Working Waterfront
A dog that’s at home on the waterfront
In the 18th and 19th centuries, they were common on sailing vessels of all types, and even today, you can find them working aboard boats... SEE MORE
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Working Waterfront
Winter storms highlight value of Sunrise Trail
DOT bid the work May 8 and awarded it six days later to Hanscom Construction of Marshfield for $438,975. Using the finesse required to navigate massive dump trucks safely along a waterside rail bed, and despite tidal delays, Hanscom completed the work more than two weeks ahead of schedule, on June 7. SEE MORE
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Fishermen feeding Mainers expands reach
The Fishermen Feeding Mainers program provided financial relief to fishermen at a time when seafood markets were either shuttered or shaky, while also supplying food banks and families in need with seafood that was otherwise going unsold. SEE MORE
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Finding Finland on Deer Isle
In Kola’s painting of a frigid, windswept, forsaken landscape, that gold-domed rock centers the outcropping, looking almost volcanic in size. SEE MORE
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Islanders pull off delightful ‘Mathilda’
Over the years I've reviewed books and plays and while I’ve certainly liked some more than others, I have always enjoyed the process. Last week I watched a rendition of Roahl Dahl’s Matilda at Waterman’s Community Center in North Haven. Dahl passed away 34 years before what would seem fair,… SEE MORE
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The comforting sounds of the season
I love the quiet I experience from living on Little Cranberry Island. I remember a visit from Dutch friends when their mouths dropped open upon reaching our house. I asked what stunned them and they replied, “The quiet! There is so little noise!” That’s what I like. I also appreciate… SEE MORE
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Lobster Institute names new director
Since 1987 the Lobster Institute has been a center of discovery, innovation and outreach at UMaine with the goal of promoting, conducting, and communicating research focused on the sustainability of the American lobster fishery in the U.S. and Canada. SEE MORE
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Righting a wrong—Monhegan’s women artists get their due
Over the years, Women Artists of Monhegan Island, or WAMI, held exhibitions in a variety of venues, on and off Monhegan. SEE MORE
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A photographer who captured artists
Peggy McKenna was one of the artists who was drawn to this part of the state in the 1970s. She settled in Montville along with other artists and “back to the landers.” SEE MORE
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That New England spirit in literature
grandfather, Sanford “Dick” Lunt.
Writing, producing, and selling Hauling by Hand was a crash course in publishing. Dean Lunt said, “We used that book to learn about book design, cover design, distribution, sales.” SEE MORE
