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Leading the Charge for Maine as a bioscience hub
No full textInterview of Agnieszka Carpenter, executive director of Bioscience Association of Maine, as part of Women to Watch series in Mainebiz. BioME, based in Portland, is a trade industry group for the life sciences community in Maine. The organization promotes the development of biotech, working to draw new business to Maine
Biochar is on fire
No full textArticle about startup businesses using thermal process to transform waste wood into a versatile product. The conversion process, called pyrolysis, can use softwoods and hardwoods, which are in equal proportion in Maine\u27s forests, and can be the lower-value forest residues from typical harvesting operations, from low-quality pulp chips and from pre-commercial thinning. Uses include agricultural applications, stormwater management, and as additives to cement and asphalt
Peaks Island Star : May 2023, Vol. 43, Issue 5
Get PDFThe Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island\u27s service agencies and other community news.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_pisn_2023/1004/thumbnail.jp
Maine Homes: House Tour: Design on a Dime
No full textPhotographic house tour of the Bangor home of Hollie Adams and Brian Jansen. The house is a Garrison from the 1950s
Food and Drink: Move Over, Malts
No full textA review of the dining at Bissell Brothers Three Rivers in Milo, a place opened to showcase the Brothers\u27 beers, now also serving food from the kitchen of chef Joe Robbins
North By East: Are We There Yet?
No full textA paragraph and snippets offering statistics about the Maine Turnpike on its seventy-fifth anniversary
[Updates from Community Organizations]
No full textUpdates from various community organizations that are dedicated to helping immigrants and New Mainers. In Her Presence has launched two new programs aimed at helping immigrants: Cultural Doula Training and Immigrant Tutor Training. The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center continues to offer its language lab, is sponsoring a photography exhibit at the Portland Public Library, hosts a cooking class, and provides business start-up help. Hope Acts has hired additional staff and continues to operate the Asylum Application Resource Center and the Work Permit Clinic. The Maine Association for New Americans provides transportation services, mentors, and a peer support program. And finally, Community Organizing Alliance is nearing its one-year anniversary, offering programs and workshops to foster systemic change and empower BIPOC people
North By East: Time Lapse
No full textA brief description of Drawn to the Light, an exhibition of photography by artists from the fifty-year history of Maine Media Workshops + College in Rockport
Food and Drink: Be Her Guest
No full textA brief profile of Marilou Ranta, chef and owner of The Quarry in Monson, and winner of the James Beard award for Outstanding Hospitality
My Favorite Place: Linda Greenlaw: Morgan Bay, Surry
No full textA brief profile of swordfishing boat captain and author Linda Greenlaw. Discusses her latest exploits crab fishing in Alaska for the Discovery Channel show Deadliest Catch and notes her attraction to the peace and quiet of Morgan Bay