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Rockland man’s dory trip protests Wall Street
ROCKLAND — Joe Auciello has been traveling on the cheap most of his life and wants to demonstrate the joy of such journeys. While raising their family, he and wife Shlomit Auciello ran a business based on his sculpture and stone masonry which depended on Joe to take long road trips to sell and install his work. On
Monhegan light, museum wins grant
Washington, D.C. — The Monhegan Historical and Cultural Museum Association has won a $10,000 grant from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The island association has been working to restore the light station’s doors, windows and woodwork. The funding was endorsed by the Rockland area Lady Knox chapter of the DAR group. The
‘Richard Norton Belfast: 1978-1988’ remembers local photo-journalist, artist
North Haven, May 14-15
These scenes are familiar to North Haven residents and visitors, but the quiet beauty of spring emerging on the island inspires awe in a visitor. The Island Institute’s media department visited the island for some meetings, and these are some of the images they captured.
Pingree writes to federal agencies of concern about Searsport dredge project
The text of the letter, dated May 16, sent to the New England Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the New England Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New England Regional Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service: “As your agencies begin a thorough review of the Army
‘Coastal Light’ show now open at Rockland’s Archipelago Fine Arts Gallery
ROCKLAND — Archipelago Fine Arts Gallery, 386 Main Street, invites the public to two receptions for “In Pursuit of Coastal Light,” a spring show of work by Gary Hoyle of Swan’s Island and Andrea Peters of East Boothbay. The show will run through May 31, with the first reception scheduled for Friday, May 3 from 5
From the archives of National Fisherman
The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport has recently added the photo archives from National Fisherman magazine to its image collections. The museum is exhibiting some of the photos at the Camden Public Library during the month of April. There is not a lot of information about this group of photos. If anyone can identify people,
Growing demand for Maine lobster is a wise investment
The old adage, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is too simplistic advice for what ails the Maine lobster industry. But it does hold a kernel of truth. Making the lemonade wouldn’t be enough for that hypothetical lemon windfall. You’d have to build a lemonade stand. You’d have to set it up on a
Property tax relief must remain budget priority
The headline-grabber in Gov. Paul LePage’s initial budget proposal to the Legislature was a two-year freeze on state revenue sharing, meaning cities and towns would lose $98.9 million in revenue in each of the next two years. The headline writers were right: that’s a big deal. In order to compensate, municipalities across the state would