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Staff The BoatingLocal staff comprises various award-winning professional boating photographers and writers, most of whom also contribute to national and regional boating publications and media outlets.
Stamford, CT, Boaters Fight on to Save Boatyard
Stamford Advocate: Howard Flaster and others said Monday a developer’s plan to tear down the city’s last full-service boatyard feels like the death of one of the final concrete vestiges of Stamford’s maritime heritage. Flaster, a Stamford native and...
River Herring ESA Listing to be Considered by NOAA
NOAA has determined that a petition to list alewife and blueback herring, collectively referred to as river herring, under the Endangered Species Act presents enough scientific and commercial information to merit further review. As a result, the agency will...
Vineyard Residents Weigh in on CG Boathouse Design
Vineyard Gazette: Chilmark residents and town officials made it clear they stand ready to safeguard their picturesque Menemsha village this week, as a U.S. Coast Guard design team presented preliminary plans to rebuild the historic boathouse that burned...
Speedsailors Tear it up on Martha’s Vineyard
MV Times: Driving rain and wind gusts of more than 40 mph on Sengekontacket Pond in Oak Bluffs, Saturday, provided superb conditions for competitors in the inaugural North American Speedsailing Invitational, that began on October 17 and concluded Monday....
RI Woman Rescued After Slipping from Marina Pier
Providence Journal: Two scientists from the Rhode Island state Department of Environmental Management rescued a woman Wednesday morning after she slipped on a marina pier and fell into the water. Joseph Migliore and Cindy Hannus, environmental scientists, said they...
ME Woman Dies After Fall in Stream
Lincoln County News: Nina L. Drage, 76, of Dresden, was pronounced dead shortly after her rescue from a stream near her East Pittston Road home October 26. According to Lt. Mike Murphy of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Drage...
RI Fisherman Dies After Being Swept from Rocks
EastBayRI.com: A pre-dawn Wednesday fishing accident has claimed the life of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, resident and talented chef Gary Mathias. Mr. Mathias, 48, was fishing with a friend on rocks at the Sachuest Point Wildlife Refuge in Middletown at...
Historic NY Fireboat Calls on Fairfield, CT
Fairfield Sun: A historic vessel caused quite a splash on a recent afternoon when, with escorts by her side, she slid around St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea and into Bridgeport Harbor. The grande dame of note was the John J. Harvey, an...
Norwich, CT’s Marina at American Wharf Sold
A new era for the city’s waterfront began Monday when Joyal Capital Management LLC completed its purchase of the Marina at American Wharf for $750,000 from the estate of founder Ronald Aliano. Joyal Capital purchased the marina business at...
Dead Whale Washes Ashore in Plymouth, MA
Patriot Ledger: A large Minke whale washed up on Plymouth’s Priscilla Beach late Wednesday morning. The 24-foot long mammal had been dead at sea for a few weeks, according to New England Aquarium spokesperson Tony LaCasse. Biologists did not...
