Last summer, a group from Cranberry Isles traveled to Frenchboro in the spirit of competition, and an epic battle of softball unfolded on the Frenchboro Town Field. On Thursday, June 9th, the atmosphere was more congenial as a group of Cranberry Islanders traveled to Frenchboro to meet with the Frenchboro Future Development Corporation (FFDC), the
Long Island student wins $5,000 scholarship
The first-ever Maine Island Partners Scholarship — a $5,000 award — has been presented to Zachary (Buoy) Whitener of Long Island in recognition of his exemplary record of achievement in academic studies, community service and leadership. Whitener is a graduating senior at Portland High School, and will attend Brown University in the fall. To receive
Long Island creates an entity to manage former Navy land
A recent hazy, hot Saturday morning found the Long Island community once again gathered for town meeting. The annual town meeting held May 14 reached a standstill with Articles 53 and 54, which addressed the ownership of land once used by the Navy as a fueling depot during World War II. The land is currently
Culvert project leads to floods, unhappiness on Vinalhaven
The Town of Vinalhaven finds itself in a predicament. Last fall, the town, assisted by the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), built a culvert at Mill River to flush out the neighboring 17.5-acre pond and allow small marine life to come and go. Some thought this was necessary due to the odor created by rotting
Productions prompt numerous interisland trips
Vinalhaven islanders were not the only ones who journeyed to Oz. As part of an inter-island drama exchange made possible through a grant from the Island Community Fund and contributions from Seamark Workshops in Deer Isle and North Haven Arts & Enrichment, seven students and 3 adults from North Haven also attended. Twenty more students
Shellfish committee, land trust cooperate in clam restoration project
Maine’s unrelenting spring rains had resulted in the temporary closing of clam flats state-wide by Saturday morning, May 28, but didn’t deter an intrepid band of clammers and Island Heritage Trust folks from venturing out on the Causeway Basin in Deer Isle. A special permit to be on the closed flats in pocket, they fanned
“Wizard” comes home to Vinalhaven
In “The Wizard of Oz” Dorothy Gale learns that there is no place like home. In May, “home” was Vinalhaven’s Smith Hokanson Memorial Hall during a three-performance run of the musical, put on by the Vinalhaven community. The show was directed by Island Institute fellow Karen Burns, and was the “lucky” 13th show of her
The closing of the Eastport Boat School: an excellent program gets the ax
It came as a bit of a surprise to the many involved that the WCCC administration had decided to shrink the Eastport Boat School, pack it up and send it lock, stock and barrel to Calais with just one instructor to man the ship. Especially after the public had been assured that the Boat School
New fund brings authors into schools, libraries
When Port in a Storm bookstore owner Jan Coates thinks of her responsibility to her community, she thinks beyond providing good reads and quality literature. “I wanted to explore how we can extend the connection between authors and readers outside the store,” the Somesville store owner says, “I wanted to focus on bringing children a
From the Deck: Working Together
Maine boat building is big business, and it can be bigger. It now brings in over $650 million a year and it can do better. Thus far, most boats built in Maine are sold in New England. Some are sold in other states and only a few are sold internationally. Each builder does his own