Miracle of light
“It’s like making a puzzle,” said Duff as she ground down the edges of the lupine petal using a Glastar All Star Grinder.
Articles by: Kate Cough
Kate Cough
Digital Media Strategist
Kate is the paper's Digital Media Strategist, responsible for all things social, and the occasional story too! She's a former reporter for the paper and can be reached at: [email protected]
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Painting for his own enjoyment
ELLSWORTH — The reason David Shepard’s paintings often have a solid background? “I’m lousy at background. This solves the problem,” he said with a laugh. “Lately I’ve been doing just black.” Whatever the reason, the result is striking: a dramatic, chiaroscuro effect that sets off a poppy’s deep red petals or the white bark of …
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Recycling reform bill passes Maine House
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives voted 86-57 late Wednesday evening to advance LD 1541, a bill sponsored by Rep. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth) that is intended to stabilize recycling programs, collect better data and force large companies to pay for the recycling of their packaging, a program known as extended producer responsibility for packaging, …
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Maine’s historic taverns and tearooms explored in new book
ELLSWORTH — It may now be a federal crime to open mail not addressed to you, but that wasn’t always the case, said Maine author Bill Kenny last week. “People would drop their mail off at the tavern and it would pile up on the table until they had enough mail to deliver.” It was …
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Lawmakers hear testimony on bills to overhaul recycling system
“EPR at its core is about two things,” Prindiville said. “It’s really about, ‘How do we design more sustainable, more circular systems’… and it’s about fairness. Who pays for those systems?”
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Detectorist Bert Yankielun, “Dr. Why,” digs up Deer Isle History
DEER ISLE — Come spring, Mariners Memorial Park is prime butterfly-watching territory: you might catch the pale blue wings of the spring azure, which is partial to the dogwoods that dot the preserve, or the tiger swallowtail, which prefers the nectar from pink and red flowers. You might also, if you’re lucky, catch a glimpse …
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Hampden waste plant deal expected to close in early June
Staff from Delta Thermo Energy have started interviewing former employees of the plant, which is projected to employ 42 full-time workers once it is fully operational, said Van Naarden. “We think we know what we need to do on day one to get in there and make this thing work.”
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Bill would shift recycling costs
“We’re going after the people that are really the problem and we’re not interested in nitpicking about people that are not part of the problem.”
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PERC repairs to continue
Repairs that are turning out to be “a lot more extensive” than anticipated mean the plant will be combusting trash but won’t be generating electricity for more than a month.
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Weaver Judith Blank transforms discarded garments into rugs
BAR HARBOR — In one form or another, since nearly the beginning of our history, humans have been weaving. From sedges and nettles for basketry and fishing nets to exquisite tapestries of silk and gold, weaving, beyond warming our floors and walls, has helped us build shelters, catch food and clothe ourselves. “I’m in a …
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Poor data hinders state’s recycling programs
Since 1989, Maine has had a goal of recycling 50 percent of its municipal solid waste, a goal that it has never come close to reaching (the rate was roughly 38 percent in 2019). Part of the reason Maine has struggled? A lack of reliable data, say officials at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM).
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Kayak guides take time out for themselves to explore coastal Maine
“We were out in the fog sometimes for long periods,” said Michael, sometimes offshore for hours without a GPS. “We were dead reckoning judging from the current and what that’s doing from the lobster buoys.”