Our local citizens were very successful in driving local government to make the move from landfilling trash to sending it to ecomaine’s waste-to-energy plant. While that was happening, the state of Maine has also been busy with a variety of environmental and recycling rules that will have a direct impact on us all. The moves […]
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Midcoast housing forum on supply and demand is July 19
Midcoast Council of Governments will host an online housing forum July 19 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The forum will focus on housing supply and demand issues in the region. Maine Housing Executive Director Dan Brennan and Senior Advisor Greg Payne will share their understanding of Maine housing issues and their impacts on the Midcoast. The forum […]
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Ukraine topic of Freeport discussion
Two experts from the U.S. State Department and the Pentagon will join FREEport SPEECH on July 22 at 7 p.m. at the Meetinghouse Arts Center to discuss the situation in Ukraine. Retired Navy Admiral Gregory Johnson and Susan Thornton, a retired State Department diplomat, will be the guest speakers in a conversation moderated by Harold […]
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Intertidal: Eagles may be under threat of avian flu
Several years ago, we had an unusual backyard bald eagle moment. My daughter came running in to tell me there were five bald eagles in our tiny backyard in the middle of town. The only thing she wasn’t right about was that there were actually seven. We aren’t terribly far from the river, so I’m […]
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Oral histories to be collected from Virginia volunteers
Maine’s First Ship has received a $4,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Fund to collect and publish via film the informal oral histories of the volunteers who helped reconstruct the 17th century sailing vessel, Virginia. “This grant allows us to professionally capture the stories of people who have invested a decade or […]
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The Recycle Bin: A successful citizen’s effort to move away from landfills in Brunswick
After a nearly two-year effort, we can finally enjoy the success of effecting a move from mostly landfilling our trash to a program at ecomaine, where it will be fed to their waste-to-energy plant in Portland! I am told by town officials that there is one item on each contract to be decided, but that […]
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Ron Chase: Kayaking with the sturgeons
When our friends Lori LaRochelle and Brent Elwell invited us to join them for a kayak paddle on the Kennebec River between Sydney and Chelsea, my wife, Nancy, and I readily accepted. Veterans of previous trips on that delightful section of river, we knew it would be an enjoyable outing. The lower Kennebec is a […]
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U.S. Head Archivist David Ferriero to speak at Damariscotta library
Recently retired Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero will appear in conversation with art historian and Chamberlain resident Caroline Bruzelius, distinguished Duke University professor emerita, in an event sponsored by the Frances Perkins Center. Ferriero will reflect on his tenure as the 10th Archivist of the United States, as head and chief administrator of the National […]
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Walking with Moms in Need unplanned pregnancy initiative moving to weekly open houses in Freeport
An initiative open to women of all faiths or no faith who are facing an unplanned pregnancy will offer weekly open houses starting on Friday, July 15, in Freeport, according to a press release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. Walking with Moms in Need will host weekly gatherings each Friday from 3-6 p.m. […]