EASTPORT — Tenacity and dedication. Those were the qualities cited in recommending environmental activist and Eastport resident Bob Godfrey for recognition by the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). Godfrey was given NRCM’s People’s Choice Award in October for his work as researcher, news aggregator and webmaster for the Save Passamaquoddy Bay 3 Nation Alliance.
The passive house that’s aggressive on heat savings
BELFAST — The idea of spending only $300 per year on our heating and electric bills may have most of us salivating with desire. Given Maine’s often brutally cold winters, it seems an unattainable aspiration. Not so, said Matthew O’Malia and Alan Gibson, founders of G-O Logic, a design-construction firm in Belfast. The two have
Chebeague Island’s golf course eligible for historic register
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Landing on the island from the ferry puts visitors in the middle of a 1920s era golf course. In fact, there is a lot of history at the landing. The stone wharf was built in the 19th century, there are houses dating to the 18th century, and the bright yellow, three-story Chebeague
When industry leaves the waterfront, buildings can kill revival
What is unfolding in Bucksport in the wake of Verso Paper’s decision to close its plant there is nothing short of tragic. Some 500 workers have lost their jobs. The town has lost its biggest taxpayer. It goes without saying that state and local officials must—and of course will—focus on helping those workers train for
As summer retreats, the community returns
As summer turns to fall, the tide of the island ebbs into a slower pace with each departing visitor. Shops are closing down for the off-season, last minute drivers can catch the ferry, and seasonal homes are being packed away and stored until the next summer solstice. The breeze begins, ever so slightly, cutting you
More affordable winter heat: an Eastport experiment
Some say you can judge a society by the condition of its prisons, but the condition of its living rooms might be a better yardstick for coastal Maine in the dead of winter. What is it like in there? Are people shivering, or raiding their bank accounts in order to stay warm? If so, something
Monhegan tourism survey reveals low worry about wind project
MONHEGAN PLANTATION — Visitors to Monhegan island are usually the ones asking the questions. Which way to the Monhegan House? Where is the nearest bathroom? Where can I get a cup of coffee? But this past summer, some 180 visitors were asked their views on the issue that has dominated island debate for the last
Vinalhaven’s Joey Reidy wakes from ‘nightmare’ and tells the tale
VINALHAVEN — In September 2011, Joey Reidy was like many other 18-year-olds around the country—he had just left home for the first time and was starting college, ready to take on the world. However, within his first week at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt., Reidy was struck by a car and suffered a severe brain
Hancock County through the Eastern eye
Kevin Johnson, photo archivist at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, presents these and many other images as part of his “road show,” this one featuring Hancock County scenes. The images come from the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Collection, which contains thousands of photographs made in New England for postcards. The museum makes prints available
Shy island girl spends semester in Australia
Editor’s note: Kennedy Cooper, a high school student at North Haven Community School, received the first Geiger Scholarship through the Island Institute, which helped pay for her to study abroad. The Gieger Scholarship supports middle and high school students participating in enrichment programs, including travel abroad and summer experiences. By the end of my sophomore year