The things that produce leaders, that cause them to do the things they do, are not always obvious. In Dana Rice’s case, only those who’ve known him since he was a child would have any inkling of what drives him, and even then they might not realize that those formative factors were what most would
Peaks undertakes neighborhood-based planning
In the spring of 2001, responding to a state mandate that it update its comprehensive plan by January 2003, Portland established a neighborhood-based planning (NBP) process. The intent is to allow for broader public participation; create plans that are conscious of unique neighborhood character; help form bonds between community members, groups and businesses; provide a
North Haven school wins coveted accreditation
“You took a big risk,” said the association’s Pamela Gray-Bennett at a Boston ceremony on Dec. 6. “You are such an exceptional, but unusual school that no one was sure you could do it. We are very pleased that you did.” The association is the oldest of six regional accrediting agencies in the United States.
Vinalhaven comprehensive plan committee holds public meetings
Six islanders win McLane scholarships
Islesboro student Hannah Kerr is preparing for a voyage through the Ocean Classroom Foundation’s Semester at Sea Program. Her travels will take her to the Caribbean, aboard the Schooner SPIRIT OF MASSACHUSETTS, Captained by John Tohanczyn. Enrolled in a school decidedly more local are Frenchboro residents Linda Bernstein, Zachary Lunt and Robert Stuart who will
Second Thoughts
Year-round Campobello-Deer Island ferry proposed
Emphasizing that his proposal to the New Brunswick legislature was “in a very preliminary stage,” Allaby nonetheless was equally emphatic that there’s a need for such a service – a need fueled by the events of Sept. 11. As things stand now, Campobello residents must pass through two U.S. and Canadian Customs stations in order
Island cargo is 35 percent of company’s air freight
Telford Aviation, which operates out of the Owls Head and several other Maine airports, has the contract with UPS for flying air parcels from the UPS terminal in Manchester, New Hampshire. Manchester is one of several UPS distribution centers in the northeastern United States. Lisa Haczynski, 31, flies the freight from Rockland to Manchester and
The Judge, the Fish and the Stars
All three Maine delegates to the New England Council voted with the majority to punt on the groundfish plan — placing the onus for a decision on federal fisheries managers in distant Washington, D.C. Then these same delegates were among the chorus protesting the federal court decision that in effect puts a judge in Washington,
“Destination ImagiNation”: Islesford students stretch minds for competition
Islesford students are eager to participate in this international creative problem solving experience. “I think it’s fun because we all get to put our ideas together and make really cool stuff”, says Heather Spurling, a fifth grader entering her third year of mind-stretching activities. She is one of six students on this year’s team; the