Each week, we compile our favorite quotes from our reporters’ stories and interviews and publish them here. We call it “Out of Context.”

To delve further into the stories, simply click the links within.

From the news desk

“It's the only way to carry the ship’s future forward because the living memories are all gone.”
-Nat Wilson on sewing sails for the Charles W. Morgan

“There's protocol to follow and trust has been violated. Some action should be taken.”
-David Boucher on code enforcement consolidation

“In my travels around town, I'm getting an awful lot of questions, because there's some information out there that this board is going to keep all three schools open ... and there's an awful lot of unhappy people.”
-Eugene Stover on school consolidation questions.

“The only thing I hate is there’s so much time. I want to get going on this now.”
-Tom Woodin on bikers making camp in Boothbay Harbor.

“This is just crazy. We would like to take our bid back and we'll go from there. We're going to fulfill our (current) contract.”
-Seth Hagar on his company’s plowing bid

“I love all the technology available to the kids today, the iPads and all, but sometimes it's really good to get outside and get your hands dirty.”
-Bryan Dionne on planting fruit trees at Boothbay Region High School