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May 16
Concept would eliminate Eastport causeway
Plan to boost port would create bypass
Connecting America’s deepest Atlantic Coast seaport to mainland America is becoming a 100-year challenge. “It’s been said that there are only two things that Mainers here in Washington County hate,” says Chris Gardner, who oversees the Port Authority of Eastport. “Change, and the way things are.” For many years, Gardner has characterized Eastport’s deep-water port as a largely undiscovered and…
May 16
Roux Institute envisions Portland as tech hub
Redevelopment of waterfront site would join education and business
Tucked between the shore and I-295 at the mouth of Portland’s Back Cove, the B&M Baked Beans cannery, built in 1913, was a landmark for city residents, tourists, and even…
May 16
Francis Hamabe’s boat yard
Artist found similarities to Sweden and Japan in Maine
In a 1965 article in the Newark (NJ) Sunday News, Francis Hamabe explained his attraction to his adopted home to the north and east. “Maine is like I thought Sweden…
May 16
Keeping houses lit through winter
One island community’s step towards solving a housing crisis
The last time I set foot on Chebeague Island it was June 14, 2003. My enduring memory of the day is watching my brother speed across the bay aboard his…
May 16
Dinner disrupted—the rise of ‘can’t eat’ foods
Commercial, processed food limits our options
Daring to gather indoors around a dinner table with three or four good friends is one gift of vaccinations. Invitations fluctuate with the ebb and flow of COVID infectiousness but…
May 16
Cows and contentment
Small island herd of Red Devons adds personality
Every morning on my way to work I get a little serotonin boost about a half mile from my house. There, in a long, narrow field edged with woods, moseys…
May 16
Kate Stookey named MCHT president
Statewide land trust chooses Blue Hill native
Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), a statewide land conservation organization, has named Kate Stookey as its president and CEO. MCHT president Tim Glidden retired at the end of 2021. Stookey,…
May 16
Celebrate Ashley Bryan by making art
Being a neighbor provided a glimpse into process
No matter how you feel about Facebook, one thing the social networking site does well is to connect scattered friends in times of celebration and grief. On Feb. 5, less…
May 16
An island town looks in the mirror
Long Island in Casco Bay plans for future
Reflections is written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working Waterfront.…
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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