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May 7
Letters to the editor
Emergency ferry runs more complicated I am writing in response to the article, “Ferry Service impacted with rising emergency trips,” in the April edition of The Working Waterfront. As a resident of Swan’s Island, diagnosed with late stage ovarian cancer in 2016 and living with an ongoing issue of small bowel obstructions, I feel the need to respond to the article…
May 7
Lots of lobster news, and a win for public access
Tug mishap, ocean school greenlight, and harbor-side pizza
Tugboats are the work horses of the maritime world, and seem, by design, to be steady, sure-footed, and safe. But the April Commercial Fisheries News reports on an odd, and…
May 7
My love affair with hot water
Sometimes fickle, it makes life in an old farmhouse livable
We go back a long way, hot water and I. It has been passionately hot, torrid in fact, water up to my belly button, floating bubbles in the tub, splashing…
May 7
Port Clyde town landing plan subject of May 14 vote
St. George residents to consider $2.6 million bond
On May 14, St. George residents will be asked to vote on a $2.6 million rehabilitation and development project at the former St. George Marine property at 10 Cold Storage…
May 7
Updates from the Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Navy, University of New England, and Maine Department of Marine Resources have documented that both Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon use the Piscataqua River,…
May 3
An island is a cruise ship
Small population, few gathering places meant illness ran rampant
As I write this on April 2, spring is teasing its way to North Haven. A few brave bulbs have bloomed, pussy willows are in full force, and the sun…
May 2
Harbor visitors will get ‘tides, weather, local knowledge’ in app
Magazine spin-off business USHarbors.com attracts 4 million users
USHarbors.com, a website created and run by Rockland based Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine, is taking a step toward putting insider harbor information in the palm of its 4…
May 2
North Haven Community School seeks magnet students for unique high school experience
Maine’s smallest K-12 public school, located on a Penobscot Bay island, is seeking high school magnet students for the 2018-2019 school year. North Haven Community School, which has a total…
April 26
Clean energy from a meeting of Iceland and Maine
Potential for hydrogen lies in excess electricity generation
By Cameron G. Brien What is the single largest commodity the nation of Iceland produces in a single year? Is it fish? Banking? The attractive, blonde descendants of Viking shield-maidens?…
April 26
Long Island builds on-island wellness clinic
Providers will use space to meet with patients, reducing trips to mainland
Amy Tierney didn’t plan on making health a focus of her volunteer work on her native Long Island, but she was dealt a responsibility she couldn’t—and wouldn’t—ignore. Her father, a…
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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