Word that liquefied natural gas, or LNG, may not be available in sufficient quantities to justify large investments in new terminals should come as sobering news to the Passamaquoddy Indians and other LNG proponents in Maine. With at least three projects at the talking stage for Washington County alone, as well as two others further
Cranberry Report – Looking for Signs
This was the kind of summer we’ve missed for the last two years. Warm sunny days, cool clear nights and once in a while some fog and rain to give everyone a chance to catch up with indoor chores and reading. Even the mosquitoes weren’t so bad. From July into August there was a fast
Woodlawn: The Black House – A fine old Maine house museum picks itself up
How long has it been since you visited the incredible three-generational time capsule house museum in Ellsworth, The Black House, or as it is now called, Woodlawn? At least ten years? Never? No wonder. It wasn’t particularly inviting. For 70 years a board of directors, the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, maintained the museum,
Industry expert: Is there enough LNG for new facilities?
With proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities at Split Rock on the Pleasant Point Reservation and in Robbinston by Quoddy Bay LLC, along with a competing proposal in Robbinston by Downeast LLC, an oil industry investment banker has raised a concern that has nothing to do with safety or danger to the environment — whether
Challenge Fund makes first housing grant to Islesboro
Islesboro residents have a new source of support in their efforts to sustain their year-round community. On August 5, the Islands Challenge Fund announced its first grant — a $25,000 challenge grant to Islesboro Affordable Property for the construction of a duplex that will provide permanent rental housing for two moderate income families on the
Long Island man to compete in Miami Man Triathlon
Brian Murphy of Long Island in Casco Bay plans to compete in the Nov. 13 Miami Man International Triathlon, which includes a 6-mile swim, a 22-mile bike and a 6.5-mile run. He is competing in honor of Evans Spear, a Yarmouth high school All-American lacrosse player and All-State hockey player from Yarmouth’s Class of 2000,
Lobster Shell Disease – Rhode Island, L.I. Sound may be a wakeup call for Maine
Lobster Shell Disease has been the buzzword up and down the East Coast these past five years, since its debut off Rhode Island and in Long Island Sound in 1999. Before that time, Long Island Sound was the nation’s third largest lobster producer. The mysterious die-off of lobsters decimated New York’s $100 million industry. The
Intertribal worship service held on Long Island
On a beautiful July Sunday morning about 50 people gathered on South Beach on Long Island in Casco Bay for a First Nation’s People worship service, held under the auspices of the Evergreen United Methodist Church. Led by Oliver Blackfeather and his Blackfeather Intertribal Cultural Group, the service was a melding of traditional Methodist liturgy
Mark Jackson ‘Makes the Grade’
Mark Jackson, vocational teacher at the Vinalhaven School, received the State Board of Education’s “Making the Grade” award recently. Presenting the award was Susan Gendron, Maine’s Commissioner of Education, who traveled to Vinalhaven for the occasion.
Auction to benefit North Haven Arts
During the construction phase of Waterman’s Community Center on North Haven, local artist Eric Hopkins pledged to donate 20 of his paintings from the past 20 years to North Haven Arts & Enrichment, to be auctioned off over two years. These silent auctions would raise money for programs for the island children and youth that