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March 16
Developer ponders new uses for old Bass Harbor boatyard
TREMONT — A waterfront boatyard dating back at least to the 1940s could face transformation and be split into residential and mixed-use maritime uses, with a developer from Southern Maine exploring options. It could be a return, of sorts, to the original mix of uses on the property, which was once home not only to boat-related activities but, at various…
March 16
Dreaming of a not-too-distant future
That active time when winter melts into spring
It's early March as I write, and snow is still piled up to the crotch of the pin cherry tree. But you may be reading this in early April, and…
March 16
High schoolers help build walls for Habitat for Humanity houses
MDI students make a habit of Habitat
BAR HARBOR — Work is underway to build headers and cut lumber to make studs, part of a volunteer effort to construct a Habitat for Humanity house. While most will…
March 16
Hunting eggs, hunting spring
Vinalhaven's Chartlotte Goodhue created family Easter tradition
Charlotte image The sun is shining through a milky sky. A warmth beats its way through the crisp early spring air. Stalks of new green grass struggle to poke…
March 16
Ogunquit lawns go organic
Town passes first-in-state ordinance
It will be a spring like no other in the small oceanside community of Ogunquit, after voters passed an ordinance in November banning the use of non-organic pesticides and herbicides…
March 16
Peaks Island braces for visitors, cars and carts
Casco Bay Lines records 675,000 passengers landing on island last year
It's an oft-repeated, but inaccurate statistic—Peaks Island has never seen 1 million visitors, nor will it likely see that many this summer. But the island, with a year-round population…
March 16
Propane on ferries remains a balancing act
Coast Guard offers compromise, but North Haven unhappy
ROCKLAND — Trucks carrying propane in bulk or in 100-pound cylinders can travel to islands on the state ferry service, but not without restrictions on the number of passengers…
March 16
Re-inventing the world, one island at a time
Technology's 'engines' explored through the years
The Innovators How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution By Walter Isaacson New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014 I lived through the digital revolution—or thought…
March 16
Sharing a cold night with two food writers
The great thing about deep snow and cold temperatures is that I feel no compunction whatever about lingering in bed another hour in the morning to read or even trotting…
March 16
Spiffed up or over-developed?
Waterfront character evolves when progress marches in
BAR HARBOR — Artist and business owner Sherry Rasmussen remembers, in the 1970s, taking her puppy for a romp at the sand bar off Bar Harbor. A 20-something traveling by…
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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