November 2010
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July 2010
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Education, Innovation and Eliot Cutler for Maine's...
Please read this article from the Working Waterfront about Lubec, the easternmost town in Maine, as it “plans a future without its high school”. Lubec is located at the head of Cobscook Bay in Washington County, Maine’s poorest county. This article highlights a big fear of many rural Maine communities - the loss of their school due to low enrollment or poor performance. In ...
May 2010
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I don't leave Maine (or really, New England) often
It’s not because I don’t want to. I love Maine, and I have a self-imposed “don’t leave Maine in the summer” rule that I think is totally warranted for obvious reasons. But when I do leave Maine, it’s usually crazy.
On Friday, I’m leaving for Lebanon.
Back in September I was granted a fellowship exchange through the Quebec-Labrador Foundation. The...
February 2010
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Ditch those dodgy eco-labels | New Scientist →
Thanks to my friend Meredith Mendelson for this one. Making good decisions on which fish to eat for sustainability purposes is important. But don’t just go along trusting those bluewashed labels.
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Sardine plant shutting down, 130 jobs lost |... →
130 jobs lost for the towns around Gouldsboro, Maine is devastating. Bumble Bee / Stinson’s cannery is the last sardine plant in Maine. This is the end of an era.
blue·wash·ing | The Food Section - Food News,... →
know your fish. know your fishermen. ask your fishmonger questions about the source. don’t be scared, and don’t assume that you shouldn’t eat something.
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Waterfront group seeks relaxed zoning | Portland... →
Fishing friends who lease slip space in Portland (and hope to do so in the future), you should be following this.
WORKING WATERFRONT FORUMS:
March 2: economic conditions of the waterfront
March 3: potential changes to waterfront
Both will be at 7:00 in Merrill Auditorium rehearsal space
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Lobstermen's acquittals dismay marine officials |... →
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The Great Grocery Smackdown →
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The fish you eat.
When I talk about the work that I do in community based fisheries management in Maine with people who are unfamiliar with the industry, often the conversation changes to people telling me about the seafood products that they love to consume. More and more, the person I’m talking to often says something along the lines of “but we should really stop eating everything that comes from the...
January 2010
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