Eight out of ten Mainers support the creation of a public investment program that would preserve critical access points, piers and wharves in Maine’s Working Waterfront communities. Maine’s Working Waterfront Coalition submitted questions to the Maine Survey, conducted annually by Maine based Market Decisions, to continue a line of questioning begun last year to gauge
Cod
The signs are there, along the western Maine coast at least: growing numbers of small cod in lobster traps, increasing trawl and gillnet catches in inshore waters, a steady number coming through the Portland Fish Exchange. To the east things aren’t as good, but even in Stonington, once the base of a large gillnet fishery,
Judge hears motion to block locked-gate lawsuit
A judge heard arguments last month on whether to block a suit against the gating of Martinsville Beach in St. George. Officials at the Rockland courthouse said Superior Court Judge Donald Marden could take weeks or months to decide on what’s called a motion for summary judgment, brought by defendants in the case. If he
Eastport objects to Passamaquoddy LNG facility
Debate and protests over the possibility of a Liquefied Natural Gas facility at Sipayik, near Eastport, continue, as do negotiations between the Passamaquoddy Tribe and Quoddy Bay LLC. The latest expression of concern has come from Eastport City Manager George “Bud” Finch and the City Council. In an Oct. 18 letter to Sipayik Governor Melvin
“High-tech blacksmiths”- Using technology to improve propeller performance
It’s one thing to haul a boat out of the water periodically to remove encrusted marine life from the hull and propeller, but today’s high-performance engines call for high-tech methods to balance and tune propellers for maximum efficiency. Two companies use computers to fix boat propellers: Hale MRI and Prop Scan, an Australian propeller inspection
North Haven students travel to Deer Isle’s theater
On the weekend of the fifth and sixth of November, myself and five other students took a trip with Keely Felton and Keith Eaton up to Deer Isle to visit the community there and watch a performance of Antigone, put on by the local high school. Just coming back from a leadership conference in Bar
Forum Tackles Property Taxes
Diversification keeps Hodgdon Yachts’ workforce busy
Hodgdon Yachts has been building boats in East Boothbay for almost 100 years. Although the company remains best known for its custom luxury yachts, it has remained flexible, taking on available work and modernizing techniques as new technology becomes available. Guided by president Tim Hodgdon, the company’s latest move, designed to keep its highly skilled
Students experience Antigone on another island
North Haven, Vinalhaven and Deer Isle are three very different islands with a wonderful common feature. All three have new theaters and drama programs that are flourishing. North Haven recently dedicated the Islands Theater, with 150 seats, to director John Wulp during performances of Little Women this summer. Vinalhaven, with its new Smith Hokanson Memorial
Hunger and Thirst
St. Martin’s Press, $23.95 Messing Things Up, as Only Families Can With all the good books out there waiting to be read, why would somebody from Maine want to read a book about a Jewish family in 1950s Chicago? Because Daniela Kuper’s Hunger and Thirst is about a lot more than just the Trout family,