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Ivy Frognoca at work.
March 23

On the record with... Ivy Frignoca, the Friends of Casco Bay’s new baykeeper

Legal background, island living dovetail with role
The Friends of Casco Bay began 2016 with a new baykeeper, a position the nonprofit has used for 25 years. Environmental lawyer Ivy Frignoca was hired last fall and got to work in January, a year after longtime baykeeper Joe Payne retired. The New Jersey-born Frignoca has lived in the greater Portland area for more than 25 years and most…
Stephanie Bouchard
The Penobscot River as seen from the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory in Prospect.
March 23

Penobscot Watershed Conference: Sharing our Heritage, Challenges, and Future

April 9 event at Point Lookout in Northport
As Maine’s largest river system, the Penobscot River carries a deep cultural and economic history of our region. The future health of this vast watershed will be discussed at the first…
Staff Writer
Waves break on the shore at Roque Bluffs
March 23

Portland proactive on immigration, Wiscasset to vote on traffic plan

Blue Hill store boosts wages, DMR honors fisherman
Maine’s role in the major party nomination process has come and gone, with the Democrats picking Bernie Sanders and the Republican faithful choosing Ted Cruz. The GOP frontrunner Donald Trump,…
Tom Groening
March 23

State must invest in a digital future

Broadband Internet as essential as roads, electricity to grow economy
Journalists are taught to give readers a human face to the public issues they write about in their news stories. Sometimes, the reporter has to work at finding a “real…
Staff Writer
March 23

Tech center students build computers for medical research

SLIDESHOW BY LESLIE BOWMAN Among the students who travel to Calais for a variety of half-day vocational programs at the St. Croix Regional Technical Center, some are linking up with…
Leslie Bowman
March 23

Weakening ocean currents impact New England climate

Gulf Stream changing with warmer water, more melting
North Atlantic ocean currents that are changing because of global warming could be contributing to changes in weather patterns in Maine, scientists say. Melting Greenland and Arctic ice will bring…
Laurie Schreiber
March 23

Where on the coast?

Be among the first five to identify this harbor and win Island Journal
This week's mystery harbor is in the heart of the Midcoast. The perspective is a bit unusual, but it's still one of the most photographed and recognized harbors, so no…
Staff Writer
March 15

Closed municipal landfills become solar electricity plants

Underused properties suitable for solar farms
About three miles west of Belfast’s downtown is a piece of land the city once considered essentially useless: the capped landfill on Pitcher Road. Today, that landfill is an unexpected…
Stephanie Bouchard
Glen Libby
March 15

Maine’s caring economy is environmental and personal

Friends, near and far, rally to help Glen Libby
An old friend, Glen Libby, stopped by the office recently. Those who know Glen may immediately think of community supported fisheries. Glen and his fellow fishermen began a national trend that…
Rob Snyder
March 15

Speaking as a Republican…

Candidate’s views trump party’s long-held values
In 2010, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proclaimed that the Republican members of Congress had no more immediate goal than to see that President Obama was not allowed a second…
Phil Crossman

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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