Has anyone noticed the Victoria’s Secret catalogues are getting a little provocative? Woodrow McFadden has. He arrived just ahead of his wife, Emily, at the Post Office one day last week and it was almost worth it. Rifling through the chaff, he grabbed the V.S. Swim 2002 catalogue, tried to conceal it inside an Eddie
Trickling out the fish
This is an off-island report, a home cook’s tour of that big, noisy, glitzy, event in Boston I went to a couple of months ago. Now the Boston Seafood Show has gotten so big that the small fisheries producers among us have to sell their firstborn to afford a tiny booth, so that eliminates all
Next year, Matinicus plans to meet earlier
Town meeting began on Matinicus Island at 7 p.m. on April 27 in the New School, with 36 people in attendance. After nominating Maury Colton moderator, a motion was made to skip to the last article on the agenda, Article 44, wherein the town allows non-residents the ability to speak regarding issues not outlined in
Isleboro debates schools, snow plowing, public access
Islesboro held its annual town meeting on April 24 at the Kinnicutt Center for the purpose of considering 39 Articles. Refreshments for both breakfast and lunch were provided as a fund-raiser for the Islesboro Central School senior class. Over 150 persons attended. The meeting was called to order at around 9 a.m., and the Rev.
Vinalhaven Aspirations Class plans skatepark
During last year’s summer vacation, Yvonne Thomas got teenagers and young kids of Vinalhaven together to get ideas and opinions on how they would want to improve their community. One idea that was brought to the attention of the 8th grade Aspirations class was a skatepark. As a class, we never dreamed this skate park
May Day at Islesboro Central School
Islesboro Central School held its annual May Day celebration on May 11. Besides Maypole dancing, attendees toured student exhibits, which included plant propagation and mushroom culture displays, a wood chopping exhibit, new trails to explore, and viewing of the Orchard Project, a work-in-progress (Bonnie L. Mowery-Oldham photo).
Spring chorus events on Islesboro
On April 9, Islesboro Central School hosted a musical extravaganza of combined bands and choruses from Lisbon, Islesboro, Mon-mouth, Oak Hill and Oxbow high schools. Over 150 musicians filled the Kinnicutt Center with a diverse offering of songs ranging from the Star Spangled Banner to The Magnificent Seven. Later in the month, Islesboro’s Community Chorus
Win a quilt … support a library!
As their major fundraising effort for 2002, Friends of the Chebeague Island Library will raffle a hand-appliquéd quilt depicting the flora and fauna of the island. Beginning with the original campaign to build the library, three quilts have been created to raise money for operations. The Town of Cumberland provides for maintenance only, so these
Winterport sees first ship in five years
The first large ship to arrive and offload cargo at the Winterport Cold Storage Terminal in five years made its way up the Penobscot River in April. The 403-foot FRIO POSEIDON offloaded 1,000 metric tons of frozen squid from the Falkland Islands and was docked at the facility for over a week. Many onlookers stopped
Small-boat fishermen fear for their future
Some small-boat fishermen believe the current stringent regulations are not just designed to save the fish, but to get rid of the fishermen. Unless the federal judge who imposed the new rules can be convinced to change them or Congressional pleas to the federal government succeed in softening the restrictions, a new groundfishing plan that