A trip to Long Island this summer won’t be complete without a tour of the new Learning Center at the school that will house the Community Library, a technology center, meeting rooms, art gallery, and large hall with a stage. Since groundbreaking last August 8, there hasn’t been a dull moment as we struggled with
Good and bad behavior
To the editor: Having read the various letters generated by Rusty Warren’s columns concerning tourists/summer people I decided to add my two cents’ worth. Rusty’s columns are accurate and do reflect the feelings of many islanders. I feel she has been unfairly attacked for telling it like it is, but that is Rusty … Having
Gear conflict
In a couple of weeks we’ll be into what columnist Rusty Warren calls the “snarly season.” A number of things get tangled up at this time – beaches, traffic, public landings, harbors, commercial and recreational boats, fishing gear … lots of people going about their business, occasionally getting in each others’ way. Entanglements, if we’re
Long Island celebrates ten years of independence
July 1, 1993, was an unforgettable day on Long Island. From the decorated old wharf to the crowds of people in front of the newly renovated Town Hall, the air was charged with expectation and excitement. Our 200 residents had accomplished the impossible: we had won our independence from the City of Portland, and formed
Right content?
For many years Working Waterfront has been among my three favorites of the many monthly publications I receive. Unfortunately these three arrive at about the same time so I’m always faced with the dilemma of deciding which to read first. The decision, however, is becoming easier with the apparent evolution of Working Waterfront’s content. It
Working waterfronts
A working waterfront, lest anyone forget it, is where many things meet: commerce, natural resources, transportation, public access, various types of manufacturing, recreation. The list of activities associated with working waterfronts is very long, and what’s on that list will always depend on one’s point of view. As writer Rob Snyder suggests in the first
New museum opens on Chebeague
On July 6, the Chebeague Historical Society opened the doors of its new Museum of Chebeague History in the former District 9 schoolhouse. Nearly 350 persons attended the dedication. The school, built in 1871, and its 1970s addition were transformed from an endangered building to a functional research and exhibit facility. Most of the original
Author’s thanks
To the editor: Thank you for reviewing my book Vanishing Species, Saving the Fish, Sacrificing the Fisherman. It is especially pleasing to be reviewed in a publication by the Island Institute as much of my family history is defined by sailing trips to Maine. When we look back and try to reconstruct some aspect of
Maine prepares for Governor’s natural resource summit
Preparing for Gov. John Baldacci’s Natural Resources Summit, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has enlisted the help of two respected experts in Maine fisheries. Prof. Jim Wilson, professor of Marine Sciences and Resource Economics at the University of Maine, Orono, is working on a groundfish paper. Spencer Apollonio, former DMR Commissioner, prepared the paper
Robert McCloskey, 1914-2003
Last fall, I stopped by an assisted living center in Blue Hill to see Robert McCloskey. He wouldn’t see me, although 40 years ago I visited the McCloskeys on their East Blue Hill Bay island. I was a boy on a family sailboat, a boy who knew and loved One Morning in Maine and the