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Island librarians assist each other

Penobscot Bay island libraries were busy this summer. Librarians from the public and school libraries on North Haven, Vinalhaven and Islesboro visited each of the others’ libraries to assist one another with a variety of chores. The need for the workshops arose during one of the PenBay Librarians’ conferences held at the Island Institute in

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New Island Fellows head for Vinalhaven, Islesford, North Haven and Chebeague

The Island Institute’s Fellowship Program has announced five new placements: Cherie Galyean, Master of Library Sciences, Univer-sity of Pittsburgh, B.A. English, Colby College. Cherie will be working with the Vinalhaven School Library on automation and collection development, and with the transition to the new school in January. She’ll also be working with the community of

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Summing it up: Ed Myers, 1916-2002

Ed Myers died Sept. 19 in Damariscotta. He was instrumental in drafting Maine aquaculture policy, and was granted the first Maine aquaculture lease ever. For almost a quarter-century, he counseled and supported prisoners weekly at the Maine State Prison through the Yokefellow Prison Ministry. He was a director of the Maine Peace Mission and a

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Mike Felton named Institute Education Outreach Director

After a two year Island Institute fellowship on Vinalhaven, Michael Felton will be joining the Institute staff as the Education Outreach Director. Mike’s fellowship focused on education and community development. He taught middle school social studies, college aspirations, and an eighth grade service learning class. The service learning class evolved into an extensive effort, spearheaded

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Editorials

Soon Labor Day will have passed and the woods will be full of politicians, a few of whom want to be Maine’s next governor. That’s a fine thing, of course, but it seems reasonable to ask the various candidates for a few answers before casting our votes. No one wants to elect a pig in

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Peaks Island’s new newspaper

The first issue of The Island Times is on the streets. The monthly community newspaper covers Peaks Island news and issues that affect Casco Bay. Five thousand copies will be distributed every month to businesses on Peaks Island and in the Old Port part of Portland. The newspaper is free on newsstands and will be

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Frenchboro elects officials, accepts grant

At Frenchboro’s July 1 Town Meeting, voters elected two new selectmen, approved the acceptance of a grant with local match for work on the inner harbor, and authorized the purchase and installation of an electric hoist near the ferry landing in the outer harbor. This year’s town meeting also represented something of a changing of

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Vinalhaven holds a four-hour town meeting

Twenty-five of 48 articles warranted some discussion at Vinalhaven’s June 24 Town Meeting, which lasted for nearly four hours. At the meeting residents approved, in separate articles, money to help pay for an island-wide property reassessment, and the construction of a police holding cell. Voters also defeated an article to enact a moratorium on rock

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