Americans use twice the energy per capita to achieve our lifestyles compared to Europeans or Chinese people with the same high-consuming lifestyles. How can we adapt and reduce fossil fuel use in transportation? Significantly changing our behavior is essential to helping create a livable future for our children and other living beings. This column will […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Hiking the scenic mountains of Donnell Pond Public Lands
For me, Labor Day marks the beginning of a change in my outdoor activities. Paddle sports are winding down and fall mountain hiking is gearing up. Not one to quickly surrender the joys of kayaking, for many years, I’ve eased into the transition by planning what I call surf-and-turf outings. These adventures are loosely described […]
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The Neighborhood church invites public to learn about garden project
The Neighborhood United Church of Christ in Bath is hosting a gathering on Oct. 14 to discuss the new garden project, historical information of the site and more.
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Your Land: Connection to the climate
The other day, in response to filling out Brunswick’s climate survey, with its large questions and implicit hopes for the future, I found myself thinking back to my teaching life. As I considered again the routine of that life, I was wondering (again) about the thousand little decisions that occurred in every class. What had […]
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Intertidal: Plant-based innovations offer more eco-friendly ocean products
After the wet weather we had at the end of the summer, I was impressed by the variety of mushrooms that have appeared: little puffballs, broad parasols and shaggy lion’s manes popped up around tree roots. Mushrooms may seem to have nothing to do with the ocean — except maybe the last one since there […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Answering some recent questions
BoomerTECH Adventures is about answering questions, and we get a lot of them. Here are four recent questions we received from clients about an array of tech issues followed by our answers. Remember that BoomerTECH Adventures in an Apple-focused company. As Maine educators, we were each involved in schools using Apple computers and our niche […]
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Bigelow Laboratory to break ground on center for ocean education and innovation
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will host a celebration for the groundbreaking of its new, 25-,000-square-foot center for ocean education and innovation Thursday, Oct. 12. At the event with Bigelow Laboratory scientists, representatives of Maine’s Congressional delegation and other supporters, attendees will learn about how the center will enable new research and education initiatives for […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: A kayak voyage to Thrumcap Island
One of the most interesting and less well-known sea kayak destinations on the Maine coast is Thrumcap Island. Located between outer Johns Bay and the mouth of the Damariscotta River, the diminutive atoll is the last stop after passing a series of rugged ledges with the unique name Thread of Life. The Thrumcap area has […]
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Blessing of the Animals begins in honor of St. Francis of Assisi
In celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, known for his love of all of God’s creatures, 25 church communities around Maine will hold Blessing of the Animals prayer services over the next two weeks. Animal lovers are invited to bring their pets to have them blessed and gently sprinkled with holy […]
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