Canadian Member of Parliament Greg Thompson says that the federal government can, and should, block the proposed LNG facility at Sipayik, the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation. Thompson, whose New Brunswick Southwest riding (district) includes neighboring Charlotte County, said that his decision was the result of talks with fishermen on Deer Island and Campobello and his
New Institute Fellows
The 2004-05 Island Institute Fellows began their fellowship year on Sept. 12 with a weeklong orientation. The goal of the orientation was to provide an opportunity for the Fellows to form a cohort, get to know each other and learn about their projects and the communities in which they will be serving. The Fellows spent
Conference explores many facets of LNG
A cream pie plastered on the back of a panelist’s head got the press’s attention, but the real value of last month’s LNG conference lay in its sober discussion of a potential fuel source for Maine, and what developing an LNG port would mean for the coast. Participants – mostly experts in energy investment, technology,
Long-Timer
To the editor: Regarding your story, Casco Bay fire departments succeed through cooperation (WWF Aug. 2004), “[Cliff Island] first developed its department 15 years ago.” We have a man here on Cliff Island who is in his late 70s and he became a volunteer to Cliff Island Fire Department in 1946 over 58 years ago.
New lighthouse museum to open on Rockland waterfront
One of Rockland’s many hidden treasures is the valuable collection of lighthouse lenses and artifacts on display at the Shore Village Museum. For more than 25 years, the display (which now includes what may be the world’s largest collection of Fresnel lenses) has been located in an area of low visibility a few blocks from
Political Correctoids
To the editor: Essays such as “Mainland Security” (WWF June 04) often arouse the instant ire of political correctoids who have decided that they along occupy the moral heights and woe be to those crossing their political Rubicon, or in this case the Vinalhaven Line. I sincerely feel that as likely as not the writers
LifeFlight Of Maine
LifeFlight of Maine, which provides rescue services on Maine islands, ran started out as a training exercise Aug. 22 on Vinalhaven. The purpose was to familiarize emergency medical services personnel with the procedures for bringing the helicopter to the island. The training portion of the exercise was about over when word came that a pregnant
The Longview – Does anyone remember Nero?
The Maine coast is burning. Given the long wet summer, this may seem surprising, but we’re dealing with a peat fire, now burning mostly underground, although it will shortly break out in the open. When it does in the coming months we will all see if the resulting flames can be contained and what gets
Isleboro’s new store finds and binds books
Since we’ve had more then our share of cloudy and foggy days this summer, Islesboro’s newest business, Artisan Books & Bindery, has benefited from visitors looking for something to read while waiting for the weather to improve. The shop is located in the Dark Harbor Village Marketplace, one door down from the Dark Harbor Shop,
Getting it Together
For everyone who helped raise money to purchase land at the Deer Isle “gateway,” who worked on Cliff Island’s barge landing project, who helped with the Islesford Fair, who helped settle the long-standing dispute over golf carts on Great Diamond Island, who worked on the large lobster-seeding project in New Brunswick’s Bay of Chaleur, who