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September 26
Innovation incubator heats up in Ellsworth
Union River Center for Innovation hosts start-ups from viral research to video games
By Laurie Schreiber At any given moment, inventive entrepreneurs are busy working on an astonishing array of start-up activities at the Union River Center for Innovation in Ellsworth. In a small laboratory, Monoclonals Inc. founder Christine Soto is developing novel antibodies for certain strains of bacteria and viruses. In a nearby office, Gerald Collins is working on business strategy for…
September 26
Native history of North Haven an eye-opener
Students and teacher learn more about early inhabitants
By Courtney Naliboff This fall marks the first time Maine’s October three-day-weekend will be held in honor of indigenous people in the state, rather than that guy who accidentally landed…
September 26
One- and two-room schools celebrate ten years of collaboration
Outer Islands Teaching and Learning Collaborative sustains island schools
By Yvonne Thomas What has allowed the Outer Islands Teaching and Learning Collaborative, or TLC, to survive and thrive? For 10 years, the one- and two-room schools on Cliff Island,…
September 26
Quimby reveals plans for Schoodic campground
Simple, low-impact uses match prime ocean frontage
By Jacqueline Weaver When philanthropist Roxanne Quimby bought the 113-acre Ocean Wood Campground on Schoodic Peninsula three years ago for $2 million, her intent was to save the land and…
September 26
The embrace of island life is like no other
Sometimes for worse, but mostly for better, islands hug their own
Reflections is written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working Waterfront. By…
September 26
Why Islands? An important question for the world
Island Institute staff weigh in on what islands do to us, and for us
By Rob Snyder Islands are the Island Institute’s North Star, and perhaps they should hold this place for all. Islands captured my heart and mind so much so that I’ve…
September 25
Swan’s Island institutions find mutual support
Old church, historical society: a marriage made in heaven
Story by Jennifer Helman//Photos by Dale Joyce A landmark building from the 1890s and a historical society in need of a new home found each other on Swan’s Island. The…
September 20
On MDI, summer help may bunk in dorms
Bar Harbor tackles shortage of affordable employee housing
By Laurie Schreiber More than three million visitors flock to Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island each year. That leaves employers with an acute need for seasonal employees. But…
September 20
Women on the working waterfront, and on our pages
Coverage reflects changing gender roles in the maritime economy
By Tom Groening If newspaper readers could be proverbial flies on the wall during meetings at which editors plan news coverage, most conspiracy theories about bias and political agendas would…
September 19
A scientist's view on right whale challenge
Warming waters are impacting whale diet
By Stephanie Bouchard The first time Nick Record saw a North Atlantic right whale was in 2007. He was out on a boat in Cape Cod Bay with a guy…
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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