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Forgotten community honors its veterans
“We are on hallowed ground,” Amanda Shelmerdine, Warren’s sexton said in her opening remarks. “Our veterans came from humble beginnings..." SEE MORE
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Maritime historian launches online presence
Maritime historian and author Lincoln Paine has launched a new online platform... SEE MORE
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Where ideas are plentiful, but resources scarce
A few weeks ago, at a small library in South Thomaston, I had the opportunity to sit down with several Maine business owners. We were brought together by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to discuss its new grant to Island Institute for our revolving loan fund. Launched last year,… SEE MORE
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TikTok brings Maine fisheries to the world
TikTok brings Maine fisheries to the world—‘Downeast Cowboy’ and others stream while they work SEE MORE
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Kozak’s Acadia
[caption id="attachment_38924" align="alignnone" width="650"] One of the many boat trip tours led by ANP ranger-naturalist Maurice Sullivan in the 1930s. Some of them featured singalongs. PHOTO: COURTESY ACADIA NATIONAL PARK[/caption] Images of America: Acadia National Park By Anne Kozak with Josh Winer and Sam Putnam, Arcadia Publishing (2023) The story… SEE MORE
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Domestic abuse—voices and vocabulary found
After their break-up, Sarah noticed her ex-partner seemed to run into her more often than was coincidental. At the gym. At the grocery store. At daycare. It was no coincidence. He wasn’t that good at guessing where she might be. In fact, she learned, he had attached a tracking device… SEE MORE
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Columbus, Squanto, and our original sin
This, the December/January issue of The Working Waterfront, prints between a couple of holidays that are sort of related—Indigenous Peoples Day and Thanksgiving. The history embedded in these dates is worth reflection, especially as our understanding of it has evolved in recent years. The 500th anniversary of Columbus arriving in… SEE MORE
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A ‘common’ mistake, island schools
A common mistake To the editor: While I always enjoy reading The Working Waterfront and Tom Groening’s Rock Bound column, the one in the October issue has an error that I couldn’t let pass. The praise of Belfast Summer Nights is certainly justified; however the name of the “flat expanse… SEE MORE
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On the lee side of Lee
On a sunny September Sunday, Hurricane Lee was still six days away. The spaghetti lines of possible storm paths did not bode well for the Cranberry Isles. We knew we’d feel an impact from the storm but the severity was still anyone’s guess. Earlier in the day, Jeremy, the Islesford… SEE MORE
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The horror, the horror…
Over the years I’ve made the most of Halloween. It came naturally because haunts and hauntings were a part of the lives of my three younger brothers and me. I and then the others, as they put in their respective appearances, bounced around the island, from one rent to another… SEE MORE
