Island Adventures | Island Vacations News for 07/20/2010



Chebeague Island Inn Executive Chef Justin Rowe Creates Southern Coastal Maine Culinary Hotspot
Boston - Local, farm-fresh ingredients used to serve creative twists on American Contemporary cuisine Chebeague Island, Maine Justin Rowe, Executive Chef at Southern Maine's Chebeague Island Inn Restaurant (www.chebeagueislandinn.com), and veteran of Portlands renowned Fore Street and 555 restaurants, has created a distinct American Contemporary menu which draws ...

2 cops do double-duty as midwives
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --- When Police Officer Megan Hadden stepped into the elevator of a Clifton apartment building, it was like being back on the OB-GYN floor of Griffith Air Force Base. Officer Hadden and her partner, Police Officer Joseph...

Obama vacations in 'Republican stronghold'
BAR HARBOR, Maine, July 16 (UPI) -- Locals in President Barack Obama's vacation destination of Maine's Mount Desert Island said they were surprised he chose the traditionally Republican area. Barack Obama - Maine - Mount Desert Island - Bar Harbor Maine - President..

First family vacations in Maine
President Barack Obama and the first family spent the weekend hiking, biking and boating in Maine along the Atlantic coast...

Firefighters agree to pay freeze, seek changed contract
Grand Island firefighters have agreed to forego any pay increase in the coming year, as long as all 69 firefighters can keep their jobs...

Vashon man killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
Vashon Island soldier Robert Bennedsen may have been trying to help his colleagues when he was killed by a roadside bomb Sunday in Afghanistan...

residents spend vacations lending a helping hand
When Gary and Sue LaRoy of Fenton returned home on June 19, after a weeks vacation, they were more tired than they had ever been after a week off from work...

Grand Island public safety hit hard by open positions
On any given day in Grand Island, it takes 16 firefighters to staff the four fire stations and 22 police officers to patrol the streets day and night...

The top hidden beaches in the world
Koh Lanta, in Thailand, with tourist boats anchored in the distance. One may have travelled far and wide, but even the seasoned traveller is always in search of undiscovered, pristine shores that have never known crowds...

Since Cap, More Optimism In Dauphin Island
The mayor of Dauphin Island says hes hopeful people will be booking more vacations to his area now that the well cap is in place...



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