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July 17
Estuary Beat: Casco Bay and oil, hydro-acoustic in PenBay
Casco Bay prepares for oil spill potential Millions of barrels of oil flow through the pipeline that runs from South Portland to refineries in Montreal. While this is less oil than in the past (because of the supply coming from the Alberta tar sands), it is still enough to pose a threat to marine life. Portland Montreal Pipe Line owns…
July 17
Global warming, climate change are two issues
Agreement should have gone to U.S. Senate before U.S. committed
Rob Snyder’s “Field Notes,” entry No. 41 in the July issue of The Working Waterfront, “Climate decisions reflect on who we are as a nation,” concerned me. Rob is a…
July 17
Good job news, not-so-good work force news
Maine must invest in education and training options beyond liberal arts college
The Great Recession still casts a shadow over us, perhaps tamping down confidence in the economy in some quarters. But the truth about Maine’s employment situation is quite bright. The…
July 17
Homing in on Dave Morrison
Camden poet, musician publishes Psalms collection
New York City just didn't agree with Dave Morrison. The music scene was a clutter of competition and costs he hadn't encountered playing nightclub circuits in New England. Living arrangements…
July 17
New Islesboro pre-school facility opens this summer
Islanders invest in next generation, and working parents
The reasons for providing daycare and preschool services on an island are many, and they are compelling. But the new Islesboro Pre-School facility came to fruition because island leaders asked…
July 17
North Haven’s eldercare vision coming to fruition
Island native Lindsey Beverage hired as administrator
On eight acres of meadow overlooking Southern Harbor, North Haven’s eldercare facility is coming into focus. As the walls come down in the original structure, donated by Mary White, and…
July 17
Remembering that first day on Frenchboro
When ferry doesn’t run daily, there was no turning back
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…
July 17
Searsport’s Penobscot Marine Museum chronicles ‘evolving fisheries’
'Net Result' explains declines, opportunities
One of the more telling components of the Penobscot Marine Museum’s summer exhibit is a collection of headlines from the fisheries trade magazine, National Fisherman, pasted to a wall above…
July 12
Beverly Ross Johnson is Chebeague’s volunteer extraordinaire
Legislative ‘sentiment’ acknowledges what islanders already know about this talented, giving woman
There is an old saying that you can’t keep a secret on an island, but that was disproven at Chebeague Island’s town meeting on June 10, when Beverly Ross Johnson…
July 11
Trump EPA cuts would have Maine fisheries navigating ‘blind’
Panel discusses impact of budget proposal to science, research
Science and research are being targeted for deep cuts in the Trump administration’s proposed budget, and if those cuts are made, Maine’s fisheries will be navigating blind into an uncertain…
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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