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  • Foggy day on Islesboro.
    November 17

    Mixing it up with the generations

    If I were to limit myself to searching for friendships in my age group, I would eliminate 95 percent of the community.

    Media

  • A sailboat that broke free during the Oct. 30 story on the shore in Belfast.
    November 17

    Planning for effects of a changing climate on Maine’s coast

    My proposed bill builds upon and adapts the model successfully used by New Hampshire. That state set up a commission consisting of a wide array of stakeholders and experts to assess the coastal risks and hazards...

    Media

  • A 1967 VW Camper.
    November 17

    The road trip and the VW camper that made it possible

    The van had no space for a bathroom, of course, but it did have a chemical toilet.

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Waves crashing.
    November 17

    It was a hot and stormy 2017, without El Niño

    It may not be a surprise that 2017 has been a year of record-breaking storms and heat.

    Media

  • Dr. Ross Greene, speaking to members of the Chebeague Island community.
    November 17

    Ross Greene offers new strategy for teaching, raising ‘human beings’

    “All of us look bad when the expectations placed on us outstrip our skills.”—Ross Greene

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Diagram shows how mice program would work
    November 17

    ​Gene ‘editing’ on mice tested in war on ticks

    A potential new tool in the fight against tick-borne diseases is being developed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientist and his team, but it, too is not without controversy and it may take a decade before it’s available.

    Stephanie Bouchard

    Media

  • Brian Deese, center, with his sister Heather Deese (left) and mother Patricia Stanton (right).
    November 17

    Obama climate advisor tells Mainers he’s ‘optimistic’

    Despite the Trump administration’s sharp turn away from working to slow climate change, Brian Deese remains optimistic. Deese, who had been President Barack Obama’s senior advisor on climate...

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Nrth Haven, second from right, at a meeting at the Island Institute earlier this year.
    November 17

    Pingree’s working waterfront bill would provide grants

    A proposal by Maine’s Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, to protect working waterfronts and the jobs and economic activity they support, was aired at a congressional subcommittee hearing on Nov. 2.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Justin and Tiffany Ford, owners of On The Water In Maine.
    November 17

    On The Water In Maine offers more than lists

    The goal for the Rockport couple’s business, On the Water in Maine, was to list and manage 75-100 of those vacation rental properties. The Fords have succeeded in growing their list to 130.

    Tom Groening

    Media

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