War isn’t a pleasant experience for soldiers or their families back home. One thing that can make a difference, though, is an effective support system on both sides of the world. Peaks Island resident Marie Watson knows how important it is to have people to stand behind soldiers because she was once a member of
Cranberry Report: Taking Care of Each Other
On Dec. 12, a life-threatening situation ended with the successful rescue of two fishermen from the water near Great Duck Island. Islesford fisherman Jack Merrill was hauling traps from his lobster boat, BOTTOM DOLLAR, when he started having difficulty with his engine. Around 9:30 a.m. nearby fishermen saw smoke from Merrill’s direction, but it was
$1.2 million grant to benefit island and coastal schools
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Island Institute a three-year, $1.2 million grant for a project designed to encourage students in a pilot group of Maine island and coastal schools to pursue technology-related careers. The project is called CREST (Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology). It will provide participating teacher-student teams with
Islesboro adopts growth ordinance
“The Residential Growth Ordinance, as proposed, could be the worst thing to happen to Islesboro since it became a part of Waldo County,” said Islesboro resident Pete Anderson in reference to the proposal presented by the Planning Board at Islesboro’s Special Town Meeting last Oct. 26. Over 150 voters packed Kinnicut Center in Islesboro to
THAW plans benefit to keep others warm
Last February the Washington Hancock Community Agency (WHCA) held a Valentine’s dinner-dance at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Ellsworth to raise money for WHCA’s new THAW — “The Heating and Warmth” — fund. The fund was founded to help people in Hancock and Washington counties who have used up every other resource for heat
Institute revises Island Lodging Program
The Island Institute has been obliged to cut back its popular Island Lodging Program because the sole funder is unable to continue support. However, the current level of support for medical emergencies will be extended through Dec. 31, 2006. Other requests for lodging support through this program, the Institute told island residents in a recent
Forum addresses coastal access Downeast
What do fishermen, kayakers, land trusts and real estate agents all have in common? That question brought over 100 people representing diverse coastal access users to the Downeast Forum on Coastal Access in Machias on Jan. 19. According to Natalie Springuel with Maine Sea Grant, the idea for this forum came out of a similar
Journal of an Island Kitchen: The Mission is Lunch
Every Thursday morning around 9:30 or so, someone walks into the Fellowship Hall at the island’s Second Baptist Church, flips on the lights and starts cooking for a group of 45 to 60 people, varying seasonally, who begin to show up two hours later. This has been happening for three years now, with only a
More on James Swan
To the editor: Among all the interesting articles in the last issue (Dec.05/ Jan.06) of the always interesting Working Waterfront, David Tyler’s piece on James Swan, and the Robert Manns play, “The Swan that Slept,” caught my immediate attention because James Swan happens to be the subject of one of my own projects… What we
Dangers of LNG
To the editor: I’m writing regarding the story, “Energy bill gives feds final say on LNG sites,” by Craig Idlebrook…. The article states, “In order to ship natural gas efficiently, it is cooled and condensed to 1/600 of its original volume. At such pressure, it can be highly explosive.” In fact, the process that changes