Mount Desert Island native Matt Dunlap hopes to take his past experience as Maine’s secretary of state to the U.S. Senate. Dunlap, a Democrat, announced his candidacy for the seat held by Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, who announced last week that she will not...
The owner of the Independent Cafe in Bar Harbor, Democrat Tim Rich, announced his he plans to vie for the Maine House of Representatives District 35 seat currently held by Rep. Elsie Flemings, D-Bar Harbor. “There have been a couple of things over the past couple of...
“Is Offshore Wind Coming to Maine?” That is the title of a an afternoon-long session at the upcoming Maine Fishermen’s Forum. The three-day forum, from March 1-3, will be held at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. The offshore wind session is scheduled for Saturday,...
As always, the 37th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum has a full three-day schedule of panel discussions, fishing association meetings, meet-and-greets, two floors of trade show exhibits, family programs, a seafood reception, a banquet and dance on the last night, and a...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has put in a budget request for 2013 of $5.1 billion, $600 million below the $5.5 billion that NOAA had requested for 2012. However, the budget request reflects an increase of $153.9 million over the $4.9 billion...
