From the Town Landing: Drawing the line on spatial planning

Managing the nation’s ocean waters has got to be one of the most vexing and complicated resource-management tasks governments attempt—and it’s about to get a lot more complicated.

Vinalhaven and Spruce Head lobstermen benefit from working waterfront program

All Maine lobstermen are facing big challenges: new rope requirements intended to reduce risk to North Atlantic Right Whales put a financial strain on lobstermen at the same time that lobster prices plummeted; herring quota cuts threaten to cause bait shortages and cost increases; and development and rising land values are squeezing out traditional working waterfront uses.

Beyond power: Will offshore wind development bring jobs?

The development of offshore wind power projects, as well as Maine’s goal to create 15,000 jobs, are dependent on a number of factors.

Workers, management at odds at Milbridge nursing home

Workers at the nursing home have been operating without a contract since 2008, and they contend management stopped honoring the old contract when automatic pay hikes for long-time employees were frozen earlier last year.

More focus on networking at annual fishermen’s forum

Things are changing at the Maine Fishermen's Forum this year. Not only has the schedule changed, condensing the bulk of events to the first Friday and Saturday in March, there will be changes to the content as well.

By taking test, you can help broadband mapping project

As part of this project there is a Web-based tool that allows individuals to test the connection speed of there internet service.

Providing housing and loans to Isle au Haut residents for 20 years

A founding concept of the Island Community Development Corporation is to provide affordable housing for new families in the hope that they will gain a foothold, buy their own place, move to another home on the island, and open the door to repeat the cycle.

Container service returns to Portland

Old Town Fuel and Fiber is shipping about 2,500 tons in 80 containers every two weeks.

Yarmouth mayor campaigns to restore CAT ferry

Without financial help from the Canadian government, the high-speed ferry, The CAT, will not be providing service between Maine and Nova Scotia this summer.

Fathoming: What are the marine impacts of offshore wind turbines?

Today there aren’t any wind turbines off Maine’s coast, but there may be in the next few years. Maine is actively pursuing ocean wind energy, as are other states, and European nations have already installed over 700 offshore turbines.

Local family are new owners of Chebeague Island Inn

The Chebeague Island Inn has new owners and news of the sale was announced on Facebook.

Objects in Mirror: Gotcha

Politicizing Community Wind to Sell Newspapers

The Long View: Offshore wind and the public trust

From the Town Landing: New England food fight

Field Notes: Making the invisible visible