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November 17
Castine hopes to remedy ‘town out of balance’
Childcare facility could help sustain declining year-round population
For a century, a stone and mortar, wooden-roofed tank on the outskirts of town provided Castine with a necessary resource—water. Today, the remains of the structure and the site are being repurposed to serve the town in a new way. The municipal water tank is gone and in its place a childcare center is being built, with completion expected next…
November 17
Considering the elements that sustain community vitality
Beyond a year-round population, what helps keep a small town working well?
One of the best metaphors depicting the fragility of island communities I’ve encountered is the idea of the three-legged stool. I attend the quarterly meetings of the Maine Islands Coalition,…
November 17
Estuary Beat: Fish on the York River, saving Morse River watershed, and Portand's Presumpscot
Finding fish in the York River The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve conducted a survey of fishes in the York River last spring as part of a National Park Service…
November 17
Gene ‘editing’ on mice tested in war on ticks
Islands are ideal laboratories for MIT-based study
The number of people and pets with Lyme disease increase yearly. Maine is among the top 15 states with the highest rates of the disease. Coastal and southern communities have…
November 17
It was a hot and stormy 2017, without El Niño
Weather statistics tell familiar story, though with some local twists
By Susie Arnold, Ph. D. and Heather Deese, Ph. D. It may not be a surprise that 2017 has been a year of record-breaking storms and heat. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma,…
November 17
Letters to the editor: Nantucket thoughts
Nantucket native remains islander To the editor: What a delightful surprise to open November’s issue of The Working Waterfront to see a story and pictures of my native Nantucket Island.…
November 17
Mixing it up with the generations
Island fellowship means mingling with, and building bridges between age groups
Reflections is a monthly column written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in remote coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher…
November 17
Obama climate advisor tells Mainers he’s ‘optimistic’
Brian Deese highlights first-ever economic, emission divergence
Despite the Trump administration’s sharp turn away from working to slow climate change, Brian Deese remains optimistic. Deese, who had been President Barack Obama’s senior advisor on climate, conservation, and…
November 17
On The Water In Maine offers more than lists
Rockport couple work lakefront, oceanfront vacation-property niche
When Justin and Tiffany Ford launched their vacation rental management business in 2006, there were about 8,000 residential units available in the state. That number included houses whose owners rented…
November 17
On Vinalhaven, business hopes kelp will help fishermen
Vinalhaven Kelp, Inc. seeding after Thanksgiving in Winter Harbor
Making ends meet from season to season is a challenge for many islanders. Finding additional avenues of income can be difficult in an isolated community with limited resources. It is,…
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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