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Chebeague moves forward with affordable housing project
For residents on Chebeague Island who rent, finding year-round housing is a challenge. As is the case on islands in many coastal communities, summer homes dominate the rental market “Anybody can get a place to live for nine or ten months, and then they get kicked out,” said John Wilson, a member of the affordable
Fox Islands Wind studies whether noise-canceling technology can help with turbine noise
A project to find out whether noise-cancelling technology will help mitigate the impact of turbine noise for neighbors of the Fox Islands Wind Power project began in late May. The Maine Technology Institute, a nonprofit funded by the state that invests in new technologies, awarded a $12,358 seed grant to Fox Islands Wind for this
Support needed for expanded red tide program
This year is already shaping up to be one of the worst red tide seasons in recent memory. The first red tide closure started March 24, the earliest on record. The impact red tide will have on the shellfish industry this year could be huge. However, a state program is in place to allow for
With help from many, Swan’s Island ready to rebuild library
In July of 2008 the Swan’s Island library was completely destroyed in a devastating fire. Islanders have been working since then to raise money to rebuild the library, with the help of many people and organizations. Recently they had reason to celebrate with the April announcement that the Swan’s Island Education Society has been awarded
Loss of lobster income streses island communities
It’s no secret that times are tough for Maine lobstermen. New figures just came out from the state Department of Marine Resources (DMR) that dramatically show how bad things are. The good news is that the lobster resource is strong: preliminary 2009 lobster landings were the highest ever recorded, at 75,595,534 pounds. The bad news
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As electric co-op conducts sound experiment, Vinalhaven residents debate solution to turbine noise issue
On February 1, the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, Inc. began an experiment in which the three 1.5 megawatt General Electric wind turbines on Vinalhaven will be randomly slowed down at night for one month. On January 29, the co-op’s board of directors sent letters to 38 households located within a half-mile of the 388-foot tall
Freight is needed to make ferry route work
Ever since the acrimonious split between the City of Portland and the owners of the cruise ship Scotia Prince that started in 2004, the ferry service to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia has had a difficult history. Now the Canadian government will no longer provide the $6 million subsidy (in Canadian dollars) that Bay Ferries Ltd. says
Site off Monhegan picked for UMaine offshore wind testing
A site off Monhegan Island has been picked to host an offshore wind test project led by the University of Maine. University officials have said they seek to install one 100-kilowatt turbine and one 10-killowatt turbine at this site, which is located less than two miles south of Monhegan’s Lobster Cove. Click here to see
Maine 101: Everything You Wanted to Ask About Maine and Were Going to Ask Anyway
MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc., 2009 $252 pages, $14.95 A Maine refresher course Do you know what “jeezly” means? If you don’t, you can find out in Nancy Griffin’s Maine 101: Everything You Wanted to Ask About Maine and Were Going to Ask Anyway. This witty, fun book is packed with statistics and facts, but it