SORRENTO — If there is such a thing as social capital that one can build up throughout life, Charles “Buddy” Kilton did it. The lobsterman has been active in his community, helping out and being an all-around nice guy. Not just picking-up-the-mail-while-you’re-on-vacation nice, but upending-his-life-to-help-others nice. That was certainly the case in 1987 after Julie
An island of a different sort
There are a lot of things that I have learned in my first year as an Island Fellow, such as: if it’s cold enough, peppermint oil will not deter mice and that the noon boat rarely comes at 12 p.m. The most surprising lesson that I have learned, however, is that you don’t have to
Fishing ports bragging rights, dearth of oysters in Gulf
Farm-raised fish haven’t been able to earn organic status from the U.S. Department of Agriculture yet, and that marketing boost isn’t likely to come anytime soon, Politico.com reports. The National Organic Standards Board received 900-plus letters after seeking public comment on the use of synthetics by aquaculture operations. Of particular concern for many is the
Lobster strategy: You go cheap, we’ll go quality
It’s the end of the fishing season and along the coast, lobster traps are stacking up in dooryards waiting for repair as the winter’s first snow looms. And as we plan our holiday meals, let’s remember to feature the local catch. Meanwhile, some in the lobster industry will continue working through the winter to find
Portland waterfront is draw for circus school
PORTLAND — Development deals don’t often involve clown noses, but one of the biggest development projects in the city’s history will have a circus school as one of its first tenants. The Circus Conservatory of America announced it would open a school at the soon-to-be-constructed development at Thompson’s Point, according to Chris Thompson, president of
Finding Moosewood, Finding God: What Happened When a TV Newsman Abandoned His Career for Life on an Island
It’s a long title, and this Moosewood isn’t a cookbook. Moosewood is the name of the house Jack Perkins and his wife Mary Jo built on Bar Island off Bar Harbor, an island at high tide but able to be reached with a car on a gravel road at low tide. Perkins was a long-time
Ready or not, here comes the flood
They probably laughed at Noah when he began preparing for the coming flood by building a really big boat. But for anyone who has lived through the destructive power of rising waters, the impacts are quite serious. There are plenty of recent witnesses to the devastation storms cause—those in New Orleans who survived Hurricane Katrina,
It takes an island to keep islanders healthy
SWAN’S ISLAND — Spending in this sector represents one-sixth of the domestic economy and a recent Congressional debate over it shuttered the federal government, but for Donna Wiegle, health care means something less political and more practical. For Wiegle, who operates the island’s Mill Pond Health Center, it’s about taking blood, arranging for practitioners from
An old newspaper friend calls it quits
Here I sit on Chebeague Island, idled with my foot in a cast and The Working Waterfront by my side. A rustle through its pages and I can learn what’s going on along the Maine coast. Or, I can pop into my laptop for the paper’s latest E-Weekly and see how other islands nearby, or