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February 5
Digging deep into Maine’s recipe pantry
Sandy Oliver’s latest gathers cooking wisdom and stories
Both books feature Oliver’s homespun stories about recipes, contributors, and history, and offer real insight into authentic Downeast cooking, from both the past and the present. And you don’t need to feel you’ve embarked on scholarly research while perusing recipes here
February 5
Political refugee lands in Portugal
Dennis Bailey finds a home in ‘land of sunshine, sardines’
Bailey dives into the details on everything, from how to order a cup of coffee to banking, from how to buy food at a street market to why the roofs are all red.
February 3
Former island hospital back on market
Historic Great Diamond Island property caught in new law
Built in 1903, the two-and-a-half story, brick hospital has been empty for nearly 80 years. “We would like to see it brought back to what it was. It’s really a beautiful building,” said Greg Watson.
February 3
Went scalloping, caught a porter
Fisherman hauls up 19th century English bottle
“For those struggling to decipher the imprinted text, I believe it reads as ‘Jones's — Ale & Porter Merchant – 20 & 22 Wilton Street – Liverpool – Established 1831.’”
February 3
Belfast school launches Marine Institute
Students engage in practice and theory
That academic year saw the acquisition of an on-campus wet lab with a 500-gallon water tanker and kelp-growing materials, as well as a limited-purpose aquaculture license…
January 31
How Newfoundland fishermen protected their own
Fishermen's Protective Union changed lives in outports
It was into this environment that the Fishermen's Protective Union was initiated by Newfoundland businessman William Ford Coaker. He recognized that the system meant fishermen had no direct access to markets or control over prices.
January 30
Storm-related counseling available
StrengthenME, a program of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, is offering free, confidential, and anonymous mental health and spiritual care services funded through by FEMA in partnership with…
January 30
Coast Guard lands repair funding
Sen. Susan Collins, vice chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she has secured a total of $42 million in funding the U.S. Coast Guard requested for repairs to…
January 30
Rising seas—how high?
Accurate predictions are needed to prepare
Last month, a group gathered in a conference room beneath the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington D.C. They were there to discuss a question that’s relevant to all coastal residents:…
January 30
York County kelp firm wins grant
U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a value-added producer grant to Cold Current Kelp in York County. The company grows, harvests, processes, and produces value-added products from kelp raised offshore…
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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