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January 20
Our readers write: Bias, memories, and oatcakes
Letters to the editor from the December/January issue
Bias is on left, too To the editor: I read with interest the Rock Bound column on “Citizen Hearst” in the November issue of The Working Waterfront. I follow the news media quite closely, especially as pertains to political reporting. I was disappointed, but not surprised to see the negative reference to Fox News and its “political agenda.” We can…
January 20
A good deed was the best medicine
Non-COVID illnesses are back, but so is kindness
It’s no secret that these are trying times. It’s a metaphorical rough ferry ride, with the news cycle and pandemic sending us up into an optimistic high, only to bring…
January 20
A sunshine filled kitchen
Old and new ways of dealing with winter
When Capt. Emery Bunker, who lived in my home with his wife Adrianna in the last half of the 1800s, renovated the house in 1889, he added a kitchen ell…
January 20
Seafood shrinking as world’s protein source
Keeping an open mind about aquaculture is prudent
If we do not do something to counter pressure through consumption and illegal fishing, we will face a crisis in protein supply to feed the growing world population, an estimated…
January 20
Showing is telling: the Chesapeake’s island stories
Islands at risk documented in emotional photography
Island Life By Jay Fleming (2021) Review by Jack Sullivan A photobook is typically conceived to be consumed lightly, making it a great candidate to present on the coffee table.…
January 20
Light station restoration complete on Swan’s Island
Close to $900,000 raised for work on four buildings
After some 15 years of planning, fund raising, volunteer and preservation work by dozens of contractors, the town of Swan’s Island has completed the restoration of the Burnt Coat Harbor…
January 12
Roque Bluffs State Park adds island
Fifty-acre Pond Cove Island will offer camping
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has announced that the Bureau of Parks and Lands has acquired Pond Cove Island. The 50-acre Pond Cove Island, located in Englishman…
January 12
Equitable access to broadband is a worthy investment
Those pursuing training are key demographics for economy
The pandemic clarified what many already knew—your ability to connect to the internet is not guaranteed. Where you live determines the quality of the infrastructure you can access. Your ability…
January 11
Who’s next—bringing in new community leaders
Island communities struggle to pass the torch
Chebeague Island’s Donna Damon started the October meeting of the Maine Islands Coalition by asking the 30 assembled members and guests an important question: “Who are community leaders?” Her second…
January 11
Collins secures funding for lobster industry
Earmarks to support fishing in face of whale rules
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has secured $15 million in the draft fiscal year 2022 commerce, justice, and science appropriations bill to support…
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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