Frenchboro Locals

By Marissa Rozenski | Oct 26, 2009

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• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Dec 03
  We have some major league happy news this week: the arrival of Samuel Michael Waddle, who will be called, simply, ‘Sam.’ Sam’s proud parents are ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Nov 10
  The school kids have ended cross-country, and those practice days have been turned over to Lego League practices. We’re not seeing much of the ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Oct 27
  I have an update spanning two weeks, due to a very hectic Monday morning, Nov. 18, that left me unable to find three minutes to send in Frenchboro’...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marisa Rozinski - Oct 13
  The school kids had a busy week attending a field trip with a group of Outer Island schools to Bar Harbor. What did they do in Bar Harbor? It ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marisa Rozinski - Oct 05
  Last Monday, the school kids participated in a beach cleanup with Mr. and Mrs. Finn. They all trekked out to Big and Little Beach, and hauled up ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Sep 29
  The school kids participated in the Inter-Island Event, held this year on Matinicus and facilitated by the Island Institute. They reported a ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marisa Rozenski - Sep 08
  Please join me, one and all, in congratulating Frenchboro's newest wedded couple, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Waddle. Bob and Rebecca (Stuart) were ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Aug 25
  No local news this week, for I am away on vacation, and forgot to have somebody check the Game Cam. Never know what you'll see or hear on the ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Aug 18
  If you weren't on Frenchboro this past Saturday, well, you should have been. The Long Island Congregational Church hosted its annual fundraising ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  Aug 11
  We extend great thanks to Rob Benson and the Sea Coast Mission for organizing (and providing transportation aboard the Sunbeam) a softball outing ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Aug 04
  Charlie Mitchell, owner of Charlies Boatworks, would like to publicly thank those people in town who helped with the barn-building, including Paul ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jul 21
  We've enjoyed another beautiful week on Frenchboro. Aside from some thick fog, the weather this summer has been a treat. The kids have been ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozinski - Jul 14
  Frenchboro's Fourth of July activities included the annual parade, which began and ended at the ball field. This year's floats included themes ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozinski - Jul 06
  I was out of town for the Fourth of July weekend, and will have to re-cap whatever exciting events took place when we meet again next week. This ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozinski - Jun 30
  School is out for summer vacation. Our last day was the June 15, which we celebrated with a field day. It was hot and sunny, perfect weather for ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jun 15
  This was an exciting week at school, the last full week of the year. The kids threw their annual Frenchboro Fun Fair on Friday afternoon. The ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jun 08
  Last week, dear readers, I had to stop our news at the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend, so our news picks up from there. The school's ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - May 31
  We've enjoyed some unusually hot weather on the island this week. We saw a high of 86 degrees Fahrenheit (in the sun) at my house on Wednesday, ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozinski - May 25
  We have a guest in the harbor: an otter. He hangs out at the ferry terminal most of the time, but he was spotted having an early evening swim ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - May 18
  The students had quite a full and interesting week. They endured NWEA testing all week during school, and enjoyed the nice weather playing outside ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - May 12
  There are greenhouses sprouting up all over the island. I think we've finally realized that our island climate is not amenable to growing plants, ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - May 05
  We had a rather lengthy spring break this year, with the addition of a field trip beginning on Sunday, the day most of us would have been returning...
  

• Frenchboro locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Apr 20
  Apparently there was major chicken drama happening on the island while I was away in February, and I am just now catching up with it. It seems ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Apr 13
  I can always tell the approach of summer by two things: the arrival of the Gott boat and our town meeting. Only one of those is welcome. The ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Apr 07
  Spring has sprung out here on The Rock, and as is customary, we are spending every possible moment outdoors. The kids have started baseball during ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Mar 31
  Some (more) sad news to report this week: the moose has moved on to the great marsh in the sky, where he hopefully has an abundance of hardwood ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Mar 23
  Hot news for the week: the school budget is in. The final budget approval will take place at the March 22 meeting and it appears that a 3 percent ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  Feb 24
  I have a quick island update from a roving reporter ‘on the scene.' Chris and Emmie came home from Florida to find themselves locked out of their ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  Feb 09
  Thanks to a cold snap, the pond froze solid and was ready for skating. And then it snowed. Some elbow grease and a plow proved no match for the ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jan 07
  Two new babies came into the world this week. Kohl Hezekiah Lunt was born on Monday and weighed just under 8 pounds. Katie brought baby Kohl home ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  Dec 23
  We celebrated the school’s annual Christmas program this week. The kids performed a hilarious skit replete with elves, a nasty boss, and a ...
  
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  Frenchboro

  Dec 16
  On Saturday, Dec. 12, our students in grades 3-7 competed in the statewide Lego League competition. Our team’s name was The Sea Monsters, and they ...
  
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  Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Dec 07
  We’ve had a fun week here on the Island of Misfit Toys. There were UFO sightings (you know, “I saw something, but I’m not sure what it was”), high ...
  
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  Frenchboro locals - 12/3/09

  Dec 02
  The topic on everybody’s lips these past few weeks has been "thankfulness." I have enjoyed hearing what we all are thankful for, and in the spirit ...
  
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  Frenchboro Locals

  Nov 26
  The Frenchboro Fun Fair was a resounding success. The kids did a great job (with the help of Mr. and Mrs. Finn) putting this fair together, and we ...
  
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  Frenchboro Community News

  Nov 16
  We have been enjoying Movie Nights at school regularly. This weekend we watched "Coraline," which was equal parts entertaining and disturbing. Now ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  Nov 09
  Frenchboro, like the rest of the country, opened its voting facilities on Tuesday to Make A Difference In The World. It was a very long day for ...
  

• Frenchboro news - 11/2/2009

  By Marissa Rozenski - Nov 02
  Congratulations to the Wiggins’ kids on their triumphant sweep of the Frenchboro vs. Isleford cross country meet. It was Cadin, Amber and Elijah ...
  
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  Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Oct 26
  I would like to thank my neighbor, Myron, for his help last week while "my boys" were away. He delivered food for me, and even took my trash to ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Oct 12
  Some sad news to report this week: the passing of yet another Frenchboro icon, Buddy the Wonder Dog. Buddy belonged to Mikey Lenfestey, and lived ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Oct 05
  We had ourselves a busy week out here on The Rock. On Wednesday, the Library participated in a state-wide Snapshot Day. On Sept. 30, participating ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Sep 28
  Fall is upon us, and it sure is a pretty one. We don’t have much in the way of hardwood here on the island, just a couple of trees around the ...
  

• Frenchboro Locals

  By Marissa Rozenski - Sep 25
  The Frenchboro School participated once again in the Inter-Island Event program, hosted this year by Islesford. We would like to thank all who ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Sep 14
  The first week of school was a resounding success, with smiling happy faces all around. The kids all love being back. Gym class was held twice ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Sep 08
  The First Day Of School is almost upon us as I write this. Parents all over the island are giddy with anticipation, and so are the kids. Fortunatel...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Aug 24
  It’s been a sad week for us here on the island, and for many on the mainland as well. We were rocked by the news of Michael Lewis’ untimely ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Aug 11
  Maybe it was living off $2.25 lb. lobster prices last fall; maybe when it was less "how are we ever going to get these kids through college?" and ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Aug 03
  There will be Movie Night this Friday, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the school. If the weather complies, there will be a Drive-In Movie one night as ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jul 27
  We are molding nicely out here on the Rock, which apparently is the Grand Plan. This may be the time to experiment with molds and make new ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jul 20
  The Offshore Store officially opened its doors this weekend. There were door prizes and dessert raffles, s’mores by the fire pit, and on Sunday ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jul 13
  We enjoyed a quiet week in Frenchboro. The Dockside Deli is open and there are a handful of sailboats in the harbor. The Offshore Store will ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jul 07
  Before I recap our Fabulous Fourth of July Festivities, I have some great news to share. Our own Marge Mancuso reported that she is doing well, ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jun 29
  I, for one, will be glad to see the backside of June. This month has whupped me, in more ways than one. The Frenchboro Bakery was very busy (thank ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jun 23
  Have I got news for you. Donna and Gerd have arrived, and the museum is ready to open. The museum will be open on an informal basis in June. If ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jun 15
  This week we enjoyed our art teacher, Anne Claude Cotty, for three days instead of the usual two. She and the kids had made pinhole cameras during ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jun 08
  What a week on Frenchboro. Monday we celebrated our Town Meeting with a barbeque on the church lawn. Why do we host a barbeque on the day of the ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jun 02
  Frenchboro has it’s own Bird Whisperer. It seems Paul Charpentier has a hidden talent for communing with the winged ones. Last year he was able to ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - May 26
  Another new baby. Pat and Dave McEachron are grandparents. Pat’s daughter, Trish, and her husband are the happy parents of William Wallace Dixon, ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - May 18
  I regretfully share the sad news that Lillian Lunt has passed away. We offer our condolences to Barbara, Randy, Chris and Corey Sawyer. Lillian ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - May 11
  Spring has sprung, and it is a wet one. We are preparing for the green that is in the process of bursting on the scene any second now. Bring it ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - May 05
  We’ve seen some definitive signs of spring here on the island: bumblebees, hummingbirds, the McEachrons, Chuck Amos … and tulips. Bring on the ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Apr 28
  Spring Break. The kids were so excited for April vacation this year. Nobody had any grand vacation plans (such is the life of lobstering families; ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Apr 21
  Our big news this week: Cameron Riley Lunt. Megan Murphy and Travis Lunt brought Cameron into the world on April 14, at 6:08 p.m. He weighed in at ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Apr 14
  Frenchboro students went on a field trip last week courtesy of an anonymous donor and The Island Institute. This is the third year Frenchboro has ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Apr 07
  We are experiencing “April Showers.” We can only hope they will produce “May Flowers.” That was some seriously impressive rain last weekend. Good ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Mar 31
  This week we celebrated March Madness at school. What does that mean, exactly? Well, it goes something like this: Monday was Crazy Hat Day. Cadin ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Mar 24
  What a beautiful week. The sun is shining, the tank is clean … the island, however, is showing the detritus of winter. We have some cleaning to ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Mar 17
  Well, I guess it was inevitable. They all have to grow up sometime. Lance was two years old when I moved to this island. He turned three shortly ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Mar 10
  We were pleasantly surprised this week by a call from the school, requesting our presence for an hour or so in the afternoon. The kids had just ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Mar 03
  February is behind us, and good riddance. We are looking forward to longer days, some warmth to the sun and lobster trapping. This has been a long ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Feb 24
  The weather forecasted for Sunday was questionable, but the storm held off, the ferry ran, and we all made it back from the mainland without ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Feb 17
  Happy Valentine’s Day, everybody. The school has had a busy week, planning their Valentine’s celebration. There was a party, card exchange and a ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Feb 09
  We are deep into the bottomless pit of winter. The island is quiet. The lobsters are hibernating. The wind blows and the seas are rough. We are ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Feb 03
  The Henry Lee is back. And with additions. There is now a rescue boat on board, with a hydraulic lift. Makes me feel all safe and warm, and ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jan 27
  Skating on the pond has kind of frizzled out this week. We had weather that was incompatible with smooth ice, and tried to stay off it in the hope ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jan 20
  Cold enough for ya? When chased indoors by frigid temps and high winds, there is only one thing to do: break out the cards. There were three ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jan 12
  It’s the second full week of January, and I guess we have settled into what will be the routine for the rest of the winter. Bitter cold punctuated ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Jan 06
  Happy New Year. We rang in the New Year without ceremony, just a few quiet gatherings in private homes. Jay DesJardin was sick and wouldn’t come ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Dec 30
  I sincerely hope you all had as wonderful a Christmas as we did. There was snow on the ground, many delicacies to be enjoyed, kids to be snuggled ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Dec 22
  Ever seen the TV show “World’s Dumbest Criminals”? We’ve unwittingly been holding auditions for our own island version this week. First up: ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Dec 16
  A tumultuous week out on The Rock. Our week began with Open House at School on Monday. The kids have been very busy, as can be evidenced by the ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Dec 10
  The Frenchboro PTCO met last Monday to plan some fun and festive activities through December, but after looking at the calendar, realized there ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Dec 01
  Ah, life on an island. This week we celebrated an idyllic Thanksgiving. The weather was lovely, fall-ish, crisp and clear. There was the smell of ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Nov 24
  Ah, I can almost smell the turkeys about to be stuffed. We’re all getting ready for the Thanksgiving feast. We had a Shaw’s delivery Thursday, ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Nov 17
  Winter is coming on with a vengeance, it seems. Kevin Lunt has made a timely appearance on the island and has tuned up our furnaces. I guess we ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Nov 11
  This week marks Frenchboro’s Official Winter Kickoff. With the departure of Pat, Dave, and Chuck, all of our summer residents have flown the coop. ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Nov 03
  It’s funny what passes for excitement out on this island. This week, it was the weather. Quite an auspicious start to the winter weather, I must ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Oct 28
  We have two new additions to the island population. Kristi and Molly have adopted two goats. You thought I was going to say something entirely ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Oct 20
  We have a busy week ahead, but first, a recap of this week. The school was happy to host visiting author Melissa Sweet on Tuesday. Ms. Sweet and ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Oct 13
  The economy is in the toilet this week, and the fishermen are getting hit hard. (Yes, I know that’s not new news to anybody.) We are doing what we ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Oct 06
  We had some mid-week fun on Frenchboro on Thursday; a potluck. Marybeth Judy, the Director of Health, Nutrition and Wellness at MDI Hospital and ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Sep 24
  BIG NEWS (yes, in capital letters) in munchkinland this week. Johnny jumped on an old bike of Brody’s, and just took off, riding a two wheeler. We ...
  

• Frenchboro Community News

  By Marissa Rozenski - Sep 19
  The hectic days of summer are passing into the relative calm of fall. We had major rainstorms Monday and Tuesday just like the rest of the region, ...