The Town of Vinalhaven finds itself in a predicament. Last fall, the town, assisted by the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), built a culvert at Mill River to flush out the neighboring 17.5-acre pond and allow small marine life to come and go. Some thought this was necessary due to the odor created by rotting
Long Island creates an entity to manage former Navy land
A recent hazy, hot Saturday morning found the Long Island community once again gathered for town meeting. The annual town meeting held May 14 reached a standstill with Articles 53 and 54, which addressed the ownership of land once used by the Navy as a fueling depot during World War II. The land is currently
Island groups meet to discuss affordable housing
Last summer, a group from Cranberry Isles traveled to Frenchboro in the spirit of competition, and an epic battle of softball unfolded on the Frenchboro Town Field. On Thursday, June 9th, the atmosphere was more congenial as a group of Cranberry Islanders traveled to Frenchboro to meet with the Frenchboro Future Development Corporation (FFDC), the
Cranberry Report:” What about that one empty trap?”
This was a spring of milestones for several island families. Josh Gray, from Great Cranberry Island, graduated from Colby College, Fritz Fernald graduated from Wheaton College, and Robin Fernald graduated from Goucher College. High school graduates were Marcus Fernald from the Baltimore Lutheran School, Meagan Blank from Freeport High School, Allan McCormick from Mattanawcook Academy,
On location “Sternman” comes to Vinalhaven”
A film portraying the lobster industry, territory wars, and the struggle for personal redemption in an insular community is providing acting debuts and economic infusion this spring on Vinalhaven. The film, Sternman, written and designed by two men who have spent their summers on the island since childhood, was scripted specifically for present-day Vinalhaven. During
Lobsterman’s Balm
“Fiddling around with potions has always been sort of a hobby,” said Ghislaine Bérubé, who has invented a large lip balm-like tube of beeswax, various oils, and natural, organic botanicals she named Lobsterman’s Balm. She and her husband, James Hughes, both software developers by profession, moved from South Portland to Washington, D.C., in 1998, where
Portland tackles its eastern waterfront
It takes a little imagination to conjure this picture of imminent change on Portland’s Eastern Waterfront: In the past month, in a somewhat sleepy, largely neglected stretch of town — east of the Old Port and west of Munjoy Hill — developers with visionary dreams have announced plans to pour millions of dollars, not to
Closing military facilities
Military spending can do great things for communities. It brings jobs, stimulates the housing market and injects lots of cash into local economies. This year’s hand-wringing over threats to close facilities in Brunswick, Limestone and Kittery is evidence of the obvious: the departure of the military from those communities would be a wrenching experience for
Island graduation
I feel luckier than ever to have been raised and schooled on an island. Eleven years ago I stood at a podium giving my high school graduation speech as one of five graduates from North Haven Community School. Like any typical island graduation, most of the community was gathered for the annual event, the entire
Island Self-Governance
To the editor: I was just perusing the [National Public Radio] website with particular interest in the Chebeague Islanders’ desire for self-governance, something we on Roosevelt Island have been trying for since George Pataki became our governor, almost 12 years ago. We are [New York] City property leased for 99 years to the State…it has