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August 13
Islesboro teacher honored with teacher of the year nomination
Kristen Kelley landed on island from Hawaii
By Dora Thompson When Kristen Kelley got offered a housesitting job on Islesboro, she thought she’d have a brief island adventure with her two daughters, whom she was homeschooling in Hawaii at the time. They’d enjoy the Atlantic Ocean, experience the seasons and have a refreshing five-month vacation. Four-and-a-half years later, Kelley is still on the island, a teacher at…
July 19
A teacher's holiday
Cooking is the antidote for rigors of school year
After a long nine-and-a-half months of lesson planning, assessing, discussing and meeting, summer vacation is as necessary for teachers as it is for students. We use the time to prepare…
July 19
Be ruthless: novelist heeds her own advice
Title character confronts, transcends childhood abuse
My Name is Lucy Barton By Elizabeth Strout (Random House, 2016) I let my mind wander a bit as I pondered writing this review, as if I were the title…
July 19
Camping Downeast
Cobscook State Park a hidden gem
LESLIE BOWMAN Tim Corcoran clamming in Cobscook Bay with equipment provided by the park. Robin and John Ladd of Brownsville Junction at their campsite. Tim and…
July 19
From Aunt Annie’s point of view
The old way of putting on a potluck was hard work
The house I live in was Adrianna Bunker’s home from roughly 1869 until the mid-1920s. For about 20 years she cooked in a small kitchen in the back half of…
July 19
Island fire rekindles fears, appreciation
Sheep Island cottages hold special place in many lives
By Phil Showell More than 50 years ago I was sitting on a porch at my parent’s place on Sheep Island. It lies in the New Meadows River, opposite the…
July 19
New weapon in war on mosquitoes
Spray features natural oils, safe for environment, dealer says
In the age of mosquito-borne Zika virus and tick-borne Lyme disease, a plant oil-based spray could be what the manufacturer says is a safe way to deploy a broad-based application…
July 19
On the record with… Rockland downtown’s Gordon Page
Booster group keeps Main Street humming
Gordon Page came to Rockland in 1982 for a job at National Sea Products, a company on the city’s waterfront that processed frozen blocks of fish. Today, he’s the executive…
July 19
Surprising facts about the ocean
From ice sheets to bulging sea surface...
By Heather Deese, Ph. D. Looking for that fascinating tidbit to liven up the VHF radio chatter or cocktail party conversation this summer? Here are four facts about the ocean—on scales from…
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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