Eighty-five-year-old Buddy Folino loves Stonington. Not content with a successful laser-etched granite presentation welcoming visitors to the area at the Caterpillar Hill scenic turnout on Route 15 in Sedgwick, he now wants to place a similar set of laser-etched granite blocks explaining Stonington and its varied fisheries somewhere on the town’s waterfront. He calls his
Shocked and Dismayed
To the editor: I can’t tell you how shocked and dismayed I was by the article in your September issue written by Sandra Dinsmore, which describes the substance of an August lecture hosted by the Marine Environmental Research Institute. I use such adjectives because the entire corps of such organizations as the government sponsored health
Lobstermen, scientists study lobster mystery with innovative gear
The lobster is New England’s most commercially valuable marine resource (landings bring in the neighborhood of $250 million annually). Add to that figure the crustacean’s unquantifiable worth as a marketing icon and you¹ll begin to understand why it’s important to forecast the health of future crops. It’s a task that falls somewhere between art and
Cranberry Report: “My Last First Day”
Tuesday, Sept. 5, was the first day of school on Islesford. As parents, students, teachers and community members gathered in the school yard for the annual photographs, Denise McCormick told me, “This is my last first day of island school.” Her daughter, Melissa McCormick, is one of the three eighth grade students. Hannah Folsom and
In Memory of Elizabeth Ogilvie, 1917-2006
On Sept. 9, Elisabeth M. Ogilvie passed away peacefully at the age of 89. When the news started to spread among her readers, we felt great sadness; but we were also grateful, and felt a certain measure of joy. Gratitude for her legacy–the books we have all loved–and joy to have entered her island world.
New Feature
Beginning this month, three new writers join Working Waterfront’s corps of columnists. They’ll appear exclusively on our website, starting Oct. 15. David Tyler will cover island-mainland interactions and other topics in Casco Bay. Tina Cohen will share her observations from Vinalhaven. And Nancy Griffin will comment on fisheries and related matters in Maine and the
HOTCAKES: Island women bare up well for church-benefit calendar
On Matinicus, even summer sea breezes can be cool. But one day last summer 12 island women not only took off their clothes, they let a photographer record their images for a 2007 calendar, now selling like, well, hotcakes. The full-color, 12-month calendar reveals no more than you’d see on a trip to a public
Cableman boogies at Stonington quarry
What do you get when you combine a 26-foot high puppet, an excavator, pink-hatted dancers, a steel pan band and the Stonington Quarry? You get Quarryography, a modern dance work-in-progress that wowed an audience of 450 Aug. 19. The dance piece was a playful collaboration between five Blue Hill peninsula residents and the Stonington Opera
The Long View: Back to School: Why Small Works
Several weeks ago, a group of 17 National Science Foundation (NSF) advisors and investigators boarded the Laura B. mail boat for the voyage out to Monhegan for a day and a half of meetings. We were all part of the CREST team (Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology), funded by a three year NSF
Matinicus Playground a Magnet for Kids
A community-built playground on Matinicus is getting a lot of use these days from the next-door students at the island school, both at recess and after school. Natalie Ames, mother of three young children, led the effort to create a sturdy, safe and creative playground for all island children and any visitors who want to