There were likely many school board members who breathed a sigh of relief when the state announced it will no longer be using Smarter Balanced…

Tracie Littlefield Martin (at the time, Tracie Littlefield.) Martin, a Vinalhaven native, began teaching swimming lessons for the Lions Club back in 1980 as a fresh-faced 17-year-old. First, she assisted the Red Cross instructors, and once she was certified she ran the program on her own. With the exception of five or six years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Martin has run the program for the last 35 years.

This book is mainly the 15-year history of the Ubuntu Education Fund, from the most minimal beginnings—supplying chalk to classrooms—to building computer centers and libraries in township schools and creating training programs for health workers.

Citing the burden of maintenance costs, the town has decided to transfer its ownership of Browns Head Lighthouse to a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve the historic beacons.

By Laurie Schreiber

NORTH HAVEN — To commemorate the release of its publication Elizabeth Bishop: The North Haven Journal 1974-1979, the North Haven Library will host a symposium on the poet’s life and work at Waterman’s Community Center Aug. 14-15.

It was the first time the high school presented a “senior class play," and after the positive reception by both students and the community, I don’t think it will be the last.

While it was possible to dump entire bags on the larger areas, the craggy coastline of Vinalhaven required a bit more finesse…

This nagging feeling that I was unprepared and out of place took a long time to subside.