It’s known as the Eastport Boat School. Its official name is the Marine Technology Center of Washington County Community College. But on July 1, if all goes as planned, its property and physical plant will be transferred to the City of Eastport, and it will officially become the Maine Marine Technology Center. In what Eastport
Self-Employed!
To the editor, I would like to clarify a point in Sally Noble’s article “Lobster Chic.” Kevin Moore is NOT my “boss.” I have been self-employed for most of my life. I simply choose to sell my lobsters to Little Bay or anywhere else I want to. As far as the lobster electric chair goes…if
Thanks from 04050
To the editor: I have been remiss in not contacting you sooner. I work at one of the small island post offices along the coast of Maine. Any and all business that you have sent our way is greatly appreciated and needed. I personally thank every stamp-by-mail customer that orders from me–and I neglected to
School “Arts Team” mounts spring productions
Vinalhaven’s kindergarten through fifth grades put forth their best effort March 15 and 29 in two spring performances of song, dance, art and French language. Kindergarten through second graders presented “A Taste of Impressionism” and the third through fifth graders presented “Through the Decades.” The shows were the result of a collaboration among the art,
Looking Windward
Within the past few years, we’ve all received a few shocks concerning energy prices. But few of us have experienced the shock felt by many Vinalhaven residents in 2006 when their electric bills went up by $100 to $300. Not surprisingly, the rate increase caused great concern on the island — especially because the cost
Mount Desert Fluoride Vote Sparks Debate
It could be called the vote heard `round the world. On March 5, Mount Desert town residents voted to stop fluoridating the town’s water supply. The measure passed by a ratio of more than four to one, with 229 in favor of ending the practice to 42 opposed. The town became the first municipality in
Wind Power
News that electric co-ops on Swan’s Island and Vinalhaven are taking steps to develop those islands’ ample wind-energy resources is heartening evidence that citizens of the United States, if not their national government, are thinking creatively when it comes to replacing fossil fuels. Wind turbines are one of those technologies — hydroelectric dams are another
Patriot’s Day Storm
Portland–Lobster dealer Peter McAleney, of New Meadows Lobster on Portland Pier, said, “It couldn’t be any worse: tremendous wind with 65 mph gusts.” He then recalled, “Maybe the worst storm was in `77, but we had lobster.” This storm, at a time of next-to-no landings due to colder-than-usual water, hurled thirty-foot waves over his wharf
To the media: a `no-theast’ kick in the pants
It has become necessary to interrupt our relentless pursuit of definitive solutions to cosmic problems in order to excise a festering sore in today’s marine and weather journalism. It’s the burgeoning use of “nor’easter.” There ain’t no such word. For something that doesn’t exist, it’s sure as hell contagious: the Guy Gannett newspapers have George
Where are the lobsters?
“It’s very normal to have a slow start to the lobster season,” said Carl Wilson, Maine’s lobster biologist, in early April. “It won’t pick up till the water is 40 degrees.” What he meant was that lobster activity increases when ocean water reaches a temperature of 40 to 42 degrees Fahrenheit on the bottom and