Tammy Tripler shares a message from the Swan’s Island EMS: “As we have recently celebrated EMS week, we are mindful of what a stressful few years it has been for our community. Working together as a team, and with our firefighters helping as drivers and often literally our right and left arms, we have been …
Donna Wiegle, our island’s appointed local public health officer, provides us with important updates and resources for our continuing battle with COVID-19: “I want to inform you that the Swan’s Island community is once again experiencing a high level of confirmed COVID-19 cases involving both children and adults. Our county, Hancock, is one of eight …
Vern Lewis, captain of the B team on our ferry (I’ve been told that B stands for Best), has decided to retire. We thank you for your service to the island and to your crew; for your kind, calm and steady demeanor that provided for an environment of little, or no, drama. I will even …
Drivers are asked to seek alternative routes.
Terry Staples reflects on our island blessings: “Thank you to everyone involved in last week’s vaccine event. Thank you, Donna Wiegle, for setting it up, making what must seem like endless phone calls to make sure things went smoothly, and greeting us all with a temperature check and a smile when we arrived to get …
Effective Monday, May 2, our ferry schedule changes to a new summer one. In the following rundown, please note the considerable change in the summer Sunday schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday – 6:45SI/7:30BH; 8:15SI/9:00BH; 9:45SI/11:00BH; 1:30SI/2:15BH; 3:00SI/3:45BH; 4:30SI/5:15BH. Wednesday (2nd, 4th) and Thursday – 6:45SI/7:30BH; 8:15SI/11:00BH; 1:30SI/2:15BH; 3:00SI/3:45BH; 4:30SI/5:15BH. Wednesday (1st, 3rd) – 6:45SI/7:30BH; 8:15SI/11:00BH; …
Gary Rainford recently provided me with information about his newest collection of poetry – poems, Rainford says, that “tell the stories of my mother’s dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. I never thought I’d have to take care of my mother like this, but we don’t get to cherry pick when people need us most.” You may …
Donna Wiegle helps keep us well: “I am currently working with the Maine Sea Coast Mission on a date for them to come back out to Swan’s Island to host a second COVID-19 booster clinic at the Mill Pond Health Center. I will post the date as soon it is confirmed, along with how to …
What a treat it was to view seven eagles in one area next to the Swan’s Island ferry ramp as I waited in line for the Sunday morning ferry! One of them was a young eagle with a wingspan that looked larger than those of the adult eagles. They were feasting on a dead gull …
Theresa Munch provides us with a letter from Mark Higgins, manager of the Maine State Ferry Service, regarding the repair of the Swan’s Island ferry ramp: “Johnson and Jordan are awaiting the delivery of supplies to repair the Swan’s Island transfer bridge. They will need to go out and trace some wires to prepare, so …
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