The Bar Harbor Town Council voted unanimously to cap the number of cruise ship passengers allowed ashore in the town per day. Whereas previous regulations only limited the number of cruise ships in the harbor, the new regulations say between 3,500 and 3,700 people can disembark each day in the summer months and 5,500 people
Plans for port, recreation drawn for Sears Island
Marine transportation, recreation, education and conservation can coexist on Sears Island, according to members of the Joint Use Planning Committee, who have worked over the last nine months to delineate the island into 600 acres of conservation land and 341 acres zoned for transportation uses. Gov. John Baldacci created the Sears Island Planning Initiative in
Fishery management council candidate tours downeast communities
Gary Libby, founding member of the Midcoast Fishermen’s Association from Port Clyde, met with fishermen from seven communities from Stonington to Eastport over the weekend of April 19th. The meetings were designed to allow Libby to listen to fishermen’s concerns and gain a deeper understanding of the issues affecting Downeast fisheries. Gary Libby is Gov.
Chebeague Island appoints temporary administrator, mulls changes to post
After the Town of Chebeague replaced its first town administrator in March, the Board of Selectmen may think again about how the position is structured, according to a selectmen. Scott Seaver began the job as Chebeague Island’s interim town administrator April 1. Seaver took over for Ron Grenier, who resigned March 15. Seaver’s contract is
Isle au Haut adopts budget, re-elects officials
On March 31, Isle au Haut residents and visitors gathered for the annual town meeting. By the time voting was underway, over 40 people had settled in, most attempting to gain coveted back-row seats. Though 79 articles were put before the 27 registered attendees, the meeting ran a relatively efficient five and a half
Five Peaks Island artists to fill GEM Gallery
Summer at Peaks Island’s GEM Gallery means weekly shows by member artists, opening on Thursday nights and running through the following Tuesday. Joining to fill display stands and the walls are potters Rick Boyd and Pamela Williamson, printmaker and painters Jane Banquer and Jeanne O’Toole Hayman and photographer Victor Romanyshyn. Join islanders and friends for
Island early childhood educators hold annual retreat
The end of March brought together committed early childhood educators from the islands for the second Skipping Stones, Island Early Childhood Educators Conference, held at the Country Inn in Rockport each year. Staff and committee members from North Haven, Vinalhaven, Long Island, Chebeague and Islesboro took part. Participants brought with them a variety of experiences
An artist invites her viewers to remember and rejoice
The verve of nature — no small thing — is alive in the paintings of Vinalhaven artist Elaine Crossman. Her landscapes reveal and also revel in the glory of the natural world. In another era, the majestic stained glass windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany that would have been similarly evocative. There’s a luminous glow to
Matinicus post office “totaled” by fire
UPDATE May 2, 2008 – A fire that destroyed the Matinicus island post office on Monday re-ignited early Tuesday, and local firefighters spent more than three hours extinguishing the second blaze. Rain failed to stop several “hot spots” from re-starting a fire at the waterfront site of the 19th century building, originally a chandlery and later
Things Look Different There
Our toddler finally made us go west. Record snowfall and a two-year old who didn’t like to wear clothes gave us cabin fever this past winter, so we accepted an invitation from my sister-in-law in Portland, Oregon for a month-long visit. I irrationally resisted visiting for years. I blamed my reluctance on a leftover prejudice