May 17, 2008 | Incorporating the Inter-Island News

Communities: Online Exclusives

Island residents attend a public hearing on ferry rate hikes at the Rockland terminal of the Maine State Ferry Service.

Residents upset about proposed 12.5 percent ferry hike

by David Tyler

Island residents express frustration about a proposed Maine State Ferry rate increase that state officials say is necessary because of skyrocketing fuel costs. A link to the new rates is included.

Matinicus Post Office, May 2008

Matinicus post office “totaled” by fire

by Steve Cartwright

The Matinicus post office and store building burned to the ground on Monday, April 28, as island firefighters struggled to keep flames from spreading to nearby buildings and oil tanks on the waterfront.

Mother and son walking on the beach

Things Look Different There

by Craig Idlebrook

Our toddler finally made us go west. Record snowfall and a two-year old who didn’t like to wear clothes gave us cabin fever this past winter, so we accepted an invitation from my sister-in-law in Portland, Oregon for a month-long visit.

Communities: In This Issue

MAIL

Wicked Good

Liz Sizemore

MAIL

More on Pilots

Leslie Sullivan

Damariscotta River Association (DRA)
ARTICLE

Navigating wakes and shoals, an association protects a river and its resources

by Muriel L. Hendrix

Barnaby Porter, who has lived on the Damariscotta River for close to 40 years, tells the story of a day when he, his son and naturalists from the Chewonki Foundation tried to return an young osprey to the nest on a navigational marker that the bird had fallen from.

Writing on Stone
REVIEW

Writing on Stone: Scenes from a Maine Island Life

Christina Marsden Gillis

by Carl Little

MAIL

Still more…

Sara Toye

ARTICLE

In Search of Monhegan’s Letters

by Michael Falla

Boundary surveying on Monhegan includes a lot of the same logistics as most island jobs, such as ferry schedules, housing if the job requires overnight stay and equipment transportation, as the ferries to Monhegan are only passenger ferries. Adding to Monhegan’s charm in the summer months are the always over interested tourists who feel compelled to stop in the midst of their day hike to ask you what you’re doing.

ARTICLE

Opposition

Wind, tidal energy work best when out of sight

by Peter Brace

In a marine ecosystem often referred to as “the Saudi Arabia of wind,” where generation of unlimited amounts of this clean renewable energy are believed possible, some would-be ratepayers seem to care much as much about what’s on their horizons as their utility bills.

ARTICLE

A Lifeboat for Fishermen

by Deborah Dubrule

When congress revised bankruptcy laws a few years ago, they included one major provision that didn’t get media attention: fishermen gained access to Chapter 12.

A Small Craft Explorers’ Map and Guide
ARTICLE

Map encourages informed use

by Muriel L. Hendrix

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) recently published an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to explore any section of the Damariscotta River Estuary. “A Small Craft Explorers’ Map and Guide” was created through a collaborative effort of DRA and various users and protectors of the river.

ARTICLE

Another Hit to the “Working Waterfront”

by Rep. Jonathan McKane

Many coastal communities and islands will be losing a substantial portion of state education money as a result of the most recent supplemental budget that passed this week.

ARTICLE

Five Peaks Island artists to fill GEM Gallery

by Staff Writer

ARTICLE

Chebeague Island appoints temporary administrator, mulls changes to post

by David Tyler

After the Town of Chebeague replaced its first town administrator in March, the Board of Selectmen may think again about how the position is structured, according to a selectmen.

ARTICLE

Plans for port, recreation drawn for Sears Island

by Catherine Schmitt

Marine transportation, recreation, education and conservation can coexist on Sears Island, according to members of the Joint Use Planning Committee, who have worked over the last nine months to delineate the island into 600 acres of conservation land and 341 acres zoned for transportation uses.

ARTICLE

Island Fellows sought for community projects

by Cyrus Moulton

The Island Institute’s Island Fellows program is soliciting applications for 2008-2009, seeking to fill up to eight positions. Island Fellow placements address pressing challenges facing Maine’s year-round island and remote coastal communities.

ARTICLE

Isle au Haut adopts budget, re-elects officials

by Morgan Witham

ARTICLE

Bar Harbor votes to cap number of cruise ship visitors

by Craig Idlebrook

The Bar Harbor Town Council voted unanimously to cap the number of cruise ship passengers allowed ashore in the town per day. Whereas previous regulations only limited the number of cruise ships in the harbor, the new regulations say between 3,500 and 3,700 people can disembark each day in the summer months and 5,500 people can disembark during the spring and fall shoulder seasons. Cruise ship workers will not be counted toward the cap.

ARTICLE

Galleries proliferate on Deer Isle

by Sandra Dinsmore

MAIL

Going “Green” and Local Knowledge

Byrna Weir

ARTICLE

The Long View: Not All Places Are Created Equal

by Philip W. Conkling

Exporting our Problems
EDITORIAL

Exporting our Problems

by David D. Platt

At the risk of appearing as if we’ve taken sides in a reliably contentious island issue, we’re publishing yet another story on island-based energy development.

Communities: Past Issues

ARTICLE
APRIL 2008

North Haven approves comprehensive plan, 80 other articles

by David Steckler
ARTICLE
APRIL 2008

SELF conference to engage local food producers, others

by Judith Lawson
COLUMN
APRIL 2008

The Long View: Cloudy With a Chance of Belief

by Philip W. Conkling
ARTICLE
APRIL 2008

At their town meeting, Cranberry Isles vote “green”

by Amanda Ravenhill
Archipelago