Simon Schuster, $27.00 356 pages The Fog of War Sixty years after the end of World War II, we continue to see a steady stream of books dealing with a history of the war. My grandson gave me for Christmas Rick Atkinson’s An Army at Dawn, which is about the North African campaign in 1942-43.
Fish Ladders Return to Somesville
Dennis King used to harvest alewives in the Somes Pond-Long Pond watershed on Mount Desert Island. He said the springtime alewife run was a site to see. More than 200,000 alewives swam upstream to spawn; enough, legend has it, to walk across a brook on their backs. King said all those alewives attracted seals, ospreys,
U.S. says Canadian position on LNG tankers is “inappropriate”
The United States has called Canada’s decision not to allow Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) tankers through Head Harbour Passage en route to Maine sites on Passamaquoddy Bay “inappropriate.” The response has come from the U.S. State Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In February, Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson sent a letter to FERC
Grant awarded for downeast tidal power prototype
Tidal power in downeast Maine moved a step closer to reality with the awarding of a grant to Ocean Renewable Power Company Maine to build prototypes in Cobscook Bay and the Western Passage of Passamaquoddy Bay. The $300,000 grant was made to ORPC Maine, based in Denmark, Maine, in February by the Maine Technology Institute.
Fellow finds “culture of high achievement” on Long Island
When Alden Robinson, the Island Fellow on Long Island in Casco Bay, first heard about the Fellows program in 2005, he was about to begin his senior year at Williams College in Massachusetts. While enjoying lunch with his father at one of his favorite Maine eateries, Moody’s Diner in Waldoboro, “I picked up a copy
SUNBEAM couple retires; Matinicus will miss them
A couple of times each month, the daily routine on the “Steamboat Wharf” in Matinicus Harbor is pleasantly interrupted by the appearance of the Sunbeam. The crew of the 75-foot steel vessel, the fifth in a series so named, carries on a century-long tradition of service to some of Maine’s outer islands. The Sunbeam has
“Circuit breaker” tax relief is still available
The Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund, commonly known as the “circuit breaker” program, makes available partial refunds on property taxes or rent of up to $2,000 for Maine residents. As a result of legislation passed in 2005, over 200,000 households in Maine now qualify for refunds. Still, only been 99,400 applications had been
Island firefighters attend conference, share challenges
Island firefighters and emergency personnel gathered in Rockland on March 16th for the fourth annual Island Firefighter’s Forum. Sponsored by the Island Institute, the event gave participants a chance to discuss common challenges, and featured presentations by Maine Fire Training and Education and the Maine Forest Service. Most firefighters said volunteer recruitment was the biggest
MDI school serves up local lunches
A Mount Desert Elementary School in Northeast Harbor, there’s a lunchtime revolution afoot. Food at the school’s cafeteria is often fresher and more nutritious than in the past, coming, in part, from local farms right on Mount Desert Island. And some of the schoolchildren even have gotten their hands dirty harvesting their lunches. A Needed
Coastal grower’s goal is year-round fresh vegetables
It is mid-morning on March 6, and the thermometer has moved up about 10 degrees from its early morning reading of two degrees Fahrenheit. The record-breaking month of cold is still hanging on. Even so, when Christopher Hahn picks up an end of a row cover in his greenhouse, a surprising mass of bright green