by Bill Baker | Mar 18, 2018 | Other
Winter’s over or just about and there is a lot I won’t miss – like putting on all the winter duds – coat, hat, boots, gloves – before even going outside, for example. Or those cold winds whipping snow against the house, filling the driveway and walkways with the...
by Bill Baker | Mar 11, 2018 | Other
Nothing makes me madder than someone trying to take away one of our basic rights. A legislator from Hancock County, a state senator no less, wants to take away local control from Maine towns. State Senator Tom Saviello of Franklin is trying to have the Maine...
by Bill Baker | Mar 4, 2018 | Other
If you read last week’s blog then you know that our town may open up formerly protected areas within 75’ of streams for single family homes andsmaller structures such as decks. This will be left open to voters. This all began when the Planning Board considered...
by Bill Baker | Feb 25, 2018 | Other
Here’s the problem: Our conservation commission urged a change in the Shoreland Zoning a few years ago. This change would apply the same 75’ setback from any body of water, including streams not defined by the Maine DEP, as streams such as water flows usually 1-2’...
by Bill Baker | Feb 18, 2018 | Other
Lose power much? We seem to lose power a lot more here than when we lived in upstate New York. We seem to have lost power routinely several times a year since we moved here nearly 20 years ago. Twice I remember losing power in upstate NY during the 30 years we...
by Bill Baker | Feb 11, 2018 | Other
What is happening to our ocean? I never recall these weird changes with the ocean when we were younger, do you? Were we missing something? Let’s look at what we all know is happening.We’ve heard a lot of talk about sea level rise. Portland has seen some of its streets...
by Bill Baker | Feb 4, 2018 | Other
Roundup and its main ingredient, glyphosate now have yet another strike against them. You would think this stuff would be out of the game by now, but Roundup is still the most used product of its kind in America and in the world. The newest strike? Roundup can...
by Bill Baker | Jan 21, 2018 | Other
Did you ever stop to realize how many products in your house now come in plastic? I realized this when I saw that a lot of what I haul to the transfer station to recycle is plastic. Look in our fridge and you’d see a plastic V-8 bottle, jam bottle, yogurt containers,...
by Bill Baker | Jan 13, 2018 | Other
Here is something you might have missed while celebrating the New Year. Did you know that Maine garden centers can no longer sell plants that are considered to be invasive here? So what are these e invasive plants you can’t buy anymore? We finally found the list...
by Bill Baker | Jan 7, 2018 | Other
Here’s a way to beat the winter this week. If you have a big garden, own some woods, grow vegetables and flowers that you sell at a farmers’ market, or just like to garden, then you might want to drop by the 2018 Maine State Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta at the...
