State renews salmon farm permit, despite its weak oversight of die-off
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BLACK ISLAND, July 2, 2022 - The Department of Marine Resources this week renewed a 20-year lease for Maine’s only finfish farming operator, and, in doing so, drew attention to its own weak enforcement regulations.
The most frequent phrase in the 14-page decision to renew Cooke Aquaculture by DMR Commissioner Patrick C. Keliher was: “no legal requirements.” The document was, in essence, a defense of its non-action after the massive die-off of salmon at Cooke’s farm here last August.
On Page 7, the decision stated, “Ms. Robinson testified that there are no legal requirements to report a mortality event,” referring to the 116,000 dead salmon referenced by Cooke executive Jennifer Robinson.
Later, Robinson “clarified that there is no requirement to report mortalities unless they are confirmed as being disease related.”
On Page 8, DMR Aquaculture Director Marcy Nelson “noted that these types of events are rare and reiterated that Cooke Aquaculture, in accordance with current rules, did not have to report to DMR the August 2021 event as it was not disease related.”
Later, Keliher added, “Cooke Aquaculture is not required to take or track measurements inside the pens.”
‘The lady doth protest too much, methinks - Hamlet’
All this simply called attention to why the DMR was so slow in responding to the die-off.
“Mrs. Nelson testified that DMR tried to visit the sites earlier, but a significant storm precluded staff from visiting the area before November 3, 2021. Mrs. Nelson also clarified if the site visit occurred in August 2021 (during or shortly after the die-off), it would not have provided an indication of how that event may have impacted the bottom conditions, because the die-off would not have had an immediately noticeable impact on the area.”
So why did they try to visit the site earlier if it held no benefit?
And what about September, October? No benefit to a visit then either?
The QSJ visited the site in September and was struck by how massive the pens were and how out of context such an industrialized operation was in relation to the surrounding islands and the enclosed bay.
Nelson added, “Waiting a few months until after the event provides a better opportunity to visually assess how the area responded to the event. The videos were taken in locations up to 30 meters north and south of the cages to reflect the MEDEP permit sampling locations and directly underneath a sample of pens to visually assess the condition of the bottom and marine organisms under the pens.”
Nelson was identified as a marine scientist. Most scientists I have meet hungered for more data and information, not less. The QSJ asked DMR spokesman Jeff Nichols for explanation of Nelson’s statements but got no reply.
The QSJ obtained emails which showed the DMR wasn’t notified by Cooke for one week, giving it plenty of time to clean the pens. The emails showed Keliher didn’t hear about it for 15 days. nCooke blamed the die-off on low oxygen levels in the pens.
One of the opponents of the renewal, Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation, stated:
“Protect Maine is not surprised the Black Island release was renewed. The state is pushing industrial scale aquaculture at any costs. That’s why you see communities in Maine starting to invoke moratoriums to develop responsible aquaculture on the Maine coast.
“Over 100,000 fish died last summer at Black Island, and the lease got renewed anyway for 20 years. That’s how it works in Maine. We sell our oceans to foreign corporations, keep the rules weak and endanger the environment and our traditional fisheries in the process.
The commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) was in the dark about the die-off according to emails. Do we think if 100,000 cows died in Albion that the agriculture commissioner wouldn’t be notified immediately? Is that what we want in Maine? Industrial scale aquaculture and foreign corporations owning our Maine waters with irresponsible regulations.
“The renewal of Black Island is another prime example of the state’s failure to properly regulate industrial scale aquaculture and communities are seeing it.”
Stronger regulations needed
Why does the state even need the DMR? Often, the DMR and the DEP work at conflicting interests. Why not tuck the DMR under the DEP to streamline regulations.
Maine did not have industrial fisheries until Angus King became governor. It did fine with mom and pop operations which fed families for generations. The 7,000 lobster licensees are a prime example of a decentralized fishery that did not need a corporate overlord. Same with small shellfish and kelp farms. Moreover, they are sustainable and do not pollute the water.
In 2006, aquaculture lobbyists were successful in pushing the state to increase minimum acreage from 250 to 1,000 for each permit. Canada-based Cooke was among the first to seize upon that. Today, Cooke has marine farms in three distinct areas of Maine: Eastport, Machiasport and Points South, including Black Island just south of MDI. Cooke also operates three freshwater hatcheries at Gardner Lake, Bingham and Oquossoc.
Stronger state regulations are not likely to come from the legislature’s Marine Resources Committee, which seems to have a standing slot for the Maine Aquaculture Association lobbyist at all its hearings.
The QSJ reported that one committee member, Genevieve McDonald, took campaign donations from the industry. The Stonington rep is leaving the legislature to go to work as a lobbyist.
One of the donations came from Fiona DeKoning, whose family raises and harvests mussels, and who is seeking to expand its 150-acre footprint to add a 68-acre mussels farm and a 52-acre scallop farm in Frenchman Bay.
Their application as Acadia Aquafarms is opposed by the MDI Bio Lab, which thinks the site is too close and that the noise from generators will disturb the work at the lab.
“What is the cumulative effect on Eastern Frenchman Bay?” asked MDI Lab’s Jeri Bower. The state has no mechanism to limit the number of farms, only to limit the number per applicant. “I suspect we're seeing a trend for bigger leases, larger footprint.”
“If you look at Acadia Aquafarms, as an example, they have two pending applications and they're two very different scenarios,” Bowers said.
The De Konings hope to use “collector” technology to harvest scallops near MDI Bio Labs, and it’s unclear how many collectors will be in the water and how intrusive they will be to marine navigation and to bay aesthetics.
By far the most controversial application is the one by American Aquafarms for two 60-acre salmon sites in Frenchman Bay. AA is suing the state after its permit was rejected on a technical issue.
Maine charges only $100 an acre for a lease. The $12,000 annual lease for the proposed AA is equal the rent of small office building.
The Norwegian company behind AA would never be allowed to build such a large enterprise in its own country, the QSJ has reported.
The amount of salmon American Aquafarms wants to produce exceeds the total amount licensed to 30 companies in the August 2020 auction for all of Norway.
“For AA to do in Norway what it proposes for Frenchman Bay, it would cost almost $1 billion in permitting fees,” said Henry Sharpe, president of Frenchman Bay United. Even at AA’s lowest projection, the fee would be $500 million, “still a massive amount,” said Sharpe.
With 50 years of experience in salmon farming, Norway has developed rules to protect its waters and waterfront against bio hazards such as disease and pollution. The country has spread out farming sites so no single large enterprise can cause massive, irreparable damage. AA wants to produce 66 million pounds a year out of two facilities in Frenchman Bay.
Keliher stated he renewed the Cooke permit “in the best interest of Maine,” although he did not specify what that meant.
Did he take into account that in 2019, Maine’s sister agency DEP fined Cooke $156,213 as part of a consent agreement for multiple violations at fish farming sites Cooke operates in Hancock and Washington counties, including having too many fish in pens, failing to conduct environmental sampling, and failing to follow a number of procedural measures laid out in the company’s operating permit, including on-time filing of pollution sampling reports and fish spill prevention plans.
That’s an example of the conflicting roles of the DMR and the DEP.
In 2017, after a catastrophic failure at one of Cooke’s facilities, the company paid $2.7 million to settle a lawsuit for violating the Clean Water Act.
Washington state then passed a law phasing out all Atlantic salmon net-pen aquaculture by 2022. The permits issued by the Department of Fish and Wildlife allow Cooke to continue operating its net pens, which are placed directly into Puget Sound waters, by growing steelhead instead of Atlantic salmon.
Can Jellison be trusted after misstatements, erroneous claims?
SOUTHWEST HARBOR - How will George Jellison comport himself and continue to represent the citizenry after his Tuesday night debacle in which he twisted and misrepresented facts?
This is America in 2022, so who knows?
Jellison’s first defense of his lone, quixotic mission to choke off traffic to Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound on Seawall across the street from his sister’s house was to point out the “vandalism” of private property.
We were left to surmise the private property were the illegal boulders and fencing erected by neighbors to prevent parking on Seawall Road, a state highway. Someone had spray painted the rocks. They actually made them more prominent - a public service to call them out to drivers.
Jellison then added that it was the state which recommended “no parking” signs be placed around the restaurant.
That’s either a bold lie or bad information from Town Manager Marilyn Lowell, a Jellison acolyte.
John Devin, chief engineer for Region 4 of the DOT, was furious when I told him the town was stating the “no parking” signs was his idea. “They are trying to make us look like the bad guy here?”
Devin said he would consult the DOT’s legal department.
He confirmed that he had a conference call June 20 with Lowell and SWH police chief John Hall at their request to understand whether the town could erect “no parking” signs on a state road.
There was no evidence the state “recommended” those signs be erected as stated by Jellison.
The QSJ sought and received through the state Freedom of Access Act Devin’s reply to Town Manager Marilyn Lowell:
“I spoke with Pete Coughlan of the Maine Local Road Center this afternoon in reference to Southwest Harbor's Traffic and Parking Ordinance. The town's current ordinance allows the select board to designate the location of Seawall Road in the vicinity of Charlotte's Lobster Pound as a No Parking Zone. They can do so at a select board meeting. Once that is done, MaineDOT will put up the first set of No Parking signs, but the town needs to maintain them thereafter. The town could also install temporary curbing with flexible delineators pinned to the gravel shoulder 3 feet from the white pavement edge line. These would need to be removed seasonally for snow plowing purposes. In the near term, traffic cones can be used to prevent parking (but these are prone to vandalism/theft). The boulders and the fence will need to be removed. The property owners who installed them may contact me about getting a waiver for them to remain. However, as I indicated earlier today, in order for them to remain, a waiver must be approved by MaineDOT (per the requirements of Title 23, Section 1401-A) and the location for approval would be back 10 feet from the white pavement edge line.”
Devin expressed anger that Southwest Harbor would sap the DOT’s resources to maintain the state’s roads with such a petty issue.
All of which is moot because the select board Tuesday refused to support Jellison’s scheme to install “no parking” signs at Charlotte’s.
You may now add the DOT to the long list of committees, businesses and citizens Jellison has alienated as he rampaged though the town like it’s his backyard the past decade.
July 12 will be the first meeting of the new board, Carolyn Ball, Jim Vallette, Natasha Johnson and Jellison.
People will be watching.
That’s the one benefit of the Jellison reign. He has re-ignited citizens interest in their town.
Will Hampden plant deliver on its clean earth promise?
SOMESVILLE - In the final months before the Hampden waste-to-energy plant closed two years ago, it developed a “Profitability Improvement Plan” which called for work on both the front end (garbage in) and back end (garbage out).
Little is known about whether the MRC’s current plan includes such improvements because it doesn’t disclose much information.
This week the MRC expressed confidence that it will reach agreement with lien holders so it may close on its deal to acquire the plant in late July after promising it would close by June 30.
The credibility challenged Municipal Review Committee has not disclosed the most important factoid. Who is going to run the plant?
The politics and internecine jockeying has robbed us of the focus of the true prize. What is the the best way to dispose of human trash to minimize the damage on Mother Earth?
Much has happened in the two years since the plant closed, and new thinking has displaced “waste to energy” solutions which were the basis for the Hampden plant.
For instance, only in the last few months has the emergence of “forever chemicals” in Maine become a lightning-rod topic.
The technology at the Hampden plant called for all the trash to be washed. If that is still the plan, then how will that waste water be treated?
Bill Lippincott, a Hampden resident And president of Don’t Waste Me, wants to know.
“If that (washing) is still part of the process they plan to use, the wastewater would likely be loaded with PFAS,” he wrote in an email. “That was not on most people’s radar until recently and DEP had no requirements to test the plant’s wastewater for PFAS when it was in operation. The Bangor wastewater treatment plant, where the wastewater would go, currently has no process to treat for PFAS.”
Amanda Smith, director of water quality management in Bangor, confirmed Lippincott’s assumption:
“Being a relatively newly discovered group of contaminants, wastewater treatment plants were not specifically designed to remove these compounds. Throughout the world, treatment options are currently in the research and development stage.”
“PFAS are considered to be ‘emerging contaminants’ of concern. They are found in many consumer products and are being heavily studied by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP),” Smith stated.
Michael Carroll, executive director of the MRC, did not return several emails seeking details of operating plans.
The plant’s core technology at the front end, “single sort,” has been losing favor among environmentalists, as the zero waste movement has been gaining momentum since the Hampden plant was designed.
“Abandon the all-in-one system. It isn’t going to work,” said Antonio Blasi, former chair of the Hancock County Commission. “The end products will never be marketable. You can’t unscramble the egg. We need towns to start source separating. Three waste streams at a minimum: organics, recyclables, and trash.
Blasi also said to stop producing the fuel briquettes out of the trash.
“It’s just incineration with extra steps. Focusing on real recycling where you sell the commodities can make the system profitable. In Vermont, the Chittenden Solid Waste District made $3,363,064 from the sale of processed recyclables last year. This was a 115% increase from the previous years. The U.S. recycling end markets are starting to form, and the MRC should find a way to use the existing sorting processes at the facility to separate recyclables so they can be sold.”
Lippincott, who has followed the plant’s efforts for years and has always been skeptical of the process because he thinks it is not recycling; it is a waste-to-energy operation.
The MRC Announced this week it is working with a number of private partners to share ownership and operation of the facility, reducing the need to ask members to help with financing to restart and reopen the facility.
On July 27 the MRC board will hold a rare public meeting starting with the finance committee at 9. “This will be a hybrid meeting at the Orono Municipal Building and over Zoom,” the MRC stated.
Lincoln’s Log
The City of Venice began charging a visiting fee from 3 to 10 Euros in June. The ticket system, which will be trialed for a period of six months, is the latest move by authorities grappling with the unsustainable levels of visitors to the city. In recent weeks, visitor numbers have shot back up to pre-pandemic levels. Over the Easter weekend, some 125,000 day trippers visited the historic center. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/venice-plans-to-start-charging-daily-visitors-an-entrance-fee
TRIBUTES
Robert Anderson “Andy” Pew
NORTHEAST HARBOR - Robert Anderson “Andy” Pew, 85, a leader of business and charitable causes and great-grandson of the founder of Sun Oil Corp., died Saturday, June 25, at Bryn Mawr Hospital from complications of prostate cancer.
A scion of the family known for its Philadelphia lineage and widely respected for its philanthropy, Mr. Pew had served as chairman of the Pew Charitable Trusts and was a longtime director of the Glenmede Trust Co. He was the last remaining member of the Pew family to be involved in Sun Oil.
Throughout his life, Mr. Pew was an active, disciplined and knowledgeable participant in the greater Philadelphia community, serving as trustee of numerous organizations including his alma mater Temple University, the Academy of Music, Curtis Institute, Bryn Mawr College and Bryn Mawr Hospital, among others. In 1968, after his daughter Lili was successfully treated for a life-threatening illness at Children’s Hospital, he joined their board, motivated by gratitude and an appreciation for the unparalleled level of care there.
Among his civic activities, he was on the committee involved in planning the Philadelphia Bicentennial in 1976. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Brandywine Conservancy, and as a personal friend to the Wyeth family was also involved in founding the Brandywine River Museum. Notably, Mr. Pew was proud of his volunteer work with young gang members in Philadelphia during the 1970s. He was a proud and humble mentor to so many, always asking questions instead of providing answers, inspiring curiosity and asking only in return to leave the door open wider than it had been found. Mr. Pew had no tolerance for unfinished business, and as such could be heard remarking “this sounds like a major symphony ending with one note on a piccolo” as the situation called for.
A longtime pilot, Mr. Pew for decades owned a Piper Comanche, which he bought in 1965 and piloted until just a few years ago. He was a trustee and chairman of the board of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association for 44 years, making him the organization’s longest-serving member.
Mr. Pew was a member of the Merion Cricket Club, the Union League and the Philadelphia Aviation Country Club.
Born at the old Lankenau Hospital on Aug. 22, 1936, Robert Anderson Pew was the son of Arthur E. Pew Jr. and Mary Elliott Pew. After his parents’ divorce, Andy, as he liked to be called, moved with his mother to Long Island and grew up there. He graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., and attended Princeton before graduating from Temple University in 1959. Later in life, he received a master’s degree in science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a Sloan Fellow.
While still in College, Mr. Pew worked in Sun Oil’s Marcus Hook refinery, and after graduation, spent time in the company’s production facilities in Texas and Louisiana and in 1960, he moved to Sun’s Philadelphia office. He married Joan Ferguson Pew in 1958 and had four children before divorcing after 22 years.
At Sun, Mr. Pew worked his way up from the auditing and treasury departments to the products group, eventually becoming the company’s corporate secretary and later, a member of Sun’s board of directors. Along the way, in an effort to foster diversification within the company, he formed the Helios Capital Corp. as a successful leveraged leasing subsidiary.
Mr. Pew married Daria Decerio Pew in 1993 and lived in Bryn Mawr with their son. The family had a second home, “Inchcape,” in Northeast Harbor, where he loved spending time together with his family sailing on his classic A-Class gaff rigged sloop “Gull,” one of only two of its kind remaining in the world. He was a member of The Harbor Club, The Seal Harbor Yacht Club and the Northeast Harbor Fleet. In Maine, he had served as a long time Board Member of the Jackson Laboratory, in Bar Harbor.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Pew is survived by three sons and a daughter. They include James Cunningham Pew of Colorado; Glenn Edgar Pew (Robin) of Haverford, Pa.; Joan “Lili” Pew (Carol Bult) of Seal Harbor; and Richard Westerman Pew of Bryn Mawr, Pa., and numerous nieces and nephews and extended Pew family members. His family and friends were continuously impressed with his encyclopedic knowledge, quick wit and ability to come up with an original quip for any situation.
He was predeceased by his parents and a son, Robert Anderson Pew, Jr., and by his brother, Arthur E. Pew III.
Funeral services are private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (https://chop.edu/andypew).
Marilyn G. Handel
1949 - 2022
MOUNT DESERT - Marilyn Gail Handel, 73, of Mount Desert Island, Maine, and Bowling Green, Virginia, left the body on June 27, 2022, unexpectedly, and peacefully.
She was born to her adoring parents, George and Ruth (Jacobs) Hershenson in Brookline, MA, on June 7, 1949, and raised in Sharon, MA. She was pre-deceased in 2002 by her deeply loving husband of 21 years, Richard W. Handel, and now they are re-united in God.
Marilyn was loved by a wide circle of friends and family. She was a successful businesswoman, a gold & silversmith, and owner of Bar Harbor Goldsmiths, Eden Rising, and Halcyon. She and Richard previously owned the Mayfair Mall block in downtown Bar Harbor for years.
Marilyn was an initiate of the Science of Spirituality. She was actively, closely, and lovingly involved in the life of this group. She was devoted to her meditation teachers, Masters Rajinder Singh, Darshan Singh, and Kirpal Singh.
Marilyn was a world traveler, discovering many peoples, cultures, faiths, and places around the globe. Especially meaningful were her many spiritual journeys to India. She loved going on adventures, reading mysteries, gardening, spending time in nature, and being in the presence of her beloved family and many friends. She had a youthful spirit that always bubbled to the surface.
Marilyn graduated from Syracuse University. She was a healer, a certified practitioner of the Emmett Technique, and of Bowen. Early on she studied acupuncture. During the last several years she operated “Handel Haven”, a bed and breakfast, from her home on Mount Desert Island.
She is remembered as a woman of calm strength and practical wisdom with genuine interest and delight in others. She was faith-filled, hard-working, creative, well organized, joyous, and a devoted friend you could count on. Marilyn was always thinking of others. We will all miss her rich humor, and cheerful, lilting laughter.
She leaves her sister, Sandra Ginsburg-Hershenson, nieces Terri Lopez, Meredith (Justin) Lacaillade, and Jenny (Tim) Carpenter; her nephews Richard (Mia) Wylde and Kris Handel; her Sisters-In-Law, Susan (Dave Sundelin) Handel, Sally (Alan) Wylde, and Martha Handel; and her brother-in-law Robert (Starr) Handel. Also missing her are her nine great nieces and nephews, and four great-great nephews and niece, along with so many wonderful friends.
Private memorial services will be held at the discretion of the family. Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com
Richard Bradway Crawford
1933 - 2022
SOMESVILLE - After a brief illness, Richard Bradway Crawford died on June 27, 2022, at the age of 89 surrounded by his wife and children, at his home in Somesville. Born on February 16, 1933, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Kenneth and Alma Crawford, Dick's lifetime of adventure, curiosity, and academia began.
At the family cottage on Lake Michigan, the Crawford children explored on bikes, the back of trucks and boats. Upon high school graduation as salutatorian, he and his brother Lewie spent the summer biking through Europe and even climbed the Matterhorn. After studying history and biochemistry at Kalamazoo College, Dick earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Rochester Medical and Dental School. In 1959, he accepted a position to teach at the University of Pennsylvania Medical and Dental School. In 1967, he left that tenured position to teach at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., where he remained for the rest of his career. There he relished his various roles as Professor Crawford, including leadership opportunities, research and, most of all, teaching. He developed lifelong and cherished relationships with many of his students. He also enjoyed several sabbaticals including: University of Edinburgh, Warwick University, The Jackson Laboratory and Scripps Oceanographic Institute.
While in Connecticut, he was an active member of his community, with particular devotion to both the work of Hartford’s Central Baptist Church and Rotary, where he received two Paul Harris awards and served as president.
Dick found the love of his life, Betty, in their 10th-grade English class. They were married in 1954 and together raised four cherished children. Never was a weekend opportunity for a family adventure missed, most often hiking, picnicking and swimming or boating. He took great pride in his children’s accomplishments, lovingly welcoming their spouses and eventually his grandchildren. Dick thrived in his family’s companionship, often providing news updates along with his own commentary grounded in social justice and peace.
Dick and Betty first came to Maine in 1956, to climb Katahdin and then to explore Mount Desert Island. What great fortune to arrive six years later with the family in tow to begin what became 20 years of research and summers at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. Deep connections to MDI and friends led them to ultimately build a retirement home on the island. The ensuing years brought many hikes and sails along with a wealth of new friends, enriching opportunities and many adventures around the world, returning frequently to Ireland. During retirement on MDI, Dick was instrumental in starting Acadia Senior College, joined the Bar Harbor Rotary Club, was active at the Somesville Union Meeting House and worked and learned with the Beatrix Farrand Society as well as the Mount Desert Historical Society.
In addition to his wife of 68 years, Betty, Dick is survived by his four children: Kate St. Denis (Tony St. Denis) of Bar Harbor; Christine Bowman (Stephen Bowman) of Mount Desert; Kevin Crawford (Eileen Crawford) of South Windsor, Conn.; and Nancy Crawford (Scott Champney) of Gorham; four grandchildren: Sarah Pearce (Greg Pearce), Eric St. Denis, Alex Colombo, Jacob Crawford; one great-grandchild, Dorian Pearce, and his devoted Golden Doodle, Amie.
He is also survived by his sister, Barbara Cross (Bob Cross); sister-in-law, Barbara Crawford, and cousins Carol Barnes (Bob Barnes) and Marilyn Mitchell (Don Mitchell).
He was predeceased by his brother, Lewis Crawford.
In his final days, Richard said to go out into the world and to spread love. He was grateful for the wonderful life he had and is already greatly missed.
A service of remembrance will be held on July 23, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the Somesville Union Meeting House. Should you desire to attend remotely, please visit sumhucc.org for details on how to do so. Memorial contributions may be made to The Campfire Coalition, ℅ The Neighborhood House, P.O. Box 332, Northeast Harbor, ME 04662.
Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.
Joseph Richard Anghinetti
1936 - 2022
BAR HARBOR - Joseph Richard Anghinetti, 85, died June 27, 2022, peacefully at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Joseph was born October 8, 1936, in Framingham, MA, the son of Joseph and Mary Elena (Nigro) Anghinetti.
Joe graduated from Tufts University with a BS in Chemical Engineering. His career started at American Cyanamid Company in Bound Brook, NJ. He moved to Kennebunkport in 1963 to work for Wasco Products, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic and glass skylights, in Sanford, ME. During his time at Wasco, Joe applied for and received many chemical and building product patents. In 1981, he became an owner and president of the company until his retirement in 1992. While working in Sanford, Joe was a trustee at the Goodall Hospital and a member of the Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
Joe met and married his wife Susan (Larson) in Kennebunkport in 1974 and they lived there until 2012. Joe and Susan love the outdoors. After retirement, they purchased an RV. For seven years, they spent each summer traveling throughout the United States and Canada, visiting the various national parks. Joe and Susan also had a ski house at Sugarloaf, ME for forty years. They skied there most weekends and later, in retirement, for the whole winter. They owned a lakeside camp at Moosehead Lake where they summered for six years enjoying swimming, boating, and exploring the north Maine woods. In 2006, they purchased a vacation home in Bar Harbor, ME, next to Acadia National Park, and several years later made it their permanent home. They spent many years hiking, biking, canoeing, and kayaking in the national park. In addition to outdoor activities, Joe loved woodworking, having made many of the furniture pieces in their houses. His other hobbies included computers and other electronic “gadgets”, gardening and general yardwork. One of Joe’s proudest activities was hiking over 5,000 miles in Acadia National Park with his wonderful dog, Pilot. He said he was glad he retired early so that he could enjoy the things he liked to do, and never had a “boring” day.
Joseph is survived by his wife, Mary Susan (Larson) Anghinetti; children by a previous marriage, Joseph and wife Sarah of Albuquerque, NM, and James and wife Brooke of North Conway, NH; brother, David of Melvin Village, NH; grandson, Andrew; niece, Jane Lovering of Nantucket, MA and her children, Lydia and Boden; nephew, Thomas Anghinetti and wife Kerry Stokes of Natick, MA; sister-in-law, Patricia O’Donnell and husband James of Rochdale, MA; many other nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Victor and Mary Elena (Nigro) Anghinetti of Framingham, MA.
A Celebration of life with be held in early Autumn. Those who desire may make contributions in Joe’s memory to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, P.O. Box 970025, Boston, MA 02297-00525.
Arrangements in care of Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main Street, Mt. Desert.
Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com
Mavis I. Murphy
BASS HARBOR - Mavis I. Murphy, 90, died June 24, 2022, at MDI Hospital. She was born July 28, 1931, in Bar Harbor, the daughter of Everett P. and Elanor M. (Joy) Farley.
Mavis was a graduate of Bar Harbor High School, class of 1947. She worked as a ticket agent for the Swans Island Ferry which was operated by the State of Maine.
Mavis is survived by two sons, James A. Sprague and wife, Donna, of Estero, FL, Timothy Sprague of Bass Harbor; one daughter, Anne Marie Dockery of White Oak, North Carolina; grandson, Carlton Winfield Sprague and wife, Jill Marie, of South Paris; great-grandsons, Eli and Wilder Sprague. She was predeceased by her husband, Winfield P. Murphy.
Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2022, at Head of the Harbor Cemetery, Tremont.
Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main St., Mt. Desert.
Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com