On March 8 the townspeople of North Haven gathered at the community building in order to participate in their annual town meeting. With 81 articles to vote on, and coffee and muffins provided as a fundraiser for North Haven Community School’s class of 2009, folks seemed eager to get things rolling as 9:00 a.m. approached
SELF conference to engage local food producers, others
Befriending a Friendship
An old Friendship native has come home. Eagle, built by Wilbur Morse of Friendship in 1915, is now undergoing repairs at Spruce Head. And the latest owner, Dick Rapalyea of Thomaston, is finding out that an old boat, like his 18th century house, requires a lot of time and energy, not to mention money. Rapalyea
Career Exploration Day
German battleship prowls Maine waters
As that a battleship headed your way, bristling with turreted guns? But wait. It’s no bigger than a war canoe, and there’s classical music — Wagner, in fact. It all began when Bill Terra thought building a battleship might be an enjoyable hobby. He didn’t realize that his working model would consume years of his
The Iambics of Newfoundland: Notes from an Unknown Shore
A Place Where People Can’t Fish Anymore
Report: Canadian shellfish sanitation program could be improved
Marine biotoxins became a problem in Prince Edward Island in the late 1980s, when mussels poisoned three tourists, all of whom died. A number of others became ill and were left with long-term neurological problems. John White, policy officer with the Canadian food inspection agency that delivers the Canadian shellfish sanitation program (CSSP), says in
Can fishing and oil drilling coexist on Georges Bank?
At least one Nova Scotia fisherman is willing to consider the future possibility of a fishery and oil drilling rigs coexisting on Georges Bank. The joint U.S.-Canadian moratorium on drilling was established in 1988. The ban was extended eight years ago and will expire in 2012. Hubert Saulnier, president of Local 9 of the Maritime
For 20 years, a good Blue Hill pantry has fed the needy
“People don’t have ovens or microwaves or even hotplates. Sometimes they live in a car. One asked me for food with flip tops because she didn’t have a spoon,” said Rusty Roberts, eight-year president of Blue Hill’s Tree of Life and manager of its food pantry. “Some live in chaos.” The Tree of Life has
Brooksville
“Everybody seems to have such a good time,” said retired plumber Frank Snow, of the weekly luncheons put on by Brooksville’s Meals For Me. Each Thursday, Snow brings his sister, Nettie Leach, of Penobscot to Brooksville’s Town House. They’ve been attending the lunches ever since the program began four years ago. People come from Brooklin,