Seems just about everyone loves a train, but can we make it work in Maine so it’s viable?
Headwinds at 20: As Downeaster nears a milestone birthday, questions arise about its future
read more
admin
Dear Friends: Faith
And as we all now round into a long-sought safe harbor that brings hope of peace and time to repair our ship, the COVID tempest still rages and we must now fully lean into our hope and faith to see us through to a safe holding ground from that.
A Little Bit of Fun With Starlink Contract!
If you buy a product from Elon Musk you should expect a unique experience.
Click Read More to find out what he says.
Montgomery Dam vote is timely and necessary
It was a pleasure to read Sarah Miller’s thoughtful piece in PenBay Pilot on the timing of the vote for Montgomery Dam. It was a model of civil discourse that I hope to live up to.
I agree with her premise, that the town needs more discussion on whether or not to destroy Montgomery Dam and its waterfall, but I disagree with her conclusion: that a vote would be premature.
The vote, by the way, is likely to take place at the time of the June 2022 meeting, which is seven months away.
Week 86 – Covid 19 Random Notes While Sheltering in Place
The season is turning with cooler, calmer and brighter weather after the nor’easter’s high winds beached some boats and left some households without power. The PenBay Pilot featured reporter Sarah Thompson’s excellent photos of beached boats on Sandy Beach and Dick’s Beach and their recoveries.
A second storm of high winds with seven inches of rain caused some power outages and flooded basements….
Why does a duck have tail feathers?
???????
Staggering $1.5 billion lithium deposit discovered near Newry; excavating it poses a challenge
By Kate Cough NEWRY — The richest known hard rock lithium deposit in the world lies a few miles northeast of the ski slopes of Sunday River and not far from Step Falls, where swimmers can wade in shallow pools formed by hundreds of feet of cascading granite...
WEEK EIGHTY-FIVE — COVID-19 RANDOM NOTES WHILE SHELTERING IN PLACE
By Phillis Merriam, The Buzz Two relatives came by for coffee bringing Willow Bake Shoppe’s authentic Maine donuts that brightened up an overcast Saturday morning. We traded family lore and artifacts amid laughter and love. Fully vaccinated relatives make for safe...
The Big October Storm
Exciting time during the Noreaster in Rockland.
Internet for the rest of us
For those of us outside of Spectrum’s service area on islands and rural areas of Maine, or off the grid, Starlink satellite service from Elon Musk now appears to be available for order and fulfillment in some cases as soon as a couple of weeks.