In what has become one of the most anticipated and enjoyed happenings of an island school year, the annual inter-island event took place on Frenchboro on Sept. 27- 28. Students from the Monhegan, Matinicus, Islesford and Isle au Haut descended on the town like a swarm after being shipped over on the Sunbeam, the Maine
A new face at Waterman’s Community Center
Liz Lovell is the new programs director at North Haven Arts and Enrichment. Having been in training with outgoing director Keely Felton, Lovell is ready and enthusiastic about continuing the programs at Waterman’s Community Center. Lovell is a 2003 North Haven Community School Graduate. She graduated this past spring from Bowdoin College with a major
B-20 and Be Green: Will biodiesel be the fuel of the future for Vinalhaven?
Listening to a conversation at a Vinalhaven party recently, I heard Ross Trainor describing, with gusto, how sometimes he smells just like clam baskets. I thought this was understandable because he lives near the Harbor Gawker restaurant with its always-busy fryolator. But the way he was talking about it also conveyed some sense of pride,
Vinalhaven soldier describes his experiences in Iraq
“There isn’t a doubt in my mind that any one of my friends would take a bullet if they thought they might have a chance to save someone,” says Sergeant Kenny Spalding of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. “Even if it looked hopeless they’d do it because we’re all brothers here.” Spalding, 21, is the
The Cranberry Report: Snakes on the Boat
Fall is in full swing on the islands. The leaves are changing color and people are starting to put their gardens to bed. Soon they will harvest seaweed and kelp from the beaches to provide a warm fertilizing blanket to protect the gardens over the winter. On September 27, the Gott ferry arrived at Islesford
Matinicus fellow becomes a “sternman” – on land
Last January was a little nerve-wracking: The Island Fellows Program had just placed its first-ever fellow on Matinicus, the most remote Maine island, with an assignment to work with the new teacher and the school board and develop curriculum and standard procedures for the school. Usually, fellowships are filled by the preceding July, with on-island
On Islesboro, Albanese discusses changing public schools
Duke Albanese, former Maine Commissioner of Education and now with the Great Maine Schools Project at Muskie Institute, came to Islesboro Oct. 18 to talk with community members about their educational options. With costly work ahead on its current building, the Islesboro School Committee must decide whether to build a new facility or renovate. Before
DMR Responds
To the editor: Two pieces in your October issue take the Maine Department of Marine Resources to task for its handling of a recent aquaculture lease on Vinalhaven. Both pieces contain serious factual errors, which I am writing to correct. In your editorial, “Process Problems”, you state that DMR “failed to notify abutters and the
Good Job!
To the editor: I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed and appreciated [Tina Cohen’s] latest article in Working Waterfront — the discussion of the aquaculture issue on Vinalhaven. Good job! You captured the complexities, and got some necessary information out. Thanks. Carol Petillo Vinalhaven
Foxes in the Salty Henhouse
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tasked with, among other things, managing the nation’s fisheries resources, has recently announced plans to shift control of the at-sea fishery observer program over to the very fishing industry that is being observed. If this plan goes through, it could seriously degrade the truth and validity of these important