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An island film makes its screen debut in Rockland
“Islander,” a feature film starring Mainer Tom Hildreth and filmed last summer on Vinalhaven, will have its Maine Coast premiere at Rockland’s Strand Theatre July 15. Not surprisingly, the film and Hildreth’s role in it focus strongly on the lobster fishery and the communities that rely on it; Eben, the island fisherman Hildreth portrays, gets
Correction
“Less is Better” (WWF June 06) incorrectly stated the state’s recommendations for a buffer between cultivated areas and water. The recommended buffer is 8 to 15 feet, not 8 to 15 inches.
Two Ralston shows planned for summer
“Sightings and Beyond” will open in Northeast Harbor’s Shaw Gallery on July 20 and run through August 2. “We are very pleased to present Mount Desert Island’s first comprehensive exhibition of this important artist’s work,” said gallery owner Sam Shaw. “As Dan O’Leary, Director of the Portland Museum of Art, has said, `Ralston proves himself,
Zydeco Concert will benefit Vinalhaven School
American roots music legends Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas will perform at Smith Hokanson Memorial Hall of the Vinalhaven School Tuesday, Aug. 1, in a concert to benefit Partners in Island Education. This is the third in what organizers hope to be an annual celebration of music from far and wide that help support
National Trust supports Swan’s Island lighthouse preservation
The Town of Swans Island has received a $7,500 matching grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for preservation planning at the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station. The station consists of four buildings (light tower, keeper’s house, fuel house and bell house). It is owned by the town. The product of the grant will
Fair introduces students to the lobster’s world
Some 50 fourth- and fifth-grade students and their teachers from Vinalhaven and North Haven schools attended the Lobster Education Fair at the Island Institute on May 12. Jeff Killian, an Island Institute Fellow on Deer Isle/Stonington, introduced students to a new lobster fishing computer game he designed. Using computer simulation techniques and Geographic Information Systems
Conkling Honored as “Distinguished Alumnus”
The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) has presented Island Institute founder and president Philip W. Conkling with its Distinguished Alumnus Award for his role as the Institute’s founder and as a leader in efforts to sustain Maine’s island and coastal communities. Conkling received the award at a luncheon in New Haven, Connecticut,
On the street
The aluminum hull fabricated at Lyman-Morse in Rockland for Chebeague boatbuilder Michael Porter and his wife, Barbara, voyaged over land to South Thomaston in early April for further work prior to launching. Porter will build the boat’s interior at his own shop on Chebeague. The Porters are planning a voyage to Europe, where they will
Vinalhaven resident works in El Salvador health clinic
Hope Jackson of Vinalhaven spent four months last winter volunteering in Los Talpetates, El Salvador. She has since co-founded the El Salvador Education Project with the object of sending children from Los Talpetates to high school and college. Jackson recently received a $3060 grant from the Ten Dollar Club to bring medical supplies to the
Organic Aquaculture Standards Proposed
The National Organic Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a report proposing organic standards for aquaculture. Seafood from certified aquaculture enterprises could be sold with the “USDA Organic” label, and products not meeting the national standard would be prohibited from sale with an organic label in the United States. The USDA