Articles
An old newspaper friend calls it quits
Here I sit on Chebeague Island, idled with my foot in a cast and The Working Waterfront by my side. A rustle through its pages and I can learn what’s going on along the Maine coast. Or, I can pop into my laptop for the paper’s latest E-Weekly and see how other islands nearby, or
Chebeague kids celebrate Independence Day with old-time fun
Chebeague Island kids celebrated the Fourth of July this year with a return to old-time, homegrown fun. There was a lot to celebrate. For one thing, parents now know that the island school will stay open — Chebeague has won its own independence and will soon become Maine’s youngest town. The under-ten crowd took wooden
Chebeague students discover the Middle East
Fourth and fifth graders at the Chebeague Island School have spent a semester discovering the Middle East. Last week they celebrated their achievements with a Middle East banquet they cooked for themselves, the younger students and their families. The Chebeague Island School cook, Annie Long, helped them prepare Israeli and Arab dishes. Matzohs and hummus
Chebeague students explore Eagle Island
The entire Chebeague Island School, kindergarten through fifth grade, recently opened the visiting season at Admiral Robert E. Peary’s Eagle Island in Casco Bay. Some of the Chebeague students had heard family stories handed down from their grandfathers and great-grandfathers who remembered the days when Peary lived on Eagle Island and kept his sled dogs