PORTLAND — In sports, the team that comes so close to winning it all can rightly say, “Wait ’til next year!” In politics — at least at the national level — it’s more of “once and done.” But Eliot Cutler, an entrepreneur who has worked at the corporate level of the economy after an early
Local food: ‘We didn’t have much, but we sure had plenty’
If you grew up on an island anywhere in America, or along any remote rural coastline, you can relate to one of Jenny’s Cirone’s pithy observations. Jenny was a crusty, independent Maine woman from Cape Split, South Addison, an out-of-the-way Downeast fishing harbor roughly halfway between Pigeon Hill Bay and Moosabec Reach—in other words, if
Locals revise South Bristol bridge plans, DOT listens
SOUTH BRISTOL – State transportation officials have gone back to the drawing board as they design a new bridge for the waterway known as “The Gut,” the result of lobbying by a group of residents who didn’t like plans that called for bridge sections rising high above the road when open. The residents hired a
Spring poetry: Or, what’s words worth?
Do you grow up loving words or do you learn to love them later? Is it love at first sight or familiarity breeding attempts? My earliest experiences with words occurred whenever I had to write a distant aunt or uncle a thank you note for a birthday or Christmas present that revealed the vast depth
Seeing the waterfront more clearly
This August, my wife and I will mark the 30th anniversary of moving the Maine. Moving to Maine has been a huge part of our lives and our identity. We’ve had two children here, and they’ve grown to adulthood and remain here. We’ve built our home in Belfast. We’ve never regretted those decisions. Coincidentally, this
Waldo-Hancock Bridge removal is an engineering feat
VERONA ISLAND — The removal of the cable suspension bridge that spans the Penobscot River between Verona Island and Prospect is nearly as much of an engineering feat as its construction 81 years ago. Six years after the sleekly designed Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory opened in 2006, the demolition of the historic Waldo-Hancock Bridge
Alice and her friends on Chebeague
CHEBEAGUE — The Queen of Hearts, dressed in a red and gold gown with large cards hanging from her was there, asking everyone for a curtsy. The March Hare, the Mad Hatter and a green caterpillar mingled in the crowd. Alice in Wonderland had arrived on Chebeague Island, and it was time for high tea.
Tripping over history every day
One of the tougher aspects of being a newcomer to an island is keeping track of who people are. Decades of connections are at play. These facts are so obvious to everyone else that you feel like an idiot on a daily basis. My strategy after week two was to nod and pretend that I
From the archives of National Fisherman
The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport has recently added the photo archives from National Fisherman magazine to its image collections. The museum is exhibiting some of the photos at the Camden Public Library during the month of April. There is not a lot of information about this group of photos. If anyone can identify people,
Remembering Wilfred Bunker: the captain sails on
CRANBERRY ISLES — Wilfred Bunker, a much-loved son of Great Cranberry Island whose entrepreneurial activities provided vital services to other islanders, passed away at the age of 92 on Dec. 29. Wilfred Bunker came from a family that was among the original settlers on both Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, going back more