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August 25
Winds of change blow through island schools
Board members must lead through global, local challenges
A mom who owns a small business arrives just in time, having raced home from her store to help get dinner on the table and then raced off again for a school board meeting. She joins her fellow board members, who include two other parents, a lobsterman grandfather, and a retired mainland educator turned year-round island resident. These are just…
August 14
Portland's growing Indian population drawn by high-tech jobs
IDEXX Labs, Fairchild Semiconductor, Unum and Wright Express hiring
This is the second in a series of stories about how immigration is changing coastal Maine. Jennifer Atkinson is a lawyer based in Friendship who specializes in immigration matters. As…
August 11
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors show this weekend in Rockland
Aug. 14-16 event features the best of boating and more
In addition to nearly 50 new exhibitors, the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show has assembled a varied flotilla of new events and displays for the 13th annual event, which…
August 6
Flying over the Great Barrier Reef
Taking photos while leaning out a helicopter door is part of the thrill
The morning dawned warm and clear. The waters around the USNS Washington Chambers were treacherous, even in this good weather. The shoals around Australia and the many reefs make the…
August 5
Writer, filmmaker Peter Davis reads from first novel in Castine Aug. 6
Hearts and Minds director's first novel is Girl of My Dreams
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy’s Department of Arts and Sciences will host writer, filmmaker and Castine resident Peter Davis reading from his new novel Girl of My Dreams at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 at…
August 4
'Luminous Maine': The photographs of Louis Cabot
Show at Archipelago Fine Arts Gallery open Aug. 15
Photographer Louis W. Cabot is exhibiting canvas prints of his photographs of the Maine coast at Archipelago Fine Arts Gallery from Aug. 15 through Sept. 7, with an opening reception with the photographer…
August 4
Grants address sea level rise, water pollution along coast
Eleven coastal towns and county groups get funded by Maine Coastal Program
The Maine Coastal Program, part of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, announced on Aug. 4 that it has awarded nearly $250,000 to 11 municipal and county projects. The funds will provide support for…
August 3
Nine coastal communities win planning grants
Funds support harbor management, infrastructure and access
The state's Maine Coastal Program has awarded nine communities a total of $163,206 in grants covering planning, design and engineering work for a host of improvement projects, some conceptual, some…
July 29
Swan's, Frenchboro ratepayers approve move toward merger
Straw poll overwhelmingly supports going with Emera
Ratepayers in the Swan's Island Electric Cooperative voted to authorize the coop's board to further investigate merging with or being acquired by Emera Maine, the utility that provides electricity for…
July 23
Dangerous cargo aboard
Crew on navy ship carrying munitions must check its list twice
The military has a lot of stuff to ship overseas for its missions: food, clothes, toiletries, cleaning supplies, paper and pencils, and even books and movies. But its first mission,…
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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