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June 17
Fake it 'til you make it
The complete list of jobs I've pretended to be qualified for in my fellowship
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 of The Working Waterfront. Ben Algeo works with the electric utilities on Monhegan and Matinicus as they work toward energy efficiency. The job description of your average Island Fellow is usually…
June 17
High visibility for contemporary art in Rockland
Center for Maine Contemporary Art opens new building
The idea behind the new Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) building on Winter Street just off Main Street in Rockland is to “turn a traditional museum inside out,” says…
June 17
Stand-off on Belfast’s waterfront illustrates new dynamics
What does ‘waterfront dependent’ mean today?
The Island Institute launched this newspaper over 20 years ago in part to highlight the importance of Maine’s working waterfronts. Those properties, from which marine harvesting and other water-dependent businesses…
June 16
'Post Card Day' celebrated at Penobscot Marine Museum
Wish you were here...
While the centennial of the founding of Acadia National Park is being celebrated this year all across the greater Mount Desert Island region, the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport has…
June 16
Home: Portland in the 1960s
Note: This is the first in a three-part series recollecting the look and feel of Portland in the 1960s, '70s and '80s by a Maine writer who spent his youth…
June 16
Millennial generation key to Maine’s future
Coastal towns poised to lure 18-33 age group... with some work
They’re the young generation and they’ve got something to say. And if Maine policy makers are smart, they’ll listen. After decades of dominating the economy, politics and culture, the baby…
June 15
Fellows explore university-industry marine partnerships
Program developed by University of Maine, UMaine at Machias.
Eight students from Maine universities delved into the science and practice of marine aquaculture recently, thanks to an innovative new program developed by the University of Maine and University of…
June 2
Film screened in Belfast June 16 explores conflicting ocean uses
On Thursday, June 16 the film “A New England Story for Sustaining the Sea” will be shown at the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library. A discussion following the…
May 26
Draft ocean plan suggests better data, coordination for users
Public hearings follow in June
The draft of a first-ever plan for the ocean was released May 25, launching a new way of considering a host of marine uses for the region from Connecticut to…
May 23
...And counting
We live in the age of metrics, but are we counting the cost?
"In God we trust; everyone else, bring data." —Michael Bloomberg For better or worse, we live in the age of metrics. The jury isn't in yet, but I'm thinking it's…
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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