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July 24
Why Long Island seceded from Portland
Twenty-five years later, reasons and benefits recalled
By Mark Greene Were you wondering how Long Island is doing 25 years after seceding from the city of Portland? Well, we’ll offer a polite answer: Not bad, thank you. On the surface many folks still think of the Long Island secession as a tax revolt and one could make some real comparisons to the American Revolution and its causes.…
July 18
North Haven Mercantile selling island-made goods
Store features 26 island-based vendors
Shopping options in downtown North Haven have expanded, thanks to two creative entrepreneurs. The North Haven Mercantile, a showcase for island-made goods, has opened its doors. The brainchild of Carrie…
July 18
Reading the ‘priestess of nature’ who took on the ‘elixirs of death’
Rachel Carson’s works on the environment collected in new book
By Tom Walsh If you don’t know much—or even anything at all—about Rachel Carson, here’s your chance. The Library of America recruited the help of editor Sandra Steingraber in recently…
July 17
Angry words exchanged at ferry board meeting
Service staff verbally abused, managers say
Tempers flared at the July 12 meeting of the Maine State Ferry Advisory Board about, ironically enough, angry ferry passengers. The board serves as a citizen advisory group, representing the…
July 11
Frenchboro couple built new lobster boat by kit
Andy Smith finishes Sylvia Mae in time for season
PHOTO: COURTESY KIM SMITH Andy Smith Frenchboro fisherman Andy Smith, his sternman Daniel Saxby, and local contractors were scrambling in late May to finish construction of Smith’s new Mussel Ridge…
July 11
Soft-shell clam population decline calls for cooperation
Multiple approaches seek to determine better numbers, fixes
By Susie Arnold, Jessica Gribbon Joyce and Roger Stephenson Mainers likely have heard about the precipitous decline in soft-shell clam landings over the last five years. While the fishery remains…
July 11
The search for topic leaves trail of island life
‘Homecoming’ is a feeling many islanders understand well
People sometimes ask me how I decide what to write about. Today, on deadline, I’ve got only a vague thought I had last week while picking up groceries after a…
July 4
Planning for my apocalypse pantry
Higher ferry fees have columnist thinking about staying put
It isn’t the zombie apocalypse yet, but it’s a good dry run for one. My car-and-driver ticket on the ferry from Islesboro to Lincolnville went from $13.75 to $30. Fortunately,…
July 4
Trevett store still going strong
Library of Congress photo shows ongoing history
The Trevett store in a 1939 photo from the Library of Congress collection. We received several reader responses to our question about the photo on page 9 in 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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