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April 24
Ferry service considers higher summer, lower winter rates
Proposal aired for advisory board; implementation would come in 2018
To meet a state mandate to raise half its operating funds from customers, the Maine State Ferry Service has proposed raising rates during the busy summer months and lowering them in the off season. Rick Dubois, the state Department of Transportation's director of multimodal operations, explained the proposal to the citizen ferry advisory board in Rockland on Thursday, April 13. He…
April 24
Growing up on the coast: ‘Adventures remembered enthusiastically’
Memoir of summers on Cundy’s Harbor recall a time of boyhood freedom
The Stone From Halfway Rock: A Boy’s Adventures on the Coast of Maine By Peter Macdonald Blachly (published by Polar Bear & Company, 2016) The pages of The Stone From…
April 24
Landmark ruling blocks access to seaweed harvesters
Decision likely to be appealed to state’s highest court
A March 16 Washington County Superior Court ruling will allow private landowners to block harvester access to rockweed in the intertidal zone. The ruling is likely to be appealed to…
April 24
Maine is choice location for Fresh Air Fund
In 2016, more than 200 Maine families hosted inner-city kids
Every summer for the last five years, Amy Goodwin’s son and daughter fight over the same thing: a treasured summer visitor from the Bronx named Simone. “They each wanted to…
April 24
My April Fool’s joke is a believable nightmare
Satiric post fooled some because of unpredictable governor
I wrote the following April Fool’s column last month alleging that Gov. Paul LePage had decided to give the largest Vinalhaven ferry, the Capt. Frank Thompson, to Viking Cruise Lines…
April 24
Warmer waters pushing northern shrimp out of Gulf of Maine
Management plan is being reconsidered, but prognosis not good
By Susie Arnold, Ph. D. and Heather Deese, Ph. D. This winter was the fourth consecutive year of a moratorium on fishing for northern shrimp. Management of the fishery remains…
April 14
Washington Academy a Downeast success story
Private high school in East Machias serves 27 county towns, 24 countries
When Washington Academy first opened its doors in 1792, its namesake—yes, the father of our country, George Washington—was still president. The private high school in East Machias that serves students…
March 20
An international trade deal that matters to Maine
Canada, EU may erase barriers for lobster trade
The past four years have been rife with good news for the Maine lobster industry, as we’ve seen both the volume of the catch and prices paid to fishermen increase.…
March 20
Boatyards: The jobs are waiting
Biggest challenge is developing a trained workforce
This is the third and final installment in a three-part series about the role boat builders and boatyards play in Maine’s coastal and island economy. Boatyards and marinas provide…
March 20
Girls embrace science in coastal setting
Coastal Studies for Girls in Freeport brings students from around U.S.
Who would want to wake up, layer up and sit outside in a circle with other students in the frigid cold air for 30 minutes, in silence, five days 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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