Gardiner: Tilbury House, Publishers 376 pp., $20.00 Summing Up A memoir is a summing-up, an opportunity to get those things off your chest that you’ve always wanted to say, to set the record straight and, finally, to tell your own story. When Peter Cox retired from Maine Times in 1986, he told everyone he wanted
Islesboro project seeks administrator
The Beacon Project of Islesboro is looking for an energetic and organized person to fill the challenging position of administrator of Boardman Cottage. As construction of the building moves along toward a spring completion goal, we estimate that the administrator will have to begin work in March 2005 in order to have our operating license
The Long View : Frequent Fliers
A month and a half ago, on Dec. 13, 2004, the new owner of Maine Atlantic Aviation, Roland Lussier, called his chief pilot, Kevin Waters, into his office and announced that the company had surrendered its air carrier certificate and cancelled all further island flight service. Then Lussier abruptly fired Waters, citing the mounting financial
“Towering Above the Ordinary”
Fine Mandolins Emerge from a South Thomaston Shop If my brother hadn’t decided to treat himself to a first rate mandolin after several years of lessons and faithful practice, like most people, I never would have known that top notch mandolins were being crafted on a farm in South Thomaston. Jim had set his heart
North Haven’s Little Problem
A year ago, when Telford Air was actively looking to sell Maine Atlantic Aviation to an interested buyer, one of the problems in negotiations was the North Haven business — or lack of it. No one had figured out a way to lengthen the privately owned Witherspoon airstrip by 200 feet so planes could land
St. George GIS project supports working waterfront
Traditionally, Maine coastal communities have relied heavily on marine-related industries supported from their working waterfronts. But working waterfronts are increasingly in danger of disappearing, as pressures from outside developers increase. Coastal communities are now searching for ways to manage this pressure so that marine-related industries can continue to thrive. Towns recognize the need for action,
Fox Islands, Bowdoin students team up
As winter winds roared, middle and high school students from both North Haven and Vinalhaven communities were anything but cold as they worked up a sweat showing their skills on the basketball court. The Bowdoin men’s and women’s basketball teams have visited the Fox Islands on two occasions during the past couple of months. The
Merrill Marine sells its Portland terminal
Sprague Energy Corporation will purchase Merrill Marine Terminal Services, Inc., on Portland’s waterfront. Located on the Fore River inside the Casco Bay Bridge, Merrill Marine Terminal has been a vital part of the working waterfront for 25 years. P.D. (Paul) Merrill, president, said that he had been in conversation with Sprague over the years, but
New Brunswick-PEI dispute over herring continues
A territorial dispute between inshore fishermen from Prince Edward Island and herring seiners from New Brunswick has continued from last season to this. And a compromise introduced this season by Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Minister Geoff Regan has satisfied no one. P.E.I. fishermen maintain that the seiners are being allowed to fish too close to
Fish plant closings darken Atlantic Canada’s holidays
The final two months of 2004 saw fish processing plant closings in Atlantic Canada, ranging from Grand Manan in New Brunswick to Harbour Breton and Fortune in Newfoundland. On Grand Manan, Connors Bros. announced in December the closing of its sardine plant, putting 162 people out of work, according to plant manager Dave Green. In