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Peaks islanders fight peak oil with weatherization effort
PEAKS ISLAND — Maggie Small wasn’t exaggerating. She’d said earlier on this chilly late March day that people often stop her on the ferry to ask about the effort she is helping coordinate to weatherize 100 homes on the island. As we board the boat for Portland, sure enough, she is approached by a few
Army Corps seeks public input on Searsport dredging project
SEARSPORT — A dredging project proposed for the port facility at Mack Point is nearing the federal permitting phase and regulators are seeking public input. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will accept public comment through Monday, May 6. In the notice, the Army Corps’ New England district notes that it plans to dig some
Island entrepreneurs find mentors, confidence in ISLE program
One wants to grow his propane delivery business across the Casco Bay islands. Another wants to grow oysters on Islesboro. Still another aims to expand her social media marketing consulting, while yet another hopes her painting will bring in more income to the family. What these four have in common — and what another 11
Penobscot Bay as region struggles with identity, narrowing economic base
Penobscot Bay is a distinctive estuary, easily recognized even in a photo taken from space. According to a recent study, it is “the largest, most ecologically diverse, island-filled bay in the Gulf of Maine.” Yet the people who live in the two-dozen towns that rim the bay do not see themselves as part of a
On the record with… Eliot Cutler
PORTLAND — In sports, the team that comes so close to winning it all can rightly say, “Wait ’til next year!” In politics — at least at the national level — it’s more of “once and done.” But Eliot Cutler, an entrepreneur who has worked at the corporate level of the economy after an early
Seeing the waterfront more clearly
This August, my wife and I will mark the 30th anniversary of moving the Maine. Moving to Maine has been a huge part of our lives and our identity. We’ve had two children here, and they’ve grown to adulthood and remain here. We’ve built our home in Belfast. We’ve never regretted those decisions. Coincidentally, this
On North Haven: Brown wharf project must navigate family waters
NORTH HAVEN — On July 13, the Brown family will celebrate 125 years of doing business on the shores of the Fox Islands Thorofare. As impressive an accomplishment as that longevity is, it’s not enough for Rachel Brown and her cousin, Adam Alexander. The two want to restore Brown’s Coal Wharf as a marina serving
Searsport tank opponents file notice of intent to sue Army Corps
SEARSPORT — Two groups opposing the development of a liquefied propane gas tank and terminal at the Mack Point port facility have announced their intent to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to force the agency to complete an environmental impact statement. The Islesboro Islands Trust and the Searsport-based Thanks But No Tank groups
On the record with… Front Street Shipyard’s JB Turner
BELFAST, Maine — The Front Street Shipyard has been the biggest thing to happen to the city’s waterfront since the poultry plant was demolished in the late 1990s. JB Turner, president of the yard, is the most visible of the company’s six partners, and though he bears a prestigious title, Turner would never be confused
Island living, the one-wheel way
ISLESBORO — A dull winter haze has settled over the island after some morning sun, bringing a rawness to the air and making the fireplace in the Murphy home that much more seductive. But Ryan Murphy would rather be outside, working his way through the obstacle course that is the Pendleton Yacht Yard, just down