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June 26
Damariscotta improves waterfront in face of rising seas
Private funds pay for most of work; town hopes for assistance with resilience work
Damariscotta is moving forward with projects aimed at improving its waterfront. The work comes despite the Jan. 4 “king tide,” the highest tide of the year, and the associated storm surge which flooded a municipal parking lot and the lower levels of two downtown businesses. Improvements include a new facility housing four bathrooms, a utility room, a small office for…
June 18
A drowning island-nation portends wider climate change disasters
Kiribati's former presidents speaks of his nation's plight to College of the Atlantic grads
In 2015, Sermary Tiare moved her family from Kirabati to New Zealand to escape the rising seas that were devastating her village. The mother of seven and small-business owner lived…
June 18
CruiseMaine evaluating potential, impact
Group contracted by state tourism, transportation office
The cruise ship industry’s growing interest in visiting Maine’s harbor towns is being hailed as opportunity by some, and branded as threat by others. While communities like Bar Harbor and…
June 18
Reservations for Acadia visits top proposal in plan
National Park Service considering ways of easing traffic congestion
A reservation system for visiting Acadia National Park is among the top proposals in the National Park Service’s draft transportation plan, released April 26. The plan has been in the…
June 18
Shared mooring: Maine Island Trail, Island Institute born of same values
MITA marks its 30th anniversary
By Doug Welch The Maine Island Trail Association marks its 30th anniversary this month, and I believe it is important to look back at our roots and the organization that once…
June 18
Strategies sharpened for bringing faster internet
Successes shared at Maine Broadband Coalition Conference
Municipalities have power to control their own destinies. That was one theme to emerge from the Maine Broadband Coalition’s May 31 conference at Thomas College in Waterville. The conference drew…
June 15
Penobscot Marine Museum hosts remote control lobster boat, America’s Cup sailboat model races
On Saturday, July 7, from 11 am to 2 pm, the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport will host a model boat race featuring lobster boats and America’s Cup yachts. The event will take place…
June 13
Ferry terminal purchase overwhelmingly approved
Bar Harbor residents to take control of property, then decide use
By a 1,380-213 margin, Bar Harbor residents voted June 12 to purchase the former ferry terminal on Eden Street from the Maine Department of Transportation for $3.5 million. The next…
May 22
Dancing away the early spring cold
Contradance was the right remedy for crawling out of winter
Sometimes, all it takes to warm back up is a little do-si-do. After a long, snowed-in winter and a chilly, damp spring, with the nearest restaurant opening still weeks away,…
May 22
Estuary Beat: Thinking about upgrading river, stream standards
Frenchman Bay Partners talk rockweed, red tide, clam flat cleanup Frenchman Bay Partners held its annual meeting on May 5 in Winter Harbor and covered several topics related to the…
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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