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Making It Here: Alison Thibault left banking for jewelry business
VINALHAVEN — Alison Thibeau holds a piece of dichroic glass at waist level, tilting it slightly, its rich purple hues looking like the iridescence on a mussel shell. Then she lifts the glass toward the light in the window, and it’s now the color of sun-dappled ferns. That’s the “di” in the dichroic glass; both
Feds to sell Boon Island, Halfway Rock
BOSTON, Mass. — Two Maine islands with lighthouses will be sold by online bid in late May or early June. The General Services Administration (GSA) has taken possession of Boon Island and Halfway Rock from the U.S. Coast Guard and expects to start bidding at $5,000. “When the Coast Guard deems them no longer necessary,
Building resumes on Great Diamond ‘destination’ hotel
PORTLAND — The work was so close to being done it made the disaster that struck even more tragic. The redevelopment of the last historic structure on Great Diamond Island, part of the circa-1900 Fort McKinley, seemed doomed after a fire ripped through the structure on the night of Nov. 23. “We were about three
Former ‘This Old House’ host has advice for next generation of homeowners
“This Old House” is the mother of all home improvement TV shows. Though in recent years entire networks such as HGTV and DIY are devoted to home design, decorating, renovation, construction and real estate, “This Old House,” debuting on Boston’s public TV station in 1979, was the first. In 1989, original host Bob Vila was
Working the land keeps Dan Tutor grounded on Islesboro
ISLESBORO — Busy summers with lots of hard work, quiet winters that offer time for recreation and reflection—it’s the rhythm of island life and it suits Dan Tutor just fine. Tutor, 29, is a sixth-generation Islesboro resident on his mother’s side. He isn’t stuck on the island by chance or circumstance, he explains over a
Vinalhaven carpenter leaves his mark
VINALHAVEN — Just like many of his neighbors, Charlie Reidy sees evidence of his work when he takes a boat ride around the island. But it’s not lobster buoys he’s seeing. “I built that addition there,” he’ll think to himself, “I did that dormer. I redid the roof on that house…” It gives Reidy, 47,
Winter moths devastate hardwood trees on coast, islands
VINALHAVEN — Town Manager Marjorie Stratton left the office and was on her way home one evening in November 2012 when she saw a flurry of white around a streetlight. “Oh, it’s snowing,” she remembers thinking, but a moment later, she realized it wasn’t a flurry but a swarm. Male winter moths are known to
Boat-builders banking on pent-up demand; Chis Christie gets his salt
Sabre Yachts will build its new Sabre 66 power yacht at Rockland’s North End Composites. North End, which is the company behind Back Cove Yachts, has ramped up production and hired 40 workers over the last six months, chief operating officer Jason Constantine said. Sabre, based in Raymond, is a company related to North End/Back
Catamaran fishing boats ready for trials
ROCKPORT — When catamaran boats first came on the scene in the early 1960s, they must have looked as strange as recumbent bicycles did a decade ago. But now, few people look twice at the vessels that have become commonly used as high-speed ferries, sailboats and even whale-watching boats. So if the design, in which
Talkin’ boats, and a Beatle aboard
EAST ORLAND — It’s not surprising that a Beatle would figure in a radio show. But on this day at WERU-FM, coastal Maine’s community radio station, the Beatle makes an appearance not in song but in a seafaring yarn. And it’s quite a yarn, one that reveals a pivotable moment in this Beatle’s life. It’s