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October 3
A journey to the ends of the Earth
Elizabeth Rush renders climate science in human terms
The reader experiences, through Rush, the surprise and wonder of discovering how the scientists gather soil cores, how and why they collect animal bits from an island, their anxiety when they lose touch with an underwater remote vehicle...
October 3
Tom Moore, unleashed
Poet blends real and surreal—and has fun doing it
Moore also broaches intimations of mortality, at times tongue in cheek, at others, not so. In “Going Back: Getting Lost in Heaven” he moves from describing a house he built—“I cut studs and toe-nailed them”—to the “terrible signage” he finds in heaven.
October 3
Inside an islander’s mind
Poems follow unconventional, random form
One of the shorter poems, “Modern Man Is Monstrous, Let’s Not Forget,” begins: “Seems like any time I have a minute/to relax here goes somebody all dressed up/on TV talking about the end of time.” These ideas are in themselves quirkily disconnected.
October 2
Casco Bay Lines names new GM
Warnock has workforce, U.S. Navy background
Casco Bay Island Transit District, also known as Casco Bay Lines (CBL), has appointed John Warnock as the general manager following a unanimous vote by its board of directors. Warnock…
October 2
‘Island girl’ returns to teach on Isle au Haut
Kipp Quinby started in island’s one-room school
Kipp Quinby’s new job is a sort of homecoming. In September, she took over as the teacher of Isle au Haut’s one-room school house, the same room where she attended school as a child.
October 2
Going electric—Training technicians to work on electric outboards
Courses in Rockland, Farmington prepare for new ‘fuel’
The topic was electric outboards and the course was created with boat yard technicians in mind, but designed for a wide range of levels of familiarity with the content. It was offered in Rockland at Mid-Coast School of Technology in July and in Farmington at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in August.
October 2
Island Institute funded for lobster work
SBA grant supports community resiliency work
Island Institute has landed a $1.4 million grant from the Small Business Administration to support Maine’s lobster industry and enhance the economic resilience of the coastal communities dependent on this…
October 2
Farnsworth shows coastal Wyeths
College intern explores, curates art
The Farnsworth Art Museum is presenting The Wyeths: Impressions of Coastal Maine, beginning Oct. 26 through Dec. 31. The exhibition presents paintings by N.C., Andrew, and James “Jamie” Wyeth, inviting…
October 2
Neighbors helping neighbors on islands
Affordable housing efforts reflect unified resources
Twenty-five years ago, residents of Vinalhaven asked the Genesis Community Loan Fund for help. Without local options, their aging neighbors were often forced to leave the island for care in…
October 2
Letters to the editor: Yard South, Blue Hill
‘No’ to Yard South To the editor: There is a brief opportunity to save waterfront on Portland Harbor, currently zoned industrial, for future marine commercial use. A 30-acre parcel that…
Island Postcards
EPISODE 10: Keep the Light Shining
Two ambitious young women swam around the entire Island of Isle au Haut during the summer of 2019 to raise money for crucial renovations to the lighthouse.
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