That cold spell in March that came just as I was beginning to give up on winter altogether and gird myself for mud season paid out a bonus in baked beans. Cheapskate Yankee that I am, there is something about long slow baking in an electric oven (with the meter running) that goes against my
The ‘Net Savvy’ Island Sistas of Zoey’s Room
Each week, about seven middle school girls on Vinalhaven meet after school in the computer room, wired and ready to go. No, not wired on Red Bull and snacks–but wired, as in connected to Zoey’s Room, a model online education program for 10- to 14-year-old girls to encourage their interest in science, technology, engineering and
The risks and virtues of wind power
To the editor: As a year round resident of Swan’s Island, I read with some interest the letter from Ms. Vicki Wysocki of Hamburg, NY, warning Swan’s Islanders of the perils of windpower [WWF March 07]. It is true that the Swan’s Island Electric Cooperative is systematically examining the question of whether wind power makes
Thanks from an Island Post Office
To the editor: I would like to thank all of the people who have placed stamp-by-mail orders with me since I took over as Postmaster for Matinicus four years ago and also thank the Island Institute for taking the space in their newspaper, The Working Waterfront, to continually point out how important stamp sales are
Keep it coming
To the editor: Please keep your great Working Waterfront coming. I look forward to it. Joan J. Sheldon Knox, ME 04986
Parallel 44: Why the Royal Navy burned Portland in 1775
Take a close look at the chandelier in Portland’s First Parish Church, just up the street from City Hall: there’s a cannonball hanging from the end of it. Poke around under the pews and you’ll find more ordnance plucked from the walls of the Old Jerusalem Church, a wooden structure that stood on the site
Shipping Out to Paradise
Every year the T.S. ENTERPRISE the training ship for cadets at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, takes a two-month trip, either across the Atlantic to Europe, south to the Caribbean, or through the Panama Canal. During this expedition all freshmen students are required to brave the voyage, face the seasickness, and acquire their newfound “sea legs.” Last
Program funds two rounds of projects, seeks more funding
The Working Waterfront Coalition, working with legislators and state agencies, did the groundwork to establish Maine’s Working Waterfront Access Pilot Program, funded by a $12 million Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) bond issue that included $2 million for preserving working waterfront properties. The funds are administered through the Department of Marine Resources and the Land
Painting Freedom
An example of the tenacity of human spirit has been tucked away in a corner of the Blue Hill Library. Library patrons can be forgiven if they missed it, a tiny display of paintings and collages amid shelves of equally worthy books, sculptures, and other works of art. But those who found the small collection
Benedict Arnold’s Navy: The Ragtag Fleet that Lost the Battle of Lake Champlain but won the American Revolution
McGraw Hill, $32.95, 363 pages Before he betrayed his country… In September of 2005 I reviewed a novel by James Nelson called Thieves of Mercy for this newspaper. Nelson’s latest work is a dramatic, non-fiction account of Benedict Arnold’s contributions to the success of the American Revolution. The versatile author sets the tone for his