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Islanders rally against school consolidation; Coalition proposes alternatives

When Maine Gov. John Baldacci proposed reducing the number of school districts in Maine from 290 to 26, his proposal was greeted with a firestorm of protest from parents, teachers, superintendents and concerned citizens across the state. Nowhere was that opposition more vocal than in Maine’s year-round island communities, which support 14 multi-grade schools whose

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Endowments fund Fellowships

The Island Institute has successfully completed four fellowship endowments of $750,000 each to permanently fund four Island Fellows. The William Bingham Fellow for Rural Education – funded by the William Bingham Trust. William Bingham lived in Bethel, Maine for many years where his charitable interests included educating young people. Bingham left a considerable part of

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Dine Early and Often

As part of a new “Giving Back to the Community” program to raise visibility and funds and build membership for Midcoast Maine nonprofit organizations, McMahon’s Rockport Grille in Rockport will donate a portion of its gross receipts for the month of September to the Island Institute. The restaurant is located one mile south of the

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