THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER
THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER -- giggles and splashes -- can be heard as Adam Olson, 7, Trinity Miliano, 8, Timmy Olson, 11, and Amanda Olson, 6, enjoy a refreshingly cool swim at Round Pond in Charlotte. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
August 11, 2011
Front Page Stories
Ambulance authority struggles with difficult financial problems
Operating an effective ambulance service is not an inexpensive undertaking, particularly when that service covers an area with a limited and declining population. It is simple economics: operating costs do not go down when the number of people served declines. The cost per person, in fact,...
Communities turn to small-scale green energy
While large commercial wind farm projects in Maine demand the public's attention because of their scale, small wind-energy projects are cropping up and generating interest in their viability and cost-effectiveness.
Grand Manan ferry makes its maiden run
Official welcoming celebrations for the new Grand Manan Adventure ferry were held on August 11 at both of her new ports of call, Blacks Harbour and North Head.
Grand Manan twins celebrate numbers
Grand Manan celebrated its annual Rotary Festival with many festivities, including the Two of Us twins float as part of the parade. The idea for the float began when Jennifer Wilson‑Fudge and Angie Russell discussed how many sets of twins are living on Grand Manan.
Company seeks to increase options for renewable energy
Two Maine men have added a new company, Electricity Maine, to their roster of KEAN Engineering and KEAN Energy as a part of their entrepreneurial vision of renewable energy business development in the state.
A BUSY HARBOR ON A SUMMER'S DAY
A BUSY HARBOR ON A SUMMER'S DAY. Racing to the finish line, Passamaquoddy Yacht Club members sail by Eastport and the Clipper Meridian, docked at the breakwater, during the Roosevelt Cup Challenge on July 24. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)