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A New Fishery in Maine
Culinary trends can be tricky to predict with the recent trend to sample both exotic and local foods—sometimes on the same plate. The roster of locally available foods is well known, and here in Maine one can expect rather hearty fare; potatoes, lobster, apples and kale are among the offerings, but lately there’s been a
Antique Quilt Returns to North Haven
A true heirloom has a certain haunting beauty about it. A patina comes with age, care and loving use, creating a subtle but powerful aura to behold in person. The gift that was recently bestowed upon the North Haven Historical Society has that very sense of deep, storied history. The gift is a quilt, dubbed
A Rough Start for Vinalhaven’s New Ferry
Ten million dollars seems a pretty steep price to pay for three parking spaces, especially for ones that just float across Penobscot Bay. But this April 20, the Maine State Ferry Service christened the Captain E. Frank Thompson, a $10.3 million ferry that will replace the aging Governor Curtis for service to Vinalhaven. Though word
Camden Hills Breaks Ground for Wind Turbine
“Ultimately the only thing you’ll see is this nine-foot-round footprint of the monopole,” says Margo Murphy. Well- that’s not exactly all a future visitor to Camden Hills Regional High School will see. To be clear, there’s also the 156-foot tall wind turbine atop that concrete footprint. But that’s assumed to be common knowledge at the
North Haven students get a team-building experience
North Haven Community School’s high school students clamber out of their tents in the cool morning air of Chewonki Campground. Their morning procedure is almost like that of a normal school day-eating breakfast and preparing for class-but today’s preparations are for a most unorthodox classroom setting. Today they will be attending the campus at Shelter