... SEE MORE

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Recipes or not

The first reader comment said, “This is stupid—slap peanut butter on a piece of bread and jelly on the other and BAM you got your freaking sandwich.” SEE MORE

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Ticked off at a nasty arthropod

My infection came in the form of 24-hour bouts of low fever and severe joint pain that left me barely able to walk. SEE MORE

A road washed out by a summer storm in Washington County.

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Landscape amnesia on a changing coast

Amid the deluge, the two main roads that lead into town were both impassable, their underlying culverts gone... SEE MORE

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The irony wasn’t lost on the audience. Especially this audience. I attended the Maine Press Association’s fall conference in Bar Harbor in late October—for the first time in over 20 years—and came away charged up and proud. One of the presentations was by Steve Waldman, co-founder of Report For America,… SEE MORE

A rock cliff and sandy shore on the east side of Sears Island. FILE PHOTO: TOM GROENING

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Offshore wind blows across Searsport

Have you heard there’s another plan to develop Sears Island in Searsport? The state is considering using 100 acres or so on the western shore as a site where enormous floating wind turbines will be built and then deployed to the Gulf of Maine as part of Maine’s renewable energy… SEE MORE

Boats at their moorings in a cove off Long Island. FILE PHOTO: TOM GROENING

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Category: Columns

Navigating my search for marine science work

Island autumn and birds on the wing

Recipes or not

Ticked off at a nasty arthropod

Landscape amnesia on a changing coast

Be sure to feed the watchdogs

Offshore wind blows across Searsport

Island balances character with change

Lucy at sea in pandemic times

Girl from the hill country makes good