Sept. 1, Sunday – Temp. 65, wind SW at 12 knots. A full feel of fall with 42 degrees at 6 a.m. Church today at 10 a.m. and lobstermen can also haul their gear on Sundays, now until next June. Ralph Stanley and his wife, Marion, visited us today near noon. We had a nice
The Maine Land Bank: An idea whose time has come
The Maine Land Bank proposal has caught the attention of television and radio stations as well as the Maine Sunday Telegram and the Portland Press Herald, and now it is catching fire in communities throughout the State of Maine. The Maine Land Bank’s goals are simple. This innovative program will create demographic stability in a
North Haven’s Jones takes third in state Class D cross-country
On Nov. 2, North Haven’s sophomore runner Kelsey “Crazylegs” Jones demolished her previous best on the University of Maine at Augusta’s championship cross-country course by 1:27 to take third place in the state Class D championships. It was a team effort, though not in the usual sense. Because she competed most of the fall as
Not Alone: The haunting of Islesboro
Perhaps due to their remoteness and resultant romantic allure, islands possess an air of mystery that’s always made me suspect that islanders must have scores of stories to tell of haunted houses and other paranormal phenomena. Islesboro, for instance, has no shortage of intriguing tales of ghostly presences and mysterious places where, on nightly strolls,
January plunge planned
For many, it’s challenge enough to brave the ocean waters of Maine during the summer months. And, for most, late autumn is when it is finally time to put to rest any notion of swimming until the next summer. Yet, on Chebeague Island, this is precisely the time when many of the teenagers and adults
New study: declining fisheries have hurt Nova Scotia women’s health
It’s no secret that a declining or collapsed fishery has a ripple effect on home ports and communities. Now a group of Nova Scotia women has produced a study on how women’s health is affected. “Women’s Health and Well-being in Six Nova Scotia Fishing Communities” has been published by the Canadian Research Institute for the
Vinalhaven songsters take a sophomore’s song on the road
In the last year Americans have heard a lot about our heroes in the fire departments across the country, and particularly in New York City. Now the Vinalhaven High School chorus is bringing new meaning to the words “our heroes.” After the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, VHS sophomore Anna Osgood wrote a song about
Can’t get there from here
“Reach” defined
Old schooner is given to new sailing school
Two college friends launching international sailing school have been given a boat beyond their wildest dreams. The 137-foot schooner ROSEWAY, for years part of the commercial Camden windjammer fleet, has been donated outright to Abby Kidder and Dwight Deckelmann, both 31 and former classmates at Principia College. Their Camden-based World Ocean School has yet to