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Medical emergencies on islands: Who ya gonna call?
Living on any of Maine’s 15 inhabited islands means making compromises. One of the most serious of those compromises is living with limited medical care. Emergency medical services, in particular, are available in varying degrees, depending on the island in question. Some islands, such as Monhegan, rely solely on good Samaritans who are trained in… Read more » SEE MORE
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Community Broadband Working Groups Highlight Island Strengths
7/13/2016 - Slow, unreliable broadband is a problem for all of Maine’s unbridged islands. Since the launch of the Island Institute broadband connectivity project a year ago, I’ve learned that while the 15 islands face many of the same challenges, they each bring their unique approach to solving these problems. Their progress bringing faster internet to their communities has been astoundingly thoughtful and quick. SEE MORE
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Fake it ’til you make it
Reflections is a monthly column written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in remote coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working Waterfront. Ben Algeo works with the electric utilities on Monhegan and Matinicus as they work toward energy efficiency. The job description of your… Read more » SEE MORE
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Growing the ‘port’ in Bucksport could bring jobs
Not only did Bucksport lose the paper mill business and jobs that sustained its economy and tax base when Verso closed its operation there, but the mill itself—or at least most of the metal in the structures—will be scrapped and hauled away. Some might see that fate as cruel, adding insult to injury. But in… Read more » SEE MORE
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Islands, Great and Small, Find Common Energy Solutions
4/7/2016 - Monhegan Island, Isle au Haut, and Matinicus Island face critical junctures in their energy future.Monhegan and Matinicus have the highest electricity rates in New England, and Isle au Haut is reliant on a 33-year-old, two-inch-thick cable as its sole connection to the mainland for power. t the end of March, representatives from power companies on all three islands visited Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, MA to share experiences and strategies from their work creating sustainable energy systems as part of the Island Institute’s third annual Southern New England Exchange Trip. SEE MORE
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Once a TLCer, always a TLCer
3/30/2016 - The Outer Islands Teaching and Learning Collaborative has reached a milestone: the first class of students involved in the TLC are about to graduate high school. In March, they got to see each other for the first time in years. SEE MORE
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Domestic violence poses high risks on islands
It’s late on a frigid winter night, and a woman is sitting alone, an ice pack to her face, looking out the window. Snow swirls on the pavement below, and the harbor is full of white caps. He’s been asleep for an hour now. She thinks about leaving, about waking the kids and hustling out… Read more » SEE MORE
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Weather forecasting now tailored to islands
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Gray has launched a new forecast product that focuses on Maine’s islands and necks from Casco Bay to Penobscot Bay. The information is part of the recreational forecast already produced for the higher summits across Maine and New Hampshire. The NWS in Gray wanted a more representative product… Read more » SEE MORE
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Maine Seacoast Mission stays modern, reaches eastern coast
Think of it as a floating community center. Hot coffee and a hearty breakfast are still served aboard Sunbeam V, the Maine Seacoast Mission’s 75-foot long vessel which provides hospitality and fellowship to those living on Maine’s Midcoast and Downeast islands. That part of the mission’s story has been told many times. But what many… Read more » SEE MORE
