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April 27
Fishing—a risky business
Personal flotation devices, emergency stops help reduce threats
Fishermen face two realities on the water. There's the potential for accidents that could result in death, injury or vessel loss. Then there's the sheer pain many live with every day, a result of the bodily stresses they endure doing this hard work. Hazardous working conditions, strenuous labor, long work hours and harsh weather make commercial fishing one of the…
April 27
Maine cousins succeed with lobster food trucks
Lobster pot pie generated $250,000 in four hours after TV show
Maine natives and cousins Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac had customers lined up 50 deep the moment they began selling fresh Maine lobster rolls from their food truck in Los…
April 27
Manufacturing, alive and well in… Boothbay?
Boatbuilding drives pockets of Maine coastal economy
Everyone wants to see manufacturing businesses return to the U.S. and Maine. And why not? The value of businesses that make tangible things in large plants where hundreds of employees…
April 27
On Casco Bay—changes in ferry, school policies cause concern
Casco Bay Lines could lose revenue
Changes in the works to ferry and school policies, though unrelated, could impact residents of the Casco Bay islands. The board of directors of Casco Bay Lines voted at their…
April 27
Program gives islanders a leg up on lobstering
Frenchboro latest beneficiary
FRENCHBORO—Residents hoping to sustain a viable lobster fishing community are celebrating the implementation of a program that allows island fishermen to get fishing licenses more quickly than their mainland counterparts.…
April 27
Stonington tops in lobster, LNG returns Downeast
Portland company embraces electric cars, York goes European
It may have been lost in the news of the high volume and high value of the 2014 lobster catch, but it's worth noting: Stonington was once again the…
April 27
The winter that was, from Kittery to Belfast
National Weather Service numbers tell the story
As the days get warmer and the sun angle increases, causing the snow to melt and flow back into the ground, rivers and ocean, many of us think of flowers…
April 27
Trolling for the (right) tourists
Consistent marketing, data is needed
When it comes to tourism, Maine can't be complacent and count on license plates that proclaim itself Vacationland. It's a crowded and expensive marketplace, and one in which potential visitors…
April 22
St. George voters OK purchase of Port Clyde wharf
Deal carries in 245-104 vote
St. George voters supported a proposal to purchase a waterfront property in the village of Port Clyde on May 11. The move carried in a 245-104 vote. The town had…
April 17
Don't fear the spotted produce... or slimy pork chops
Apparently Seattle is fining people who toss food waste instead of composting it. And in big cities like New York, some chefs are making a point of using up every…
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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