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September 26
My singing partner, Janet Mills
Governor has reversed mistakes of the past
Gov. Janet Mills can sing. I don’t mean to imply that simply because she can sing, she should be re-elected and neither do I mean to suggest that the ability to carry a tune be a prerequisite for holding office. However, she can sing, does so enthusiastically and I have found, since once finding myself momentarily in her company enjoying…
September 26
Harvesting the ‘fish that feeds all’
Image captures changing technology
In this month’s image, Harlan Hurd sits in his dory wearing a ball cap and a heavy flannel jacket which is covered in fish scales. His son, Karl, stands at…
September 26
Eastport, Lubec banking on the arts
Passamaquoddy Bay communities seeing revival
At the end of June, I was lucky enough to visit Eastport and Lubec. I’ve been meaning to return since my first visit in 1996. Remembering hidden artist studios, downtown…
September 26
Letters to the editor: reading and politics
A new kind of reading To the editor: Writing has always interested me. Ever since I was five years old, strong opinions and emotions in books have made me want…
September 26
Sorting out the meaning of summer
Busy, yes, but making time for people is OK
It’s the middle of summer on Islesford and while COVID is not yet off our radar, the month of July has been bursting with activity. This hectic pace throws me…
September 26
Farming from the porch
The view is a kind of ‘deep reality’
Take a bucket of shell peas you’ve just picked and a basket to heave the pods into, and a bowl to collect the little green wonders, then go sit on…
September 26
A bold mission—saving the Atlantic cod
DNA in the environment can reveal spawning secrets
Luke Goldman was working as an ocean rescue lifeguard on the Jersey Shore when he decided that he wanted to study ecology. He now is a marine protector of a…
September 26
A sense of place
Band tour offers insight into community pride
For the second half of July, I, a 41-year-old woman, mother, and teacher, went on tour with my band. Bait Bag, which I've written about before, is comprised of me…
September 26
Column prompts ‘ledge bound’ memory
Around-the-world sailor had problems in Maine
Returning to my new home in Pennsylvania hill country from a two-week visit to my daughters and friends in Maine, I was pleasantly surprised to find in my mail the…
September 26
Mrs. Maine is the real deal
Hodgson fishes, fights cancer, and revives Jonesboro Grange
In Rebekah Hodgson’s earliest memory of lobstering, she’s on her father’s boat and they’ve just anchored off of Jonesboro’s Looks Point to visit her great uncle Scott, who gave her…
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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