Probably most everyone has been to their high school reunions at one time or another. It’s a popular occasion on this island – a lot of people attend every year. The graduating classes are small – eight, ten, 25 graduates and everyone has known everyone else all their life. I never gave reunions a thought,
History, Technology and Consequences
Every day, it seems, technology’s role in our lives grows larger. In Maine the global positioning system (GPS) allows island students to map their neighborhoods and watersheds. Integrated into a geographic information system (GIS), this technology helps students create realistic electronic models that will enable their communities plan for the future. Websites and the Internet,
Tight Fit
To the editor: Re: Sally Noble’s article in the December 2003/January 2004 issue of Working Waterfront/Island News – I would certainly hope that the landing strip on Matinicus is 1,700 feet long and not 1,700 -square-feet as stated in the article. A helicopter could land on that area but I question what kind of pilot
Classic Yawl Donated to Institute
MADRIGAL, a Concordia 41 yawl, has been donated to the Island Institute for sale through its boat gift program. The proceeds of the sale will provide long-term benefits to the Institute’s programs. The donor is MADRIGAL’s longtime owner, Robert P. Bass, Jr., a New Hampshire attorney who served for many years on the Island Institute’s
New Canadian Government Could Shift Fisheries Regulation
The swearing in of a new Canadian Prime Minister in December had all the appearance of an orderly succession – one Liberal to another – but it brought a new Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Minister, Geoff Regan, a Member of Parliament whose riding (district) is Halifax West in Nova Scotia. Regan has not yet laid
No Gas
To the editor: I am a member of a group called “Fairplay for Harpswell.” We are in the midst of fighting a multi-billion-dollar energy company who proposes to build an LNG/natural gas port here. I want to commend you on your article “The Long View: Open Letter to Governor Baldacci” (WWF Dec-Jan 2003-04.) I think
A Collaboration Worth Considering
Late last December before we all got lost in year-end events, Governor John Baldacci delivered the keynote address for the conference, “Protecting Maine’s Working Waterfronts.” The Governor deserves credit for showing up on an icy day and delivering the straightforward message that he did not arrive with any solutions to this “complex local problem.” But
At Riverside Boat, Past is Present
At the foot of a steep dirt driveway on the Newcastle shore of the Damariscotta River sits a cluster of graying sheds, surrounded by shapely boats in cradles. This is Riverside Boat Company, where graceful wooden sailboats and the skills to build and repair them are the rule. It’s where customers are so regular, so
Passing the Torch
To the editor: Regrets and congratulations! Deep and shared regrets in the loss of Ted Spurling Sr.’s voice in your paper. Ted is a co-founder of the Islesford Historical Society who, with wife Cara, contributes mightily to its many publications. I viewed with pleasure your illustration showing Ted’s unique hand-written copy. I have a thick
When Ladies Baked Biscuits Every Night
Heather Spurling of the Islesford School interviewed her grandfather, longtime Islesford columnist Capt. Ted Spurling Sr., for a sixth-grade history project during the spring of 2003. Following is a portion of her interview. Were there many people in school here when you were younger? Not what you could call many, but more than there are