http://www.workingwaterfront.com Sat, 17 May 2008 07:00:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/images/ww_banner_bg.png http://www.workingwaterfront.com http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/After-the-fire-Matinicus-Island-gets-to-work-healing/12344/ By time this goes to press, most will have heard or read about the fire that on April 28 destroyed the newly renovated Matinicus Island post office, as well as a young man's home and all he owned, the long-awaited new store almost ready for its Grand Opening celebration, and some of the property of the nascent Matinicus Island Historical Society. As I write, roughly a week after the fire, many are still showing signs of exhaustion. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Eva Murray) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/After-the-fire-Matinicus-Island-gets-to-work-healing/12344/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Coastal-communities-get-creative-to-get-wireless/12343/ A war of words broke out this spring between two business partners, the Internet provider RedZone Wireless and the town of Mount Desert.  Last year, the town signed an agreement to pay $75,000 to RedZone Wireless in exchange for increased wireless coverage and a small percentage of the subsequent profits from new subscribers. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Craig Idlebrook) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Coastal-communities-get-creative-to-get-wireless/12343/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Schoodic-eco-resort-stirs-controversy/12340/ A plan to develop a resort community on the Schoodic Peninsula has met with skepticism among conservation groups and guarded enthusiasm among some Winter Harbor officials.     The proposal by the Winter Harbor Holding Company calls for the creation of a resort community on some 3,300 acres in Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro, including an undeveloped island and land bordering Acadia National Park at Schoodic Point. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Craig Idlebrook) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Schoodic-eco-resort-stirs-controversy/12340/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Kids-sailing-program-brings-locals-summer-folk-together/12337/ Oops. Over she goes. Another dinghy has capsized in a puff of wind in Tenants Harbor, but the young skipper isn't fazed. She shifts her weight, swiftly rights her craft and is on her way again, tacking up and running down wind, none the worse for a capsize. Up to 20 kids at a time, ages 9 to 15, learn basic sailing and seamanship skills each summer through the St. George [Maine] Community Sailing Foundation. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Steve Cartwright) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Kids-sailing-program-brings-locals-summer-folk-together/12337/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Coastal-hospital-c-section-rates-climb/12335/ According to recent medical data, a higher percentage of Maine women are giving birth by cesarean section than ever before. While some medical officials say the rising c-section rate is nothing to worry about, others call it an alarming trend that may cause unnecessary deaths. And an examination of state data on coastal hospitals reveals that some hospitals have much higher c-section rates than others, so where a pregnant gives birth might determine how likely she is to have a c-section. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Craig Idlebrook) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Coastal-hospital-c-section-rates-climb/12335/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Residents-upset-about-proposed-125-percent-ferry-hike/12322/ "I am beside myself about the amount" of this increase, said Michelle Stanley, of Vinalhaven, about a 12.5 percent increase in ticket prices proposed by the Maine State Ferry Service. "If you folks knew what we are paying just to live out there!" After a May 8 hearing on the proposed rate hike, Stanley said it costs $5 per gallon for milk on Vinalhaven, $4.67 a gallon for gas and $4.18 a gallon for heating oil. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David Tyler) Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Residents-upset-about-proposed-125-percent-ferry-hike/12322/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/In-Search-of-Monhegans-Letters/12268/ 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. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Michael Falla) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/In-Search-of-Monhegans-Letters/12268/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Writing-on-Stone-Scenes-from-a-Maine-Island-Life/12266/ In December 1991, Christina Marsden Gillis and her husband, John, suffered two parents’ greatest sorrow: the death of a child. Their son Ben, 26 years old, was killed in Kenya while flying eight European tourists from Mombassa to Little Governors Camp in the Masai Mara game preserve. A large bird flew through the windscreen of the small plane he was piloting; everyone died in the ensuing crash. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Carl Little) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Writing-on-Stone-Scenes-from-a-Maine-Island-Life/12266/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Opposition/12229/ 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.Such thinking is evident on Nantucket Sound, where Cape Wind Associates proposes to install 130 3.6-megawatt wind turbines in a 24-square-mile portion of Horseshoe Shoal with an estimated output of 468 megawatts. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Peter Brace) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Opposition/12229/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/A-Lifeboat-for-Fishermen/12233/ 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.Available to farmers for decades, Chapter 12 allows filers to restructure debt at current value, coordinate loan expenses with income, and stops a fishing boat repossession. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Deborah Dubrule) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/A-Lifeboat-for-Fishermen/12233/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Map-encourages-informed-use/12236/ 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. All preserves and other tracts managed by the association are visible on the map, and boaters are encouraged to take time to stop and explore their trails and history. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Muriel L. Hendrix) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Map-encourages-informed-use/12236/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Another-Hit-to-the-Working-Waterfront/12240/ 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.Included within the recent supplemental budget was a Department of Education policy change that cuts special education funds from what are called “minimum receiver” towns. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Rep. Jonathan McKane) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Another-Hit-to-the-Working-Waterfront/12240/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Five-Peaks-Island-artists-to-fill-GEM-Gallery/12242/ Summer at Peaks Island’s GEM Gallery means weekly shows by member artists, opening on Thursday nights and running through the following Tuesday.  Joining to fill display stands and the walls are potters Rick Boyd and Pamela Williamson, printmaker and painters Jane Banquer and Jeanne O’Toole Hayman and photographer Victor Romanyshyn. Join islanders and friends for the opening or make a picnic day of island art and discovery. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Staff Writer) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Five-Peaks-Island-artists-to-fill-GEM-Gallery/12242/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Chebeague-Island-appoints-temporary-administrator-mulls-changes-to-post/12243/ 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.Scott Seaver began the job as Chebeague Island’s interim town administrator April 1. Seaver took over for Ron Grenier, who resigned March 15. Seaver’s contract is good through June 30.Chebeague Island seceded from the Town of Cumberland and became its own town on July 1, 2007. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David Tyler) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Chebeague-Island-appoints-temporary-administrator-mulls-changes-to-post/12243/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Plans-for-port-recreation-drawn-for-Sears-Island/12244/ 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. Gov. John Baldacci created the Sears Island Planning Initiative in January of 2006 in an attempt to end decades of controversy and uncertainty surrounding the island’s fate. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Catherine Schmitt) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Plans-for-port-recreation-drawn-for-Sears-Island/12244/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Island-Fellows-sought-for-community-projects/12245/ 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.This cohort of Fellows marks the 10th anniversary of the Island Fellows program, which has significantly changed over the years.The first island fellow, Susan Little, was hired to do sea sampling in Casco Bay from February to June 1999. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Cyrus Moulton) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Island-Fellows-sought-for-community-projects/12245/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Isle-au-Haut-adopts-budget-re-elects-officials/12247/ On March 31, Isle au Haut residents and visitors gathered for the annual town meeting. By the time voting was underway, over 40 people had settled in, most attempting to gain coveted back-row seats.  Though 79 articles were put before the 27 registered attendees, the meeting ran a relatively efficient five and a half hours, not including the hour-long lunch break. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Morgan Witham) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Isle-au-Haut-adopts-budget-re-elects-officials/12247/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Bar-Harbor-votes-to-cap-number-of-cruise-ship-visitors/12255/ 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. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Craig Idlebrook) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Bar-Harbor-votes-to-cap-number-of-cruise-ship-visitors/12255/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Galleries-proliferate-on-Deer-Isle/12258/ “A handful of us on Deer Isle have been a little bit frustrated about getting our work out there,” said artist Maureen Farr, explaining the reasoning behind Deer Isle village’s new co-operative art gallery. The Red Dot Gallery, in the center of town, will have a daylong grand opening on Saturday, May 24, from 10 to 5. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandra Dinsmore) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Galleries-proliferate-on-Deer-Isle/12258/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/mail/Going-Green-and-Local-Knowledge/12263/ To the editor:Reading about the “greening” of the town of Cranberry Isles (WWF April 2008) and the area supermarkets was exciting. “Little Things,” the title of the editorial, obviously add up to something much bigger. I would add a credit to Hannaford Brothers:  the reusable green bag I bought in the Bangor store last August is a very tasteful shade of green, plus roomier and better designed than those offered in three different chains here —and for the same price. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (Byrna Weir) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/mail/Going-Green-and-Local-Knowledge/12263/