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Shipping containers used in floating house
BROOKLIN — The mantra for the 21st century is to do more with less, and many building pioneers are exploring how to repurpose material to construct homes. A new example can be seen at a marina in Belfast, where Brooklin boatbuilder Steve White has parked his new houseboat, constructed from shipping containers. But if you
Sorrento lobstermen repay Buddy Kilton for a lifetime of kindness
SORRENTO — If there is such a thing as social capital that one can build up throughout life, Charles “Buddy” Kilton did it. The lobsterman has been active in his community, helping out and being an all-around nice guy. Not just picking-up-the-mail-while-you’re-on-vacation nice, but upending-his-life-to-help-others nice. That was certainly the case in 1987 after Julie
Program helps fishermen train for aquaculture ventures
Kelo Pinkham, a fisherman based in the Trevett part of Boothbay, has been considering starting an aquaculture project for some time. But he hadn’t taken the plunge. “I’ve been interested in aquaculture for a few years. Every kind of fishing I do is going downhill, so I’m looking for something else to do,” Pinkham said.
Portland waterfront is draw for circus school
PORTLAND — Development deals don’t often involve clown noses, but one of the biggest development projects in the city’s history will have a circus school as one of its first tenants. The Circus Conservatory of America announced it would open a school at the soon-to-be-constructed development at Thompson’s Point, according to Chris Thompson, president of
Southport buys well-loved beachfront property
SOUTHPORT — During the federal government shutdown, it seemed like government moved at a snail’s pace and never reached consensus. Sometimes at a local level, however, government can move swiftly to get things done. In the span of one short public meeting in August, residents responded to a petition to buy a beloved piece of
Difficult duty: Recovering those who have been lost at sea
Closure can be hard to come by when a loved one dies at sea. Sometimes a boat is found the next day. Other times, the weather conditions make an immediate search impossible. Families sometimes must hold funeral services that can feel incomplete, and seafront communities create memorials to bring a sense of finality. In Maine,
Maine Maritime wants to do R&D for tidal power
CASTINE — Rick Armstrong, executive director of the Tidal Energy Demonstration and Evaluation Center (TEDEC) at Maine Maritime Academy, is getting a number of international visitors these days. They see the academy’s center in Castine as a prime spot to test out new technologies in tidal power generation. “I’m looking at five
New pier work funded in Gouldsboro
GOULDSBORO — Residents may soon have improved waterfront access, thanks to some flexible thinking on the part of state and town officials. At a June 12 town meeting, residents voted to provide partial funding to build a new pier on the shorefront site of a demolished barge. In a creative move, town officials asked for
Repeated hoax distress calls irk Coast Guard
PORTLAND — For the last three years, the U.S. Coast Guard has gotten a series of calls from a voice they don’t want to hear. It’s almost always the same, says Lt. Nick Barrow, who until recently supervised the Coast Guard’s regional search and command center in Portland. A male voice says “Mayday, Mayday” over
Lobster-freezing facility to open in September
BUCKSPORT — If all goes according to plan, there soon will be a new lobster-processing facility just east of the Penobscot River. In July, the city council voted unanimously to dedicate a plot of land in its industrial park to Central Maine Cold Storage. The company expects to break ground on a seafood processing facility