The parties involved in the Peaks Island secession process disagree on several major issues, raising questions about the effectiveness of the state’s secession law. But it’s a seldom-used law that is subject to differing interpretations. Two lawyers who are not involved in this dispute, who have worked on past secession efforts, reached differing conclusions about
“Gray Zone” questions persist
The Grand Manan Fishermen’s Association (GMFA) has produced a new fishery management plan for the “Gray Zone,” the disputed triangular area between Grand Manan and the Maine coast. “We’d really like it to be a joint management plan with Maine fishermen,” says GMFA project manager Melanie Sonnenberg. But that’s not likely to happen anytime soon.
Through Many Neighborhoods
To the editor: In response to “Risks of LNG” by Robert Godfrey [letters, WWF Sept. 06]… This pipeline is over 30″ (think hula-hoop size) and is an export line with 1440-psi pressure. Robert Godfrey wrote it is being built “east of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.” [This pipeline will pass through] many neighborhoods, many schools,
Pay Phones
Speaking of trends, it’s been a while since most of us fished dimes and quarters out of our pockets to make a call on a pay phone. In fact, look around you: seen a pay phone lately, with or without a booth around it? There aren’t many of them left, and on islands the number
Development leads to hotter temperatures in Ellsworth
This summer in Ellsworth, Lindsay Moon worked two jobs in the city’s expanding commercial district of High Street, splitting time between Mr. Paperback in the Mill Mall and the UPS store across the busy four-lane street. She said the parking lots at both locations were often unbearably hot. “There’s so much asphalt and no trees
Dine Early and Often
As part of a new “Giving Back to the Community” program to raise visibility and funds and build membership for Midcoast Maine nonprofit organizations, McMahon’s Rockport Grille in Rockport will donate a portion of its gross receipts for the month of September to the Island Institute. The restaurant is located one mile south of the
Cliff Island gets Maine’s first “public interest” pay phone
After almost three years without a working public pay phone for island emergencies, Cliff Island in Casco Bay is one step closer to reclaiming the once famous symbol of “Ma Bell” after a rousing public meeting Aug. 9. With a burst of applause, members of the annual meeting of the Cliff Island Association (CIA) unanimously
Part-time help is hard to come by at some island schools
It’s a perennial sign of the school year to come: a School Union #98 ad in the Ellsworth American seeking a part-time music teacher and a part-time physical education teacher at the Islesford school. There usually isn’t fierce competition for either position. Selena Dunbar, administrative assistant at the Union #98 Superintendent’s office, said a part-time
“We do hurricanes”
The Great Deluge — Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast By Douglas Brinkley New York: William Morrow/Harper Collins, 2006 716 pp., $29.95. Breach of Faith — Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City By Jed Horne New York: Random House, 2006 412 pp. $25.95. The Storm — What Went
A Moose on the Loose Writes Home
“Two days ago a moose was seen on the island. It swam towards Greens Island when last seen!” — The Wind, Vinalhaven, July 20, 2006 Dear Mother, Forgive my tardiness in writing. You have been in my thoughts often, though you understandably might not think that the case. All you knew was that I suddenly