When tragedy strikes, we all hear about it; see the stories on the news, read them in the newspaper. We all know what has happened and who was behind the attack…but what about the victims? What about Matthew Gwaltney, or Jonathan Blunk, or Olivia Engel? All people who were shot and killed in an attack. …
L.L. Bean galoshes, doe piss (fuh huntin’), and fly rods are not the only things that mark Maine’s personality, though not to acknowledge that some of its old time life-longers might be insulted to hear otherwise would be oblivious at best. Nope, not in Camden though – a jewel within the great state of pine …
If you’re in the Midcoast region of vacationland U.S.A, digging for a spectacularly beautiful view of the ocean, small Maine towns and seemingly endless woods you must make your rounds to Camden Maine! Located in Knox County, Camden is a typical small Mainer town. Like most towns on the coast of Maine, there is a …
How would you like to eat an eel-salmon hybrid? Support farmers selling genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and you can do just that. Prefer to eat your eel-salmon hybrid without knowing that’s what you’re eating? Don’t support labeling GMOs and you can do that too. This is the argument that a coalition of organic farmers and …
Activists in Maine advocate shutting down river dams, at least for a few months. The Atlantic salmon run, from mid April through early June, is severely hindered by the use of river dams. According to Ed Friedman, the spokesman for Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, these salmon are on the verge of extinction on the Kennebec …
Sean Murphy stood in his 12 by 14 foot cabin, stirring the maple sap that he had just collected. Long curls protruded from beneath his bandana as a smile crept across his face, “the sap is starting to turn brown.” Murphy collects tree sap behind his cabin and has two taps running collecting sap in …
AUGUSTA -Maine’s five year old mandate on cell phone retailers to take back used phones at no cost to customers may soon be scrapped. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) proposed removing the mandate during a meeting with the state’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee last month. In response, the committee voted to report out …
Unity College in partnership with Waldo County Technical School received a Future Farmer’s of America (FFA) Food for All grantto raise 100 Red Broiler chickens in the spring semester to be donated to the Belfast Soup Kitchen and Regional Food Pantry, according to Unity College’s FFA president. This is the second grant that Unity College …
They call him the Blue Beryl Man of West Paris. His hands were covered in lacerations and his face was ever filled with excitement. I met Dave while prospecting for minerals and precious stones in the Waisanen Quarry of West Paris, Maine. At this point, all I had accumulated was some quartz rock and some …
Morris Moffatt, Crew Boss at Sparrow Arc Farm in Unity, Maine sits down after a long day of work on his back porch with a cigarette in his left hand and a gin and tonic in his right. The dirt smudged under his right cheek bone follows down to his equally covered dirty feet. He …
Are land turtles really ninjas with shields attached to their backs? Actually the shells are their backbone, a total of 60 bones all put together to form a hard surface. This surface includes the ribs and its skin which means the turtle cannot climb out of its shell! All the bones are attached to the …
Small paws step softly on the tree branch. It’s dark outside but that’s not a problem. A tree frog sounds off in the near distance. Getting closer now, strong legs prepare to pounce. Then BAM! The tree frog is now being eaten. By what you may ask? An amazing one-of-a-kind wild cat. There are 36 …
Many of you believe in a brighter, cleaner future, one in which all places can be guaranteed a road to a better existence through reclamation, restoration and continued preservation. You can only hope for the compassion of others to help influence and appeal for the environmental changes you know are right for our planet. You …
We live in a capitalist country – a place where those who can, provide services to those who can’t. This is a place where growth and progress are valued, and where innovation and technology are not only valued, but respected. It seems only natural then that one might think newer innovations in how we access … Continue reading
Activists in Maine advocate shutting down river dams, at least for a few months. The Atlantic salmon run, from mid April through early June, is severely hindered by the use of river dams. According to Ed Friedman, the spokesman for Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, these salmon are on the verge of extinction on the Kennebec … Continue reading
Everywhere people are getting ready for summer, for barbeques and barefoot kids running through the grass, for trips to the coast and fun in water. However, for the communities affected by hydraulic fracturing, their summer looks bleaker. They will be up all night listening to the constant hum of giant compressors and drinking from Water … Continue reading
By Julia Clapp On March 29th of this year, a tar sands pipeline leaked black oil through a wide stretch of residential area in Mayflower, Arkansas – a timely visual to indicate what an oil leak is like. Even now, the U.S. government is working to decide whether to allow the same tar sands to … Continue reading
Nestled under the peak of Mount Battie lays a quaint little town known as Camden Maine. It was founded in 1791 and has since sprouted into a bustling tourist town. Its various locally owned shops add to the town’s quaint charm. Colorful awnings decorate brick store fronts inviting customers to buy Maine theme products. Promises … Continue reading
By Julia Clapp Camden, Maine sparkles with natural beauty and local character year-round, but as with most of Maine towns that thrive on tourism, it tends to be expensive. It can be a challenge spending an afternoon there with a limited budget if you’re not familiar with the area, but there are many options for … Continue reading
Today, like every day for the last twelve years, Nancy Ross commuted over seventy miles to come to Unity College to do what she loves. Ross is a professor at the college and will be retiring at the end of the current semester. She hasn’t always worked at Unity though. In fact she stated that … Continue reading
