Dr. Margaret Scannell started work at the Islands Community Medical Center on Vinalhaven in early August, taking over from Dr. Rick Donahue, who left after ten years. She will be the only doctor at the facility, which serves patients from Vinalhaven and other Penobscot Bay islands, although she looks forward to the able assistance of
Seeding, habitat development, research all contribute to New Brunswick lobster project
A Canadian tribe, a fishermen’s union and a research institute have undertaken a massive effort to restore the lobster fishery in northern New Brunswick. Cooperating in the project are the Maritime Fishermen’s Union, the Coastal Zones Research Institute and the Eel River Bar First Nation. “Between 60,000 and 80,000 larvae have been released into experimental
Raye’s Mustard Mill
Leasa Garvin looked out the window of Raye’s Mustard Mill in Eastport recently and was impressed at how the owner, Jim Pearson, got his boat into his yard with such a tight fit.
Tribal voters approve LNG facility
Voters at Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy Reservation at Pleasant Point near Eastport, approved on Aug. 17 a proposed LNG facility there by a vote of 193-132. Opponents, however, say that the fight is not over. Fred Moore, tribal representative to the state legislature, who has been the main driving force behind the facility, called the voting
Fishing or Transport? – It depends on the meaning of “or”
Sometimes something as small as a single word in a law can affect one person’s livelihood. Such is the case for Maine native J. Coburn Drisko, owner of Drisko Lobsters, Inc. in Lincolnville. This past July, the United States Coast Guard informed Drisko that he was in violation of federal regulations by using a foreign-built
Passenger trains roll from Brunswick to Rockland
Forty-five years after the last passenger train left town, limited rail service resumed Aug. 5 in the form of a an excursion run from Brunswick to Rockland with a stop in Bath. The run by Maine Eastern Railroad coincided with the Lobster Festival in Rockland, August 5-8, and the railroad plans weekend excursions after that,
Two Canadian LNG projects move ahead
Irving Oil has received final federal and provincial approval for its planned LNG facility in Saint John, New Brunswick. The approvals were issued by the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, Environment Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, in accordance with provincial Environmental Assessment Regulations and the federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The
The Winding Road to Oyster Aquaculture
SAM CHAPMAN, who raises oysters besides owning a shad hatchery with his family in Waldoboro, majored in geology at the University of Maine in the late 1960s and helped out at the Darling Center. One day in 1972 (after a stint in the military), he decided to take a look at the new aquaculture facility
Maps help Islesboro organize its information
For the past three years, the Islesboro community has been learning and using geographic information systems (GIS). GIS is a digital means of organizing data based on place. A GIS arranges data (such as streets or parcels) into layers that can be overlapped and analyzed, providing a great deal of information about a certain place
New port security specialist has varied background
Arn Heggers, who for the past four years has been Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Examiner for the Marine Safety Office in Portland, took on a new job in July, that of Civilian Coast Guard Port Security Specialist for Portland’s Marine Safety Office. The 50-year-old former Coast Guard officer seems well qualified for this position; in