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Idiosyncratic solutions? Meet state bureaucracy!
State Ferry Service Manager John Anders wisely backed away from a proposal to change the way cars line up at the Rockland ferry terminal. The proposal, born in January and kicked around by the Maine State Ferry Advisory Board for months, appeared bound for implementation in late May. But islanders, who argued that the changes
Isle au Haut Keeper’s House wins Yankee Magazine honor
ISLE AU HAUT — The Keeper’s House Inn was named “editors’ choice” in the “Best Lighthouse Lodging in Maine” category of the recently published Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England. Marshall Chapman, who purchased the inn in 2012, gave credit to the staff. “I am proud to have a team that strives to give
DMR begins suspension process of Orland fisherman
AUGUSTA — The Department of Marine Resources has begun the process of suspending the license of Theodore Gray, 34, of Orland for violating state law. In a press release issued June 2, DMR noted it would seek a three-year suspension or Gray, who was charged on May 9 with possessing 123 undersized lobsters and 269
Casco Bay Lines terminal lands upgrade funding
PORTLAND — Improvement work at the Casco Bay Lines terminal got a boost with $2.5 million in federal funding. According to Rep. Chellie Pingree’s office, the Federal Transit Administration’s Passenger Ferry Grant Program awarded the project $2,560,000 for the second phase of improvement work. The first phase, which began in September, expanded the terminal’s waiting
Three new officers at Maine Marine Patrol
Three new officers have joined the ranks of the Maine Marine Patrol. Marine Patrol Col. Joseph Fessenden (far left) and Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher (far right) join new marine patrol officers Brian Brodie (second from left), Ian Anderson (third from left), and Joel Tourtelotte (fourth from left) after recent graduation ceremonies at the Maine Criminal
Fox Islands Electric Coop lands loan
Fox Island Electric Coop recently won a $593,000, 35-year loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The money will be used to upgrade poles, cables, transformers, meters and other equipment. The coop distributes electricity on Vinalhaven and North Haven.
A home for North Haven’s elderly
North Haven resident Mary White announced her plan to donate a Victorian house (the former Rice/Peleg Thomas farm, seen in this photo by North Haven’s Bill Trevaskis) to be used for an assisted living residence. The house will be donated to to North Haven Sustainable Housing, the local affordable housing group, while the Helen’s House
Changing wind direction should not blow Maine off course
The University of Maine’s bid to land $47 million from the Department of Energy to study and develop electric generation from floating turbines off the coast came up short. DOE did give UMaine and its composite R&D center $3 million to continue its work, but there’s no way to spin this as good news. At
Maine Aqua Ventus unsuccessful in bid for federal wind power funds
According to reports by the Portland Press Herald, Maine Aqua Ventus’ MAV I project, which would have placed two wind turbines in the state-designated test site off of Monhegan Island, was not selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive a large federal grant. Three competing projects, located in Oregon, New Jersey, and Virginia,
Fox Islands Electric Coop gets $593,000 in loan guarantees from USDA for ‘smart grid’
VINALHAVEN — The ratepayer-owned Fox Islands Electric Coop was among those winning funding from USDA Rural Development to upgrade its systems with “smart grid” equipment and improve distribution lines. The money comes in the form of loan guarantees. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the funding winners on May 6. The money will go to projects