Brunswick — U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks a ceremony marking the beginning of construction of the USS Patrick Gallagher at Bath Iron Works’ Hardings Fabrication facility on Friday. According to U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer, the ship is named after Lance Cpl. Patrick “Bob” Gallagher. Gallagher immigrated to the United States from …
ORONO — The Maine Shellfish Restoration and Resilience Project is seeking proposals for projects that will improve the management and conservation of clam flats and mussel beds. The grant program seeks to support new or expanding projects that restore shellfish flats, improve clam flat or mussel bed productivity, find and fix pollution, work with town …
BAR HARBOR — All hands were an deck to search after an anonymous report Friday of a whale seen floating, presumed dead, offshore near Mount Desert Rock. Crews from College of the Atlantic’s Allied Whale, the Bar Harbor Whale Watch, the Maine Marine Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard spent much of the day Monday …
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Whales and fishing gear increasingly occupy the same areas of ocean in the Gulf of Maine, and whales being injured or killed by entanglement with gear continues to be a top concern of scientists and regulators. While most Maine lobstermen say they have never even seen a right whale close to …
BAR HARBOR — Last month when town councilors voted unanimously to enter into a 5-year lease agreement with Bay Ferries to provide ferry service between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, N.S., Mark MacDonald of Bay Ferries announced his intention to begin refurbishing the property before the lease agreement takes effect on Dec. 1. Any work would …
AUGUSTA — The Maine Marine Patrol recently announced the purchase of new, more powerful binoculars for officers’ use in law enforcement and search and rescue work. The new 14×40 Fujinon Image Stabilization binoculars were purchased with a $3,200 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund and matching funds of $2,339.50 from the Maine Department of …
BLUE HILL — A boatbuilding class at George Stevens Academy will run for a second year thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Charles Wentz Carter Memorial Foundation. In the class taught by master boatbuilder John Brooks of Brooks Boat Design, students will build a 14-foot Sundog skiff with oars. Construction and fitting of the …
BAR HARBOR — Research into the spatial, social, ecological, and economic spheres of the Frenchman Bay watershed will be the focus of a Human Ecology Forum talk Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 4:10 p.m. at the College of the Atlantic. The presentation by recent graduate Patricio Gallardo Garcia Freire will be the final Human Ecology Forum …
CRANBERRY ISLES — Lobsterman Cory Alley’s boat, Under Pressure, sank on its mooring here in the early morning hours of Oct. 24 because of chafing; gear that rubbed a hole in the hose that brings in ocean water to cool the motor, Alley said Tuesday. The motor and all of the boat’s electronics and wiring …
TREMONT — A boat rescued by the town in June 2017 and put up for sale this fall went to the highest bidder for $110. Two people bid on the 1972 Pearson 26-foot sailboat named S/V Breakaway that broke free from its anchor in Bass Harbor over a year ago. The rescued boat was tied …
