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October 21

On the record with... Heidi Neal of Loyal Biscuit

Entrepreneur now has seven stores
A career in banking was beginning to lose its luster for Heidi Neal, and so she followed the lead of her dog to find her new calling as the owner of Loyal Biscuit Company, which now has stores in Rockland, Rockport, Belfast, Bath, Hallowell, Waterville, and Brewer. Born and raised in Rockland, Neal worked in marketing at Camden National Bank…
Kelli Park
October 21

Maine climate assessment provides dire numbers

Report to be forwarded to full climate council
A new assessment of climate change and its effects on the state provides concrete numbers that confirm what many here already sense—Maine is warming. The average temperature is 3.2 degrees…
October 4

The sublime joy of sailing, courtesy the Apprenticeshop

ROCKLAND NONPROFIT’S COMMUNTY SAILING PROGRAM PROVIDES ACCESS
When power boats supplanted sailboats, the argument could be made that mariners were free of the reliance on the vagaries of the wind. But does that freedom to travel wherever…
Jack Sullivan
October 4

One veteran’s bewilderment

A struggle to understand support for someone for someone who insults
As a veteran, I have never gotten over the fact that, in spite of his having made such crass and appalling statements as calling John McCain a loser for having…
Phil Crossman
September 30

A very long swim, a new view of my island

AUGUST’S 5K FUNDRAISER WAS A TEAM AFFAIR
I was one of those kids who always managed to find her way into the water. At Sea World, I leaned so far into a dogfish petting tank that I…
Courtney Naliboff
September 30

It’s been a blackberry year

WHEN ONE FRUIT FAILS, ANOTHER FLOURISHES
Normally, right about the first week of September, it’s that old chanteuse Peaches Galore around here. My trees yield up enough for peach fans to pick, for me to sell…
Sandy Oliver
September 30

World War II-era tower is island family heirloom

BROWNS OF LONG ISLAND PROUD OF FORMER RADAR INSTALLATION
You may be forgiven for thinking a 65-foot-tall tower on a Casco Bay island has something to do with warning mariners away from danger. But the tower in Brad Brown’s…
Tom Groening
September 30

​The man is gone, but the story remains

THE LATE STEVIE ROBBINS JR. CAPTURED IN SALT OF THE EARTH FILM
I never met Stephen H. Robbins Jr., a legendary offshore lobsterman of Stonington who passed away in July of this year. However, I do know Randy Olson, a marine-biologist-turned-filmmaker, who…
Benjamin Neal
September 30

Seaweed, shellfish aquaculture are thriving on Hancock County coast

INNOVATION, MARKET-BASED ADAPTATION, AND CLEAN WATER ARE COMPONENTS
Seaweed, mussels, and scallops—these are some of the farmed seafood products that are enjoying great success among small aquaculture operations off the Hancock County coast. And business owners continue to…
Laurie Schreiber
September 30

The ocean and its feast for our senses

Populations return to coast, but what will they find?
The ocean is a place for the senses. Living in the city, amidst the frenzy and the noise, the operative function is contra-sensual, a mix of cacophony and nonsense. We…
Peter Neill

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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