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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 than 24 hours after his death, it did not feel to me that Ashley Bryan was gone. It seemed more like he had just come back home to Islesford. His…
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.…
May 16
How anti-government sentiment was harnessed
Half a century of political manipulation explored in book
At War with Government: How Conservatives Weaponized Distrust from Goldwater to Trump By Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris; Columbia University Press University of Maine political science professor Amy Fried’s…
May 16
Photographic proof of Portland’s hip rebirth
Documentary images captured a ‘moment of moments’
Take It Easy: Portland in the 1970s by John Duncan; Islandport Press Review by Dana Wilde Summers in the ’60s my father trundled from Cape Elizabeth to Portland to go…
May 13
A visit to Prock Marine with Lois Dodd, Jeff Epstein
Two painters engage with Rockland waterfront
The Rockland waterfront is a busy place, with all manner of marine activities happening all the time. Among its most venerable businesses is the Prock Marine Company on the northern…
May 13
Our readers write—Racism, sexism, and the joy of libraries
Racism heritage To the editor: Thanks very much for your article on our heritage (“Maine’s not-so-clean history on race,” May issue). Having lived away in Denver for more than 30…
May 4
A wonderful life begins close to home
Populism as a political value is complicated
Much of my political philosophy—maybe too much—springs from the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life. Policy questions are more nuanced and complex than talking heads on cable news suggest, and…
May 4
A reliable winter harvest fueled local economy
Kennebec River provided quality product
This time of year, Mainers look forward to the thaw and the coming of warmer weather. It is a time to look ahead to the opportunities that a Maine summer…
May 4
Charged winds blowing along East Coast
Wind energy project off Virginia largest in U.S.
Scheduled to begin construction in 2024, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project launched by Dominion Energy is the largest of its kind in the country. A 2.6-gigawatt wind farm that…
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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