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Modernizing traditional industries through technology
People who work on the water and with the land have a wealth of information. Their experiences from day to day and year to year inform our understanding of the landscape and its resources. Tapping into this knowledge base is just one goal of Axiom Technologies’ three-year program to expand broadband Internet and computer expertise
Columbia Falls oil spill impacts fisheries
The response was swift. Equipment and workers from DEP and Clean Harbors, Inc. (an international energy and environmental service company) were immediately deployed from their Portland and Hammond offices. By the time the first booms were set on the Pleasant River, van de Sande had bushwhacked up stream and identified a point source at Aunt
Conveyor system opens port to new shipments
Eastport will compliment GNT’s other ports in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie, New Brunswick. Stephean C. Chute, point person in Maine for GNT, worked closely with Port Director Chris Gardner as plans were drawn up for this project and funds were secured. “We (GNT) see this as our three-port solution to better serve our
Lobster growth trials among the work at Downeast Institute
The next question is “how long can the fishery sustain itself at current levels?” Asking these and other questions through years of rigorous research building on demonstration projects, Dr. Brian Beal is seeking practical applications that can help insure the economic survival of the fishing community into which he was born. Beal is founder and
Eastport to sell Boat School
During the past five years, as the Boat School was on the verge of closing due in part to declining enrollment, Marlow had been eyeing the property and trying to get his foot in the door. According to Eastport city manager, Jon Southern, it was not until he took over as city manager in April
Community orchestra draws praise
The Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Trond Saeverud, is a community orchestra by most measures, but after their recent performance in Eastport, many would agree that this community music-group it is a cut above. One audience member spontaneously announced on his way out, “Why go to New York?” Perhaps it was the guest
Wild to Transgenic: Salmon in Maine
Until as recently as 1992, the first salmon caught in the Penobscot River was presented to the U.S. president. Today this river is at the heart state’s salmon restoration efforts. The Penobscot River Restoration Project, a collaboration between the Penobscot Indian Nation, six conservation groups, a hydro power company and state and federal governments has
Rails to Trails: An economic engine
To demonstrate that the newly-complete Down East Sunrise Trail is an economic engine, a group of bicyclists set off for a week this fall. Taking off from Washington Junction (two miles east of Ellsworth) and stopping overnight at various B&Bs, cottages and inns; dining at area restaurants and even chartering a boat from Eastport to
Not just another pot pie
Local seasonal seafood, a community in search of a way to add value to traditional fishing, and few good ideas from an educational and socially oriented non-profit are the basic ingredients of Cobscook Bay Company’s Maine Fresh seafood pies. But it would be just another pot pie in search of an appetite if it were
From Eastport to Turkey, with love
When the 425-foot cargo freighter Artisgracht left Eastport on July 18, there were 470 pregnant dairy cows riding on deck in newly patented livestock containers. The success of the 13-day trip to Turkey was measured in numbers: 472 cows landed safely. The cargo was shipped by Sexing Technologies of Navasoto Texas, which holds a semen