Surry resident Phyllis Gibson worries about a wastewater treatment plant in a city where she doesn’t even live. Her home, situated on Union River Bay, sits downstream of an aging Ellsworth wastewater facility that can’t always handle the city’s inflow. A heavy rain can engage an illegal bypass in the system that will dump untreated
Underwater to Get Out of the Rain: A Love Affair with the Sea
De Capo Press, 2006 Hardcover, 400 pages, $25.00 Diving for Inspiration What would draw a reader to this memoir by British marine biologist Trevor Norton? One of the back cover blurbs states: “The marine biologist known as Bill Bryson Underwater.” Lured by the prospect of humor in the outdoors, in this case at the sea’s
“Holding” Lobsters: Keeping the animals alive depends on water, bacteria and careful attention
“A lobster holding system is essentially a septic system.” Most people would find that statement shocking, but Ronald Doane, 55, of Down East Sea Tanks, in Trenton, Maine, knows what he’s talking about. For the last 13 years he has designed, engineered and built many lobster holding systems in the United States, systems inaccurately called
State awards working waterfront protection grants
Six applicants — the Town of Machiasport, the Sprucehead Fishermen’s Co-op, the Boothbay Region Land Trust, groups advocating for Holbrook’s Wharf on Cundy’s Harbor, the Town of Isle au Haut and Perio Point Shellfish on Beals Island — will benefit from Maine’s first Working Waterfront Protection grants. The grants are funded from $2 million in
The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and What We Eat
New York: The New Press, 2006 Stolen Birthright Charles Clover writes about environmental issues for the Daily Telegraph in London. He brings a detail-rich writing and thorough research to this book, and he also brings a passion. Think Al Gore and An Inconvenient Truth: Gore may reiterate the most important points a number of times
Time for Cribbage: Processing seafood is hard work, but it’s simpler than managing a co-op
Given the way today’s college graduates plan their jobs aiming years ahead toward an ultimate goal, you might think John Norton had done just that upon graduating from the University of Maine at Orono 33 years ago. He didn’t, but the path he took couldn’t have prepared him better for owning and operating Portland’s Cozy
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Working Waterfront is seeking an experienced salesperson to secure new advertising accounts in the Portland area. We are currently one of Maine’s largest newspapers with a distribution of 50,000 – 60,000 papers monthly from Kittery to Calais. Likewise, Working Waterfront is published online monthly. This opportunity is a yearly-contracted, commission-based independent sales position involving advertiser
North Haven band taps into styles, defies categorization
On a moonless night, January the 13th, Waterman’s Community Center in North Haven is virtually empty 15 minutes before showtime. The poster has showtime listed as 7:30, and by then, the John Wulp Theater is nearly full. Ranging in age from 3 to 70, the crowd has shown up to root for the home team:
Young donor supports Institute’s work
Katherine Harwood wrote a letter at the end of December to the Island Institute. “I am 12 years old,” she began. “I have included $20 in cash. This donation is given to support your efforts to protect the islands of Maine.” Katherine and her younger sister choose two charities a year on a couple of