March 8, 2022
Maine Voices: Making Maine’s high-speed internet dreams come true
An engaged community can fundamentally alter the economics of a broadband project
Maine communities have a long history of self-determination. Access to high-speed internet is no different. As local broadband committees, statewide partners and private-sector providers all look to close the digital divide, communities play a central role. An engaged community can fundamentally alter the economics of a broadband project.
October 24, 2021
Bill Nemitz: Not happy with your internet? Now’s the time to do something about it
Maine's $150 million broadband expansion will go first to those communities that have a plan
Looking for a little good news? Here’s some: Thanks to federal and state funding, Maine currently has $150 million to bring high-speed internet to places that don’t have it and…
October 18, 2021
Island Institute’s new head lays out long-term sustainability goal
After spending his first month as Island Institute president in listening mode, Anthony Chatwin aims to spend the next decade helping Maine’s seaside economy contribute to the fight against climate…
August 20, 2021
More people have moved to Maine’s remote islands in the last decade
The population of Maine’s offshore islands, which incurred steady declines in the decades after World War II and still face myriad challenges in sustaining their year-round communities, jumped by nearly…
August 16, 2021
New president at Island Institute brings experience in fisheries and coastal sustainability
The newly named president of the Island Institute brings a background of marine conservation and the sustainability of coastal communities to his role. The Rockland community development nonprofit, which serves…
August 2, 2021
Archipelago celebrates summer in Maine with ‘Currents and Channels exhibit
ROCKLAND - Join Archipelago, the Island Institute’s store and gallery, for its summer gallery show, “Currents and Channels: Four Coastal Maine Artists,” on display through Sept. 25. “Currents and Channels”…
July 28, 2021
Rockland mulls impact of proposed three-fer property sale on working waterfront
The proposed sale of three commercial waterfront properties in Rockland could bring new development and new tax revenue, but could also put pressure on shrinking working waterfront space, perhaps changing…
July 28, 2021
Fisheries in Maine Rally to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Increase Sustainability
Fishing communities and seafood suppliers in Maine who depend on the ocean for their livelihood have seen the effects of climate change firsthand, as warming ocean temperatures significantly affect their…
July 21, 2021
Island Institute hosts evening of climate-focused films July 28
ROCKPORT – The Island Institute, a community development nonprofit based in Rockland, hosts a special, climate-focused film event at the Shotwell Drive-in, 40 West St., Wednesday, July 28, at 8:30…
June 26, 2021
From Maine’s warming waters, kelp emerges as a potentially lucrative cash crop
FALMOUTH, MAINE — One bright, brisk morning last month, Colleen Francke steered her skiff a mile off the coast of Falmouth and cut the gas. A few white buoys bobbed…