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Hurricane Island hires science, research coordinator
The Hurricane Island Foundation has announced the hiring of Caitlin Cleaver as the new science and research coordinator for the Hurricane Island Field Research Station. Cleaver had worked as a marine programs associate at the Island Institute. She joins the Hurricane Island Foundation on March 17. Cleaver holds an M.P.A. in environmental science and policy from
Free webinar on how to preserve working waterfronts
Join members of the National Working Waterfront Network for a webinar about The Sustainable Working Waterfronts Toolkit, a web-based resource that contains a wealth of information about the historical and current use of waterfront space; the economic value of working waterfronts; and legal, policy, and financing tools that can be used to preserve, enhance, and protect these valuable
North Haven Hawks soar to tourney, but fall to Hyde
AUGUSTA — They made them sweat, that’s for sure. The North Haven Hawks boys basketball team, a sixth-seed in the Western Maine Class D tournament, came close to upending second-seeded Hyde Academy’s Phoenix team. Though Hyde came out on top, 49-39, the Hawks had cut the lead to five points twice in the final quarter.
Simmons family gives Rockland’s Strand to non-profit
ROCKLAND — The Simmons family has given the Strand Theatre to Friends of the Strand Theatre, a non-profit group formed in August to eventually own and operate the theater. The late Matthew Simmons and his wife, Ellen, purchased the 1923 Main Street theater in 2003 and renovated it, opening for musical and dramatic performances, lectures
Swan’s Island, after the snow
Though we are prone to complain about what this winter has thrown at us—brutal cold, ice, and plenty of snow—there are some redeeming features. Especially to a photographer. To a photographer, snow brings instant contrast, instant reflection, instant light. It remakes our landscape in a dramatic way, covering up much of what is dingy and
Snowy Owls visit an island off Boothbay
They’ve been seen, often in numbers, in Maine, on Cape Cod, in New York City and even as far south as Florida. Snowy owls, which typically live and breed in the tundra areas of northern Canada and Alaska (as well as in northern Europe and Asia), are known to migrate as far south as New
North Haven student wins prize to produce original play
NORTH HAVEN — Tom Emerson has won the Virginia B. Toulmin Prize with his original, full-length play, “House of Broken Ships.” The work, selected by a panel of judges, will be produced this summer, the North Haven Arts & Enrichment at Waterman’s Community Center announced. Emerson, 25, is a North Haven Community School and Hampshire
Maine Marine Patrol promotes two officers
AUGUSTA — The Maine Marine Patrol has announced the promotion of Matthew Talbot, a 12-year veteran of the bureau, and Tom Hale, a 16-year veteran, each to the rank of sergeant. “These two marine patrol leaders are deserving of this honor and bring with them a track record of success in their career as well
Vintage Washington County
These images, part of the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co. collection at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport—and graciously shared with The Working Waterfront by the museum—reveal a bustling Washington County at the turn of the 20th century. The region clearly relied on its working waterfronts. Notice the clarity of the images, a product of
JFK, piracy and DMR: readers weigh in
JFK’s relevance To the editor: Really? A Kennedy assassination conspiracy story in The Working Waterfront? (December/January issue story, “Friendship legislator tracks JFK’s killers”). There is nothing new in Mr. Evangelos’ findings as you describe them that hasn’t been presented since the first “Who Killed Kennedy?” lectures. What will he do when we have a truth and reconciliation