Articles
Lobster-freezing facility to open in September
BUCKSPORT — If all goes according to plan, there soon will be a new lobster-processing facility just east of the Penobscot River. In July, the city council voted unanimously to dedicate a plot of land in its industrial park to Central Maine Cold Storage. The company expects to break ground on a seafood processing facility
Castine, MMA seek collaboration
CASTINE — At first glance, a recent town-and-gown meeting between Castine town officials and officials from Maine Maritime Academy may seem like back-page news. The two sides discussed the possibility of future collaboration along Castine’s waterfront. Nothing was decided, but both sides shared ideas. “We try to meet institutionally once a month with the town
Morgan Bay aquaculture lease: hearings conclude, questions remain
SURRY — Public hearings on a proposed aquaculture lease in Morgan Bay finished with a six-hour meeting on June 18, but questions linger over how the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) judges aquaculture applications. DMR added the June 18 meeting because the two previous hearings on the proposed four-acre oyster farm lasted deep into
Island tourism thriving — but can it grow?
While everyone knows that Maine’s year-round island communities couldn’t exist without the lobster industry, summer tourism is also vital to the economic well-being of the islands. According to the Island Institute’s most recent Island Indicators report, restaurant and lodging sales represent 35 percent of all island taxable sales. According to the report, Maine’s islands are
Portland council OKs Shucks expansion on waterfront
PORTLAND — The city’s working waterfront is poised to welcome a major new player for the 2014 lobstering season. The city council voted July 15 to lease a 19,000-square-foot space on the Maine State Pier to Shucks Maine Lobster for lobster processing. In June, the council’s Housing and Community Development Committee voted unanimously to approve
No ‘go slow’ on Chebeague
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — It may go down as one of the quickest thefts of a roadway sign in island history. Deborah Bowman, director of the Chebeague Island Library, received a package of cones and signs reading “SLOW” to put in front of the Chebeague Island Hall Community Center on Friday, May 31. She assembled them
New moorings double as lobster bunkhouses
HAMPDEN — The traditional mooring has never been a plus to a harbor’s eco-system; it has few nooks and crannies for sea creatures to hide, and its granite surface isn’t hospitable for colonizing microorganisms. But a Maine company has a new take on the mooring it says offers enhanced habitat for lobster and other sea
Fisheries research may get boost in federal budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Susan Collins has called for $5 million in new funding for fishery research, double the amount listed by the Obama administration its budget proposal. The funding would be included in the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants program. Maine fishery stakeholders are excited about the prospect of the grant funds, which would go towards
Schoodic wins funds to continue research center work
WINTER HARBOR — Every fall at the Schoodic Education and Resource Center, Park Ranger Kate Petrie gets a first-hand glimpse at how large and sometimes isolating a state like Maine can be. Her program, the Schoodic Education Adventure Program, brings in students from all over the state to work with ocean ecology for a three-night
York prepares to protect Cliff Walk with legal action
YORK — Residents have sent a strong message to a pair of landowners who have blocked access to a historic seaside trail, voting 2,314-722 in May to establish a $50,000 legal fund to protect the town’s access to the Cliff Walk, a picturesque beach-to-beach trail that traverses the land of 44 waterfront property owners. In