To the editor: I happened to be sitting at the table one morning and my fiancé was looking through the WW. He asked if I recognized the people in your Dec. 2005/Jan. 2006 edition on page 22. I glanced at the picture and saw a scene from my childhood flash before my eyes. There stood
Second Chandlery
To the editor: I had the opportunity to read a recent piece in your paper regarding the working waterfront, which contained information about my competitor, Brown Ship Chandlery. I wanted you to know that there is a second ship chandlery in Portland, which is our company, A.L. Griffin, Inc. We have just celebrated our 50th
Coorespondents Wanted
To the editor: I would like to correspond…with any ladies on the islands. I think an exchange of sharing would be very interesting and rewarding. I am married, have grown children, love animals, like music – like reading true stories, some fiction, live on Munjoy Hill, own my home, love the winter birds and feed
Parallel 44 – Wal-Mart in the Midcoast
In November, at the start of the holiday shopping season, the people of Damariscotta learned that Wal-Mart was coming to town, and in a big way. The world’s largest corporation wants to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter just north of town, near the junction of Route 1 and Business Route 1. The store would have over
The Long View – On the Cold Coast
When the darkness deepens in the winter on islands, the transition from fleeting sun to bleak and cold can come quickly, especially if you have not been born to island living. During the past seven years, the Island Institute has placed 45 island fellows in 19 different island and working waterfront communities for one to
“Being an honest fisherman means everything in the world”
Herman Backman, Jr., of Beal’s Island, died unexpectedly on Nov. 25. Born and raised on Beal’s Island, after graduating from high school in 1942 he attended a trade school in Dexter to study engines and other machinery. After a stint in the U.S. Coast Guard he returned home to fish with his father. At Jonesport’s
Chebeague and Cumberland agree on boundaries, taxation
A major step for Chebeague Island self-governance was achieved in January when the Cumberland Town Council unanimously approved an agreement that would give Chebeague all of the town’s outer islands. The tentative agreement would make 16 of Cumberland’s islands part of a Town of Chebeague in exchange for Chebeague annually paying Cumberland 50 percent of
Isle au Haut Company Ferry Service Receives 501c3 Status
Many of Maine’s island communities are serviced by a state operated ferry service, but Isle au Haut is not. For the past 30 years, several island residents have been providing year-round ferry service between Stonington and Isle au Haut. Until now the Isle au Haut Company was supported primarily through one island family. When this
Subdivision Boom Worries Bar Harbor Residents
Like many in Bar Harbor, David Bowden has a few places tourists can rent come summertime; along with being a city councilor, he’s also the owner of Edgewater Motel and Cottages. Bowden decries the ghost-town atmosphere that descends upon Bar Harbor each November. “Neighborhoods are going dark in the winter,” he said. Bar Harbor residents
Saint John may evict fishing boats
Security concerns in the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, have resulted in the eviction of the port’s fishing boat fleet — an eviction that has been delayed for the time being. Capt. John McCann, Saint John Harbor Master/Port Security Officer, said the lobster boat berths put the port out of security compliance by Transport