As much as we would like to support and encourage the Maine Land Bank (MLB) system of tax reduction [WWF Dec. 2002], and as much as we empathize with Chebeague Island residents, we don’t think this proposal will work for all islands. Based on our experience, it won’t work for North Haven. As assessors, we
Good work!
Good work! To the editor: I enjoy reading your monthly newspaper! The Inter-Island News is a very interesting paper. Keep up the good work… John L. Pillsbury Sr. Orrington
Polar Plunge
Volunteers, some rather chilly, raised over $7,000 for Chebeague Island’s teen programs over the weekend of Jan. 18-19. A Rock-A-Thon went for 12 hours, and the much-anticipated Polar Plunge drew 10 participants. The water temperature was 33 degrees, and at least two hardy souls, Island Institute Fellow Leah McDonald and staff member Chris Cash, went
Harpswell fisherman forges humanitarian link with South Africa
When John Dennen and his wife, Indrani, entered the children’s ward of St. Mary’s Mission Hospital in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, the shock was so great, he said later in a dispatch to The Times Record of Brunswick, “I just wanted to run away, go back to Maine and work on my lobster boat, get
Wonder Dog Jenny
Islesboro Central School students were recently entertained by wonder dog “Jenny,” a seven-year-old black Lab who has been attention-trained to work as a “scent-discrimination” finder of objects and people. Jenny’s owner, professional dog trainer Frances Plessner, takes Jenny to nursing homes and schools where the exquisitely-behaved canine can show off her bag of tricks.
Fishermen’s Forum set for March, unveils new website
The Maine Fishermen’s Forum, preparing for its 28th season, boasts a new website, created by Mike Young, husband of Chilloa Young, who has served as Forum Coordinator for the past five years. Mike Young, Phippsburg Town Administrator since 1995, has extensive webmaster experience with a website which he set up for the town two years
Proposed Cutler center would work with addicts
The Rev. Gary DeLong, director of Maine Seacoast Mission and a native of Beal’s Island, says Washington County law enforcers estimate at least 1,000 of the county’s residents are addicted to heroin and/or oxycontin. “One addict user has a dysfunctional effect on at least five other lives,” says Delong. “That means of the 35,000 people
Foundation contributes to affordable Cranberry housing project
The Cranberry Isles Realty Trust (CIRT) has received a $5,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation for renovation of the Kane House on Great Cranberry Island. “With this donation we expect to be able to complete work on the Kane House,” said Chris White, CIRT President. “Turning this house into a home for sale or
Monks, Native Americans visit North Haven
For the most part, human diversity exists on Maine islands in color only, and that thanks to individuals or couples who have adopted children of other cultures. It was therefore a mind-expanding time on North Haven when Arnold Neptune, a Penobscot Indian elder, presented workshops on the history and culture of the Penobscot Nation, and
Programming for the future
During the past six months, we’ve been thinking hard about the future – about the complex challenges facing Maine island communities, about the Institute’s various island service programs and about the financial uncertainties we have all experienced during the past few years. Three months ago, as part of a long range planning effort, we hired