Jim McCarthy was a longtime Maine journalist who capped off his career at Mainebiz, first as a reporter and then as the digital editor. Jim was here when I arrived […]
Maine's island communities suffered serious damage during the January and March storms. After collecting 20 bags of debris on one trip, volunteers are heading back.
The next steps include a review of any potential environmental impact from offshore wind activities. Maine fishermen previously registered concerns about interactions between the two industries.
Amazon is just the latest business to bring goods to the island community. The Laura B has delivered "backhoes, goats, pigs, cows, water, fuel, building materials, TVs ... everything but babies" to Monhegan, her owner says. Supplying the 70 year-round residents is achieved through a network of logistics and third-party carriers.
In a 143-page application to the Bureau of Ocean Management, the Governor's Energy Office notes that wind energy represents a $1 trillion opportunity worldwide by 2040.
The founder of Elizabeth Moss Galleries in Falmouth is preparing to open a "jewel box" of a space at a Portland building owned by WEX Inc. She talked with Mainebiz about how her business has evolved since 2004, and during the pandemic.
The moratorium responds to fishing industry concerns regarding offshore wind installations. But ironworker and manufacturing industry representatives said they support offshore wind-power development.
New England Aqua Ventus and the Maine Building and Construction Trades Council said in an memo that offshore wind projects could create hundreds of union construction jobs. Commercial fishermen oppose the project.
Fishermen and waterfront communities are increasingly concerned by the pace of wind-power development off the Maine coast, said one industry representative. The state has identified an "area of interest" for a demonstration project.