The Alden Ledger

News

School district delays the new bell schedule by a year

The later high school start time is on hold until next fall.

By Priya Natarajan

City Hall

Water main break floods Chestnut Street overnight, crews say fix could take weeks

A water main break flooded Chestnut Street overnight. Crews say a full repair could take weeks.

By Mara Okafor

City Hall

City council sets aside $2.3 million for new bike lanes on Harbor Avenue

The council approved $2.3 million for protected bike lanes on Harbor Avenue, a year after a cyclist was struck near the ferry terminal.

Members onlyBy Priya Natarajan

Briefly

Front Street lot will be free on Sundays

A six-month trial covers the 140 metered spaces near the ferry terminal.

By Priya Natarajan

Transit

Ferry schedule cut to three round trips a day

The harbor ferry drops to three round trips a day starting next month, down from five.

By Priya Natarajan

City Hall

Water main break floods Chestnut Street overnight, crews say fix could take weeks

A water main break flooded Chestnut Street overnight. Crews say a full repair could take weeks.

By Mara Okafor

The long read

What eighty years of tide records say about Port Alden's next storm

The sea at North Pier is 17 centimeters higher than in 1941, and flood hours have gone from four a year to 58.

By Ines Lindqvist

Business

What the port's new cargo contract means for local jobs

More ships, fewer crane operators: reading the fine print of the port deal.

Members onlyBy Daniel Reyes

Port Alden

Fishing co-op signs deal to sell direct to restaurants

The harbor fishing co-op will sell directly to a dozen local restaurants under a new deal, cutting out the distributor.

By Daniel Reyes

Business

Front Street diner closes after forty years

The Anchor Diner closed Sunday after forty years on Front Street, done in by a tripled rent.

By Daniel Reyes

Review

The Dock Street cinema reopens with a 35mm projector and 212 seats

The Majestic reopens after six years with a restored projector and a repertory program.

By Tom Achterberg

Harbor Days

Harbor Days returns this weekend after two years off, with a shorter parade route and a smaller fireworks budget than organizers wanted

By Mara Okafor

Culture

Local band's second album gets airplay up and down the coast

Low Tide Radio's second album, recorded in a boathouse, is now getting airplay outside Port Alden.

By Tom Achterberg

Arts

Community theater stages its first original play in a decade

The Alden Players open an original play this weekend, their first since a 2016 licensing dispute with a publisher.

By Tom Achterberg

Out on the water

A field guide to the gulls of the north pier

Four species of gull share the north pier. Here is how to tell them apart.

By Ines Lindqvist

Science

Beekeepers say this was the worst honey season in a decade

Port Alden's beekeepers report their smallest honey harvest in a decade after a wet spring.

By Ines Lindqvist

Science

The tide gauge at the north pier just got its first upgrade since 1987

The north pier's tide gauge, unchanged since 1987, is being replaced with a digital sensor.

By Ines Lindqvist

The long read

What eighty years of tide records say about Port Alden's next storm

The sea at North Pier is 17 centimeters higher than in 1941, and flood hours have gone from four a year to 58.

By Ines Lindqvist