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October 23
Power play: To Pine Tree or not
Consumer-owned utility debated at Augusta forum
QUESTION 3: An Act to Create the Pine Tree Power Company, a Nonprofit, Customer-owned Utility. Do you want to create a new power company governed by an elected board to acquire and operate existing for-profit electricity transmission and distribution facilities in Maine? There wasn’t much the proponents and opponents agreed on during a Sept. 19 discussion in Augusta of the…
October 23
Monhegan school reunion
Group photo from 1972 recreated in 2023
[caption id="attachment_38468" align="alignnone" width="780"] Monhegan School, 1972[/caption] In 1972, the student body of the Monhegan School posed for a photograph. In that image (above) are, from left: Ruth Ives (standing);…
October 19
Diana Young’s Penobscot River view
Bangor’s ‘delicious relish of geography’ serves as muse
In the half century Diana Young has lived in Bangor—she and husband Jim moved there in 1973—she has painted all over the Queen City, so many different scenes she should…
October 19
When teens can say ‘I know Maine’
Program fosters positive community engagement
In 7th grade Gavin Bradstreet looked like a choir-boy angel with a moon-shaped face and round glasses, but looks were deceptive and the school found him “a handful.” Now he…
October 19
Shipbuilding legacy strengthened by unions
BIW’s history tells tale of worker leverage
Maine’s proficient, hardworking, and regionally low-paid laborers helped to secure a competitive edge in the shipbuilding industry of the 19th century, contributing to the state’s significance as a center of…
October 19
Island Institute Fellows are explorers
Summer programs on Deer Isle were rich and active
Reflections is written by Island Institute Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working…
October 18
An island musical legacy
Return of ‘Rampage’ honors local man
On a Tuesday evening earlier this summer, representatives of the Jeff Tolman Music Award, a 501(c)3, presented themselves at a select board meeting to make an unreasonable request: that they…
October 18
That pause between summer and fall
Feelings of regret mingle with anticipation
I’m at my laptop on a Tuesday, wracking my brain for a subject to write about. It is Bruce’s birthday. I promised to bake an orange cake with orange chocolate…
October 18
The plant-based food masquerade
True impact on climate isn’t easily calculated
If it ever lived—moved, breathed, ate, drank, grew from within—it is probably plant-based. My house has a plant-based structure, filled with plant-based things to sit on, sleep on, dine and…
October 18
Alive in the time of herons
Encounter while swimming prompts reflection
On an overcast August day, my teammates and I set off on a training swim down the Millstream. We were building up mileage ahead of our 5K fundraiser for LifeFlight…
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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