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Institute Adds New Trustees

Nancy Hopkins-Davisson, Nancy Jordan, and Matthew Simmons have joined the Board of Trustees of the Island Institute. The new trustees bring additional diversity and expertise to the Institute’s Board. Hopkins-Davisson is active in the North Haven community, serving on the school board for nine years (six as chair), the Arts and Enrichment Advisory Committee, and

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Institute Picks New Programs Manager

Nathan Michaud has been appointed Programs Depart-ment Manager at the Island Institute. Michaud grew up in Turner, Maine, and joined the Institute staff in 2001 after completing an Island Institute Fellowship on Vinalhaven in Penobscot Bay. He studied at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and had previously lived on Frenchboro and

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Vulnerability

It seldom seems so at the time, but it’s kind of refreshing to be reminded, occasionally, that the systems we rely on for our energy weren’t always there and don’t always function the way they’re supposed to. Last summer’s vast blackout on parts of the East Coast was an example of this vulnerability; so is

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De-Industrializing the Penobscot

Last month’s news that the State of Maine, environmental organizations, a power company and two Maine Indian tribes had come up with a plan to remove two dams on the Penobscot River represented a shift in values and a re-alignment of priorities that’s worth watching. Like the Edwards Dam on the Kennebec that was removed

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“We enjoyed your catch!”

The Kretzers of Fairhaven, NY, sent Vinalhaven lobsterman Steve Rosen this picture and a short note after enjoying some of the lobsters he caught this summer. Rosen is participating in Lobster Tales, a project that uses printed claw bands and a website (www.lobstertales.org) to introduce lobster buyers to lobstermen.

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The Cranberry Report

For more than 10 years we’ve published the Cranberry Report, authored periodically by our estimable correspondent on Islesford, Ted Spurling Sr. As Ted’s many readers know, the Report is a journal of community goings-on, summer and winter, in the Cranberry Isles. Recently Ted informed us of his intention to retire; he’ll continue contributing stories to

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