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December 3
Getting outside is critical, and never easier
North Haven public lands are treasured in COVID crisis
As I write this, COVID 19 has arrived on North Haven. Today, the town office announced that we had 11 positive cases, and that testing and contact-tracing continues. The store is closed for in-store shopping, we’re remote schooling at least through the end of November, and emotions are high as people fear for their loved ones and worry that they,…
December 3
A new, old-fashioned way to serve school lunch
Lincoln Academy in Newcastle turns to 'tiffins'
Lincoln Academy students who purchase lunch will now eat it out of what are known as “tiffin” containers. Tiffins are reusable stainless-steel lunchboxes that can be washed and sanitized every…
December 2
South Portland’s history is in good hands
Historical society director explains mission as repository
Like many of its counterparts around the country, the South Portland Historical Society’s museum has been closed since the onset of the pandemic. The small size of the building in…
December 2
Chebeague Island has new town administrator
Justin Poirer replaces retiring Marjorie Stratton
Chebeague Island town administrator, Marjorie Stratton, who has served the island community for the past five years, is stepping down. [caption id="attachment_22775" align="aligncenter" width="250"] Justin Poirer[/caption] According to long-time select…
December 2
Minke whale skeleton finds second life
North Haven school completes years-long project
Photos by William Trevaskis Students, staff, and visitors to North Haven Community School are greeted by a new, impressive sight when they enter the school grounds: a 26-foot minke whale…
December 2
Maine Climate Council action plan is opportunity, say members
Plan's prescriptions create marching orders for urgent work
The Maine Climate Council released its four-year plan for climate action on Tuesday, Dec. 1 the same day 60-mph wind gusts were battering the state. As council member Ivan Fernandez…
December 1
Port of Halifax expands to handle bigger container ships
Project may reshuffle Maine, Maritime Canada shipping trade
This fall, the Port of Halifax welcomed the largest two containerized cargo vessels to ever make a call on the Canadian eastern seaboard—the CMA CGM Brazil and the CMA CGM…
December 1
Downeast cranberries were a bust, too
Weather didn’t cooperate, and as with blueberries, it impacted harvest
In a good year, Sugar Hill Farm harvests 50,000 to 80,000 pounds of cranberries. Not surprisingly, 2020 has not been a good year, even for Maine’s drop-in-the-bucket cranberry industry. Too…
December 1
Success is a bit more than roll of the dice
When doors close, it’s time to write another ending
The fighter is paralyzed, the mage unconscious. The rogue will be too, soon. And the undead monster is still attacking us! Desperate, the rogue seizes her herbalist’s kit. It’s not…
December 1
What can we learn from Maine’s coastal vote?
Demographics, not values, seem to tell the electoral story
Do elections hold a mirror to our values, fears, dreams, and desires? Or do the choices we make on the ballot drift this way and that, just as our tastes…
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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