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Islesboro residents gathered at the island's community center on April 19th to highlight the concerns the community has with the new Maine State Ferry Service fares.

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New Maine State Ferry Service Fares Cause Concern on Islesboro

4/21/2018 - On April 17th, the Maine State Ferry Service released a new fare schedule for service to the six island communities they serve. The new fare schedule is the first fare increase since 2009 and comes after the state ferry service backed away from a proposal to give Maine residents a discounted rate compared to non-Maine residents. Different communities will feel the impact of the fare changes in different ways, with Islesboro seeing a substantial increase. On Thursday April 19th, Islesboro residents organized a gathering to highlight the concerns the community has with the new fares. SEE MORE
Snow-covered pines add to the quiet beauty on Matinicus

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Life on an Island: Silence, Beauty and a Long Wait for the Ferry

2/23/2018 - On remote islands off the coast of Maine, small bands of residents stay through the long winter. They embrace the emptiness and a frontier sensibility. The snow had begun falling overnight, and fell throughout the day, draping the towering pines and the lobster traps, stacked up on land for the winter, in blankets of white. SEE MORE
Axiom Technologies installs a tower on Islesford to link the broadband infrastructure between Great and Little Cranberry Islands.

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Connecting Maine’s communities through broadband

12/19/2017 - Simply stated, “broadband” is a high-speed internet connection. It provides the reliability and speeds required by businesses, telecommuters, students of all ages, telehealth users, municipalities and emergency services, and residents who seek 21st century economic and social opportunities. Over 30 island and coastal communities in Maine are working to bring broadband and its benefits to their towns through their economic and community development efforts. SEE MORE
TLC teachers and students during the 2017 fall field trip

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The TLC’s Golden Circle

10/30/2017 - Before the start of the new school year, the teachers from the Outer Islands Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC) gathered in Rockland for their (now) annual Teacher Retreat. The focus of the retreat is to allow work time and planning for the year ahead, but what became the driving focus for the day, though, was not the “what” or “how” of our work, but the “why.” By taking time to clarify and (re-)define the “why,” the purpose for our work this year, all the other components more or less fell into place. SEE MORE
Downtown Dexter.

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An expedition for a new pilot

By Eva Murray My flight instructor liked to talk. As I circled Belfast endless times with Alfred “Sandy” Reynolds, there was generally idle conversation in the airplane—sometimes, very idle. My lessons did not involve what you’d call a “sterile cockpit,” meaning strictly business, no needless chattering. Sandy wanted to make sure I could fly safely… Read more » SEE MORE
Weird light over Penobscot Bay.

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That beautiful sky might not be the easiest to fly through

By Eva Murray A couple of weeks ago, as an early-evening thunderstorm approached from the west, the sky over Penobscot Bay got everybody’s attention. A palette of sunset colors contrasted with discrete layers of bright white and nearly-black clouds, and the fast-moving front, with its peculiar sharp edge, barreled overhead like a freight train. Matinicus… Read more » SEE MORE