Like many in Bar Harbor, Gail Gutradt will be somewhere warmer by the time you read this. But don’t expect her to be playing shuffleboard in Florida — she’ll be busy doling out hugs in Cambodia. Gutradt plans to return to Cambodia early in 2007 to continue working with the Wat Opot Project, a rural
Online Exclusive: Windstorm makes MDI an island once more
October went out like a lion along Maine’s midcoast region. A three-day storm with hurricane-force winds downed trees and disrupted power for many Hancock County residents right before Halloween. And at one point, the storm gave residents on causeway-connected Mount Desert Island just a taste of true island life. Mount Desert Island is connected to
Online Exclusive: Going Green at the Supermarket
Sainsbury’s, the large U.K. supermarket chain, recently adopted a red/yellow/green approach to sourcing fish supplies. If it judges a particular fish stock to be in “red” condition, or overfished and at risk, Sainsbury’s will not purchase that species from that source. This places Sainsbury’s one step ahead of the international certification group, the Marine Stewardship
Clarification
To the editor: Regarding the November Working Waterfront article, “Despite questions, pesticide use persists in coastal towns,” by Craig Idlebrook we thank you for running this article and for helping get the facts out about the increased use of yard care pesticides in Maine. There are a few points in the article that need clarification:
Downeast Islanders and Adult Day Care Centers
Islanders need to come to the mainland for errands, doctor and dentist appointments, etc., but when an islander cares for a confused loved one or family member, trips to the mainland become difficult. “Transportation is a hard problem for islanders,” said Ted Hoskins, of Blue Hill, who served the Maine Seacoast Mission for years as
Online Exclusive: Big Rocks, Small Signs
A recent New York Times article reported an unusual urban occurrence: “It’s not every day that a great big rock shows up on your block.” The Oct. 28, 2006 story went on to describe what was excavated while a sewer line was being dug beneath a street in Brooklyn, New York: a rock seven feet
Online Exclusive: Getting the job done
What do you do when you need a job done around the house? Or if you need to have something else done, like cutting down a tree, or your chimney cleaned? On the mainland, it’s simple: you call someone. On an island, it’s much more complicated. Sometimes you can do it yourself. And there are
Master Stroke
To the editor: I read with interest your summary of the Brookings Institution’s report on the future of Maine [WWF Nov. 2006]. As a boater I have visited Maine for many years, and I lived in Camden for a time. My daughter was born in Maine. Maine should look to Rhode Island for a master
Friendship Cottage, Blue Hill Coastal region gets an adult day care facility to meet a growing need
A year and a half ago, Gerald Bryan, of Brooksville, began having trouble attending meetings. He and other members of Healthy Peninsula were working with Washington Hancock Community Agency (WHCA) and the Eastern Agency on Aging to create a support group for caregivers, but he couldn’t leave his wife, Jacqueline, who suffered from Alzheimer’s. He
Lines on the Water
Goose River Press, 2006 A Lively Test Drive and Other Tales There’s a lot to love about this book by occasional lobsterman, car mechanic, computer analyst, islander Harold van Doren. No average teller of tales, he grabs our attention from the start with his dry humor and love of all the characters he’s encountered on