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  • Graduation on North Haven, 2014.
    May 20

    Reversing island ‘brain drain’ falls to locals

    Many rural and geographically isolated communities face a problem referred to as the “brain drain,” in which high school graduates leave for greener pastures.

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

  • The former Winter Harbor Marine property will be a transportation hub for the Schoodic region.
    May 19

    Schoodic Marine Center to be transportation, visitor hub

    The new Schoodic Marine Center is opening soon for its first season and could boost visitation as well as facilitate on-the-water education and research opportunities in the less-visited part of Acadia National Park.

    Laurie Schreiber

    Media

  • mussels on rocks
    April 27

    Mussels have a nose for good homes

    Mussel larvae can recognize and respond to a broad range of odor cues when deciding whether to settle in wild beds or on aquaculture lines.

    Staff Writer

    Media

  • Instructor Jon Bragdon.
    March 23

    Tech center students build computers for medical research

    The first task students face in Jon Bragdon’s computer electronics class at the technical center is building their own computer. The most gifted as well as the academically challenged thrive together under Bragdon’s teaching approach, which he describes as “giving opportunities for excellence to find itself.”

    Leslie Bowman

    Media

  • Broadband image
    March 23

    State must invest in a digital future

    Islands desperately need such young professionals to be able live and work close to home, so the case was made for the value of such investment in the digital future.

    Staff Writer

    Media

  • Darron Collins, left, in Japan.
    March 23

    Education was factor in Fukushima disaster

    Osakikamijima is about a third the size of Mount Desert Island and home to 8,000 year-round residents.

    Darron Collins

    Media

  • North Haven students competed in the one-act contest.
    March 23

    Curtain call: Why we compete in play contest

    They get to perform in front of an audience with more people in it than live on North Haven.

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

  • Students examine native artifacts
    March 1

    Island community learns about ‘People of the Dawn’

    What was the currency used by our native peoples? Wampum, right?

    Not so fast.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Maine Maritime Academy's vessels docked in Castine.
    February 9

    Winter training cruise imparts laptop lesson

    Eight midshipmen crowded in the doorway of one room, watching as a classmate picked up the pieces…

    Media

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