With luck, the people who don’t believe in global warming won’t be affected by it. However, the odds are not good. Already, scientists say rising ocean and land temperatures are exposing people to diseases and pathogens they have never known before and threatening the food supply. A shellfish farmer in Cordova, Alaska, grew oysters in
Newfoundland’s FPI remains in limbo; strike looms
The fate of the largest seafood company in Newfoundland hangs in the balance, and the outcome of its current situation may determine the economic future of at least seven small communities — their fishermen, plant workers and possibly the viability of some of the towns themselves. Fishery Products International, Ltd. (FPI) based in St. John’s,
Gymnastics proves popular on Long Island
Not even a freak April snowstorm could keep Long Island’s children from showing off their gymnastics skills. Islanders of all ages turned out on a stormy night to see an exhibition by the recreation department’s after-school gymnastics program. Culminating twelve weeks of practice, the event featured balance-beam performances, tumbling, somersaults, cartwheels and even flying leaps
Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn
At Cornell University, I majored in psychology and sociology, but I was learning so as to teach. Upon graduation in 2005, I planned to start a new school. But I needed to learn how to teach, and for that I needed experience teaching. I applied for a job as the Vocational Technology instructor on Vinalhaven,
Cranberry Report:When All Thoughts Leave the Head
By the last week of March, cold weather gave way to warmer temperatures and though it was windy, it felt like spring. Dip of the Month Club members waited until the 27th to run into ocean water that we have come to know as the coldest of the year. It wasn’t a sunny day, but
Passionate collector preserved Deer Isle’s genealogy, history
Anyone who wants to do research on families from the Deer Isle-Stonington area will find more information than they could hope for by making a trip to the Deer Isle – Stonington Historical Society on Sunset Road in Deer Isle. There, in a small room in the archives building, they can look through the 43
Maritime artist to speak in Rockland May 25
At 5:30 on May 25, Archipelago Fine Arts at the Island Institute will host a talk by maritime artist Loretta Krupinski of South Thomaston. Krupinski’s work is part of a show titled “Reflecting the Past,” on view through June 23. She has recently embarked on a new series of paintings based on historical photographs of
Bremen-baked gingerbread sea creatures reach far-flung destinations
About five years ago, Bremen resident Kim McClain was baking gingerbread cookies, in her warm coastal kitchen, with a group of students enrolled in the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program. (McClain’s job was to assist the students in developing life and work skills.) Surrounded by students (some of whom were lobstermen) and the tantalizing smell
The “Local Science” of Eliot Coleman
The health of the biosphere demands our attention. We are called to consider what we are doing that harms the environment, and how, in turn, we too might be negatively impacted. Our attention has been drawn, large-scale, to carbon footprints and renewable resources. But right in our own kitchens, take a look at the food
Amy and Isabelle Abide with Me
New York: Random House,1998, 2006 Stories that Transcend their Imaginary Maine Landscapes Don’t check the map to find the places in Maine where novelist Elizabeth Strout locates her books, because Shirley Falls, West Annett and the Sabbanock River are all fictional. Yet they feel real; testimony to the insight and empathy of Strout, a native