Howard Hagar, general manager of Black Horse Yachts in South Harpswell, is pleased with the 33-foot and new 29-foot power yachts the company builds. Six years ago, J. Stark Thompson bought the company after he had purchased a yacht from the former owner. Today there are five employees, and a naval architect, Geoffrey Dickes, designs
Want better fuel efficiency? Try this…
With the price of crude oil hitting an all time high and prices at the pump escalating, drivers of both diesel and gasoline engines, and people who heat with oil, might want to take notice of Future Fuel Technology’s fuel maximizer, FFT Gasoline Blend and FFT Diesel Blend. The products, which are actually the same
Retreat…and Go Forward! Middle Schoolers’ Retreat teaches lessons in Bar Harbor
In January, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from Monhegan, Isle au Haut, Islesford and Matinicus gathered in Bar Harbor for the 2nd annual Island Middle-Schoolers’ Retreat. (Frenchboro would also have participated, but that island has no middle-school students this year.) The 15 students who gathered at the Atlantic Oakes were hardly in for a weekend of
Swan’s Island remembers Dan Barnes
Family, friends, community members and local firefighters gathered on March 20 to say their farewells to Daniel H. Barnes, Swan’s Island Fire Chief and a respected community member. Barnes died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 67 years old. He was remembered for doing beautiful masonry work, and being kind and caring person.
North Haven school recognized for excellence
North Haven Community School has been recognized by the Maine Department of Education as a Consistently High Performing School for Grade 11 Reading and Grade 8 Reading and Math. To be considered a High Performing School for Reading, 70 percent of students must meet or exceed Maine Learning Results standards on the Maine Educational Assessment
Hard Work
It has been only a year since the directors of School Administrative District 51 proposed that fourth and fifth graders be removed from Chebeague’s school and sent to the mainland. Their obvious tone-deafness to island concerns produced results, and fast: within weeks, Chebeague’s secession movement organized itself and went to work. That the movement is
Mount Desert fears housing costs may “hollow out” its towns
Christian and Gunjan Gilbert are a young couple with skilled jobs at Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor; they’ve also just started a side business offering authentic Indian food for delivery. They’re just the kind of year-round residents any town on Mount Desert Island (MDI) would covet. But the Gilberts live off-island in Franklin. When Christian
Rowing club women finish first in division
The Vinalhaven Rowing Club Women’s Team finished first in its division at the “Snow Row” in Hull, MA. Susan Dempster coxed the crew with Heather White as stroke, followed by Jen Wadleigh in the port stroke position. Gigi Bass and Michaela O’Neill took the “engine room” seats, while Kathy Warren and Karen Jackson filled the
Chebeague secession moves ahead
Chebeague Island is one step closer to independence. On March 8, the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government voted unanimously that the bill granting Chebeague Island independence should be approved by the full Legislature. All 12 members present voted that the bill should pass and the one absent member, Sen. Margaret Rotundo (D-Androscoggin),
Parallel 44: Hunting for a bit of Maine in the Tokyo Fish Market
It quickly became clear that there weren’t any wandering around on the street. The seafood restaurant around the corner from the hotel was closed and, in any case, turned out to specialize in minke whale sashimi, not lobster. There was, therefore, only one place to go: the mother of all seafood bazaars, the Tsukiji Wholesale