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May 13
Chowder is Maine’s food for all seasons
But authentic version doesn’t have to be ‘gluey’
Chowder season begins and ends simultaneously in Maine. Maybe on a few over-warm days in July and early August it doesn’t taste as good as it does on chilly September nights. Most traditional Maine eateries keep it on the menu all the time. For people truly from Maine, it’s a birthright dish. A reader contacted me from South Portland and…
May 13
An antidote to anxiety?
Keeping kids off phones easier on island
Getting ready for work this morning, I heard an interview that stopped me in my tracks. Author Jonathan Haidt was speaking about his new book, The Anxious Generation: How the…
May 13
Finding the essence of the Lost Kitchen
Erin French’s latest gets at the heart of food
French emphasizes that evoking emotions is at the very heart of her cooking. She wants diners to feel welcomed and cared for.
May 13
A Maine manufacturing miracle
Against well-documented odds, apparel company succeeds
Slade wanted an example of what apparel manufacturing might look like in the U.S. when there are considerations other than profit.
May 13
Michaud wins ‘officer of the year’
Maine Marine Patrol Officer Alex Michaud received the 2024 Maine Lobstermen’s Association Officer of the Year Award during the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport in early March. The award is…
May 13
Feds provide funds for Lincolnville terminal
Sen. Susan Collins announced that the Maine Department of Transportation will receive a grant award of $7.1 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Service for Rural Communities Grant…
May 13
Despite regeneration ability, sea stars are dying
Sea stars—and their five heads—face climate threat
Turns out we’ve been looking at starfish all wrong. First, they’re not fish. They belong to a group of marine invertebrates called echinoderms, which also includes sea urchins, sand dollars,…
May 13
What's lurking in the deep Gulf of Maine?
Will cooler water now hold sway after heatwave?
It’s a foggy and rainy May. A little chilly. Today is a good day to talk about ocean temperatures. Across most of the North Atlantic, sea surface temperatures have been…
May 9
COA names new president
Dr. Sylvia Torti succeeds Darron Collins
The College of the Atlantic board of trustees has announced its unanimous selection of Dr. Sylvia Torti as the college's seventh president. Torti, an accomplished writer, ecologist, and innovative academic…
May 9
The passing of a fisheries icon
Frank O’Hara Sr. dies at 91 in Camden
Francis J. O’Hara Sr., president of the O’Hara Corporation, passed away on Aug. 3 at his home in Camden at the age of 91. If there is a name that’s synonymous with Maine’s fishing industry, it’s Frank O’Hara.
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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