The Bangor Daily News reported on Sept. 13 that the newspaper, in conjunction with the Quoddy Tides in Eastport, has filed a lawsuit in Washington County Superior Court against the Passamaquoddy tribal government at Pleasant Point under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The newspapers’ complaint allege that the publications have been denied access to
Competency Afloat – A Maine-based training center teaches multiple marine skills
“I’ve been teaching non-traditional students for 13 years,” said Shawn J. Ahern III, Ocean Master and president of the Down East Maritime Training Center, based in Freedom, Maine. The school offers 15 courses, specializing in Merchant Marine officer licenses, Able Bodied Seaman’s licenses and endorsement courses for mariners. All courses are geared toward certification for
Maine fisherman-researcher wins “genius” grant
Ted Ames, a Stonington-based fisherman and scientist, has won “genius” grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in recognition of his innovative fisheries research in the Gulf of Maine. The $500,000 award has no strings attached. Ames said he hoped it would allow him to complete several research projects he has in
After frenzied preparations, the STATE OF MAINE departs for the Gulf Coast
Days after classes at Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) had begun for the semester, the U.S. Maritime Administration activated the academy’s Training Ship STATE OF MAINE to respond to the crisis in the New Orleans area. According to MMA president Leonard H. Tyler, the Maritime Administration ordered the federally-owned vessel, on permanent loan to the academy,
Four Guys and a Book
Sometimes, the planets just line up. The spare, front-page announcement in Maine’s newspapers on Sept. 19 that Ted Ames, Stonington fisherman and researcher, had been named a MacArthur Fellow for 2005 brought back memories of just such a lineup. The experience — and the result — were both extraordinary. Sometime in 1995, Ted Ames came
A third Casco Bay island considers independence
Cliff Island resident Leo Carter said he first thought about secession when he saw on television that his island was not considering the idea. A supporter of secession on Peaks Island was being interviewed by a local television station. He said Peaks had approached Cliff about the two islands — both now part of the
Save the Coast!
Over the past 50 years or so we’ve done a pretty good job of saving eagles and ospreys from DDT, coastal forests from developers, clam flats from sewage and sand dunes from inappropriate construction projects. Not that we’ve done all we could do — far from it — but in these areas and others, Maine
Perceptive Review
To the editor: Philip Conkling’s review of Twilight in the Desert – The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy by Matthew R. Simmons [WWF Aug. 05] is perceptive. Coming here since 1945 I am no stranger to Maine. We all have to realize that there is a bumpy road ahead for world oil
Public Transit Potential
To the editor: Thank you for Steve Cartwright’s article about public transit in midcoast Maine [WWF August 2005]. I also feel that there is a great potential for public transit in the midcoast. Instead of just having train rides for special events, I look forward to convenient, consistent, coordinated, clean, reasonably priced public transit with
Shameful Eviction
I have read and reread the article about Malaga Island [WWF August 05] and its shameful eviction of the residents. Your article seemed to be the most comprehensive one I have read about the tragic event in 1912. James Eli McKinney was my second cousin, four times removed. My direct McKinney grandmothers were Jane McKinney