Jadon Jackomino kissed his girlfriend, Sahmara Robbins, after returning to the float after a day hauling with Frankie Thompson on Obsession on Sept. 1.
Pastor Jeffrey Winters (left) and Deacon Taza Watt baptized Albert Shepherd in the chilly water of the Gulf of Maine on Sept. 5.
Cathy and Taza Watt stand together at the altar surrounded by children inside Open Bible Independent Baptist Church as they prayed for the students and teachers who were about to return to school.
On Aug. 31, the day the federal whale rule was announced, Taza Watt returned home. His work day ran long after a hose came undone 50 pots into the day's haul and he had to climb into the bilge to fix it.
A lobster boat set out for a day of work as the sun rose in Vinalhaven on July 23.
The Grand Marshall of the Vinalhaven Fourth of July parade, Marion Tolman, waved at spectators in the crowd on Main Street.
Emma Van Dyne made a bed in a waterfront room at The Tidewater on Sept. 4. The motel is one of the Main Street businesses that fronts Carvers Harbor and would be affected by climate change and rising seas.
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