“Once people heard guns, they didn’t hear anything else,” said Laura Houle, chair of the Islesboro Tick-Born Disease Prevention Committee. Concern about a special controlled hunt—with firearms—in a town accustomed to bow-hunting, in order to reduce the deer herd as a disease-prevention method, may have accounted for the solid turnout at special town meeting held
A Balanced Meal?
Some surprising numbers: of the seafood Americans currently eat, more than 50 percent is farm-raised, and nearly 84 percent is imported. But compared to other nations, we don’t eat that much seafood, and the most recent federal dietary guidelines recommend that Americans more than double their current average seafood consumption because of the health benefits.
Zoning an Issue on Peaks
Peaks Island needs fossil fuels just like any other place in Maine. That means No. 2 fuel oil, kerosene and propane, all delivered by truck to homes and businesses. Right now two dealers service the island, splitting the number of households about down the middle. Year-round residents with oil furnaces naturally buy most of the
The Evolution of a Furniture Maker
Peter Korn is the founder and executive director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. He is also a writer, a philosopher and, when he has the time, an enthusiastic sailor. The result is a man who engages his students on multiple levels. This blend of interests has sustained Korn through a career
Escaped Salmon Discovered in Maine River
Is anyone missing some salmon? In September, the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) found farmed salmon in monitoring traps along the Magaguadavic River in New Brunswick. Domesticated salmon are easy to tell apart from their wild brethren and conservationists are used to finding the occasional stray farmed salmon. “If we get one or two from time
Lobster trap storage deregulated
In response to a three-and-a-half-year battle between a Bristol lobsterman and the Department of Environmental Protection, trap and gear storage will now be allowed on wharfs throughout the state. Representative Jonathan McKane of Newcastle introduced LD 49 “An Act to Allow Storage of Lobster Traps on Docks”. Governor Paul LePage signed the bill into law
Making History
A little less than two years ago I walked into an empty field on Swan’s Island and was overcome by the grief of standing where the community’s historical and library collections had been consumed by fire. In July of 2008, the old Atlantic School House that housed the collections was struck by lightning in the
Chebeague Island offers good home cooking – at school!
On Chebeague Island in Casco Bay, the 22 children from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade could smell the homemade cookies baking down the hall as they took their vocabulary quizzes, prepared to read their writing aloud, and returned from the library. They may not realize how lucky they are, but their teachers do. Food services director
Talk of Consolidation Stirs Emotions on Schoodic Peninsula
Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro, two municipalities that share the Schoodic peninsula, also share many services. There’s now one consolidated school on the peninsula, when there used to be two. All essential services, including police, fire and EMS, overlap and that trend has accelerated in the years since the nearby Navy base closed down. “When Winter
North Haven commemorates Civil War
The North Haven Historical Society is putting on an extensive exhibit beginning the weekend of July 4th and continuing into September to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. While the war took its toll on the community, with 33 men serving, one dying of disease, several being wounded, and about 12 settling elsewhere