“Sightings and Beyond” will open in Northeast Harbor’s Shaw Gallery on July 20 and run through August 2. “We are very pleased to present Mount Desert Island’s first comprehensive exhibition of this important artist’s work,” said gallery owner Sam Shaw. “As Dan O’Leary, Director of the Portland Museum of Art, has said, `Ralston proves himself,
Swan’s Island votes to buy a new fire truck
Residents of Swan’s Island met at the island school for a special town meeting on June 20. Fire chief Robert Gardner and assistant fire chief Joshua Joyce asked voters to approve a request for a new fire truck. Chief Gardner explained to voters that the truck being replaced, a tanker, is almost 30 years old and has been in need
Dogfish Fishermen, scientists see different problems
If you talk to New England commercial fishermen long enough, sooner or later, you¹ll hear their opinion on dogfish. Rarely is it flattering. Distributed from Labrador to Florida, dogfish, known by the scientific name Squalus acantias, migrate northward to the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank in summer. When this happens, they come in droves
Newfoundland cracks down on its largest seafood processor
Provincial lawmakers passed changes to the act governing Newfoundland’s largest seafood company with the intent of limiting the influence of the two major shareholders on the board. Also at the end of May, the provincial fisheries department charged Fishery Products International (FPI) with two unspecified counts of violating the terms and conditions of its fish
Northumberland Strait lobster fishery on verge of collapse
The lobster fishery in the Strait of Northumberland, separating Prince Edward Island from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, is on the verge of collapse. Prince Edward Island fishermen have been saying it, and now the provincial government is saying so as well. Ed Frenette, executive director of the Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association, says the
Eastport Boat School gets last-minute funding
Eastport breathed a collective sigh of relief when Maine Gov. John Baldacci announced in early June that he would use his contingency fund to provide $210,000 to keep the Eastport Boat School afloat. The governor’s action came in the wake of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee’s failure to fund a bill sponsored by Sen. Kevin Raye
Post-secondary scholarships awarded
The winner of the $5,000 2006 Maine Island Partners Scholarship is Benjamin Lovell of North Haven. He is a senior at North Haven Community School. The scholarship is awarded to an individual who combines civic leadership, community involvement and academic achievement. Lovell is an outstanding scholar who has taken a lead role in North Haven’s
Baldacci signes LD1972
Gov. John Baldacci signed Maine’s new Working Waterfront Current Use Taxation law (LD 1972) and Working Waterfront Covenants (LD 1930) at a press event in Augusta on June 7. LD 1972 allows waterfront property that supports the commercial fishing industry to be taxed based on its current use. LD 1930 allows a working waterfront business
Governer nixes protest time limit
Maine Gov. John Baldacci pocket-vetoed a bill that would have limited the time citizens could vote to overturn land-use decisions. Under the proposed legislation, Maine municipalities would have had only 75 days after a project permit was issued to hold a referendum to overturn that project. Proponents of the bill argued it would streamline the
Canadian legislator proposes new ferry to ease border crossing
Except during summer months the only way Campobello residents can travel to the rest of Canada is through the United States. After 911, such travel became difficult at best. With heightened American border security concerns, it has become even more difficult. From the end of June to roughly Labor Day, direct travel from Campobello to