Soon Labor Day will have passed and the woods will be full of politicians, a few of whom want to be Maine’s next governor. That’s a fine thing, of course, but it seems reasonable to ask the various candidates for a few answers before casting our votes. No one wants to elect a pig in
A new county?
A new county? To the editor: Thanks for the update on Portland’s waterfront presented in May 2002 issue. We on the Casco Bay islands have a better understanding that the $8 million being quoted is nothing but hot air. Perhaps some investigative reporting would reveal the true revenues of this cash cow? Portland is a
Less Polarization, Please
Less polarization, please To the editor, The controversy over shellfish aquaculture in the Bagaduce is just one battle in a larger war, but I would not go along with Sandy Dinsmore’s characterization (in her recent article “The Fight for the Bagaduce”) of the antagonists as being the wealthy waterfront property owners from away versus a
The Saddle Island Overture?
The Saddle Island Overture? To the editor: I much enjoyed Randy Purinton’s article describing the hexagonal basalt columns that appear on Saddle Island. He points out that another example of this geological formation, the Giant’s Causeway, is found on the Antrim coastline of Northern Ireland. Readers may be interested to know that a further, fascinating
Beating a dead deer?
Beating a dead deer? To the editor: Let me qualify this by saying this is only “my” opinion, and since a majority hand show vote (August 15, 2002) chose that “something” must be done about the deer situation, what I say changes nothing … yet I must speak. Habitat: we have been informed how deer
Time for solutions
Time for solutions To the editor: In its mission statement, the Island Institute stresses the importance of sustaining Maine’s islands. It seems to me that given the present tax structure of the state, together with escalating real estate valuation, it won’t be long before people whose families have lived on these islands for many generations
Cranberry Isles buys property for mainland access
By a vote of 55-26 at a special town meeting Aug. 21, the town of Cranberry Isles approved spending as much as $2.4 million to buy and develop three acres of shorefront property in Southwest Harbor. The property, which includes a new pier, parking space and barge landing, will be the islands’ own piece of
Vinalhaven hosts its own “Antiques Roadshow”
There’s something about antiques, heirlooms and attic treasures that appeals to everyone. It’s like playing the lottery – you never know what you have hanging around the house that might make you rich! Having just hosted Kaja Veilleux’s “Antiques Roadshow” at Candlepin Lodge for the benefit of Vinalhaven Eldercare services, I was astonished at just
A successful first year on Vinalhaven
Editor’s note: On Aug. 12, at the Annual Meeting of Vinalhaven Eldercare Services, Ivan Calderwood Homestead manager Maura Michael reported on the first year’s experience at the new Adult Family Care Home. Following are excepts from the report. Usually I start off with telling everyone the latest developments or what is going on at the
Baptist banquet benefits belfry
It started with a need. The Swan’s Island Baptist Church belfry needed structural repair, and two of the church ladies agreed a benefit banquet would be one good means of raising money for the project, all in accordance with the history of the church as written by Norman Staples’s mother back in the 1950s. The