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==Community life== The Town of Long Island has a [[Select board|board of selectmen]] with three elected members who serve staggered terms, one of them holding the role of chair; and a [[City manager|town administrator]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Government|url=https://townoflongisland.us/wp/?page_id=115 |website=Town of Long Island |publisher=Town of Long Island, Maine |access-date=12 March 2025}}</ref> Long Island is part of District 25 in the [[Maine Senate]], and District 110 in the [[Maine House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Elected Representatives |url=https://townoflongisland.us/wp/?page_id=835 |website=Town of Long Island |publisher=Town of Long Island, Maine |access-date=12 March 2025}}</ref> In 2004, Long Island became a founding member of the Maine Islands Coalition, along with other year-round island communities that do not have bridge access to the mainland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wolff |first1=Chris |title=Islands Coalition discusses taxes, other issues |url=http://www.workingwaterfrontarchives.org/2006/12/01/islands-coalition-discusses-taxes-other-issues/ |access-date=14 March 2025 |publisher=Working Waterfront |date=1 December 2006}}</ref> The town's revenue and expenses totaled nearly $2 million for the fiscal year ending in June 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Town of Long Island Budget Detail |url=https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lMGA3jE0fSPE0_lf3ebD7HEGfXRfywQ2 |website=Town Document Library |publisher=Town of Long Island |access-date=12 March 2025}}</ref> [[File:Maquoit II in Casco Bay, November 2016.JPG|thumb|right|300px|A 2016 photo of ''Maquoit II'' operated by Casco Bay Lines, with the ferry providing passenger, freight and vehicle service to Long Island.]] [[Casco Bay Lines]] provides passenger and freight [[ferry]] service between Portland and Long Island, with seasonal adjustments of departure times and frequencies. Trip times typically last between 30 minutes and an hour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Island|url=https://www.cascobaylines.com/islands/long-island-maine/|website=Casco Bay Lines |publisher=Casco Bay Lines |access-date=12 March 2025}}</ref> The company also operates a vehicle ferry to Long Island, with reservations required and no set schedule for service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vehicle Rates Downbay |url=https://www.cascobaylines.com/portland-ferry-rates/island-car-ferry/ |website=Casco Bay Lines |publisher=Casco Bay Lines |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> Long Island emergency resources include Long Island Fire & Rescue which has trained [[emergency medical technician]] capabilities;<ref>{{cite web |title=Maine Licensed EMS Services |url=https://www.maine.gov/ems/sites/maine.gov.ems/files/inline-files/Maine-Licensed-EMS-Services-20190827.pdf |website=Maine EMS |publisher=State of Maine |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> a wellness center with limited hours for nursing care and visiting physicians and veterinarians; policing by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department and island [[constable]]s for ordinance enforcement; a [[harbourmaster|harbormaster]] for water assistance and enforcement; a speedboat for emergency transport to shore;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Groening |first1=Tom |title=Long Island builds on-island wellness clinic |url=https://www.islandinstitute.org/working-waterfront/long-island-builds-on-island-wellness-clinic/ |access-date=13 March 2025 |publisher=Island Institute |date=26 April 2018}}</ref> and a designated emergency shelter equipped with a power generator.<ref>{{cite web |title=Health, Safety & Emergency Resources |url=https://townoflongisland.us/wp/?page_id=2727 |website=Town of Long Island |publisher=Town of Long Island, Maine |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> In addition to the Long Island School, island facilities and properties include the Mariner's Wharf ferry landing; a Long Island Community Center that hosts workshops and other events; the Long Island Community Library; a VFW hall; a U.S. Postal Service office; a community garden; nature tracts; beaches; and athletic fields and courts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Island Visitors Map |url=https://townoflongisland.us/uploads/File/Visitor_Information/2015_Visitors_Map.pdf |website=Town of Long Island |publisher=Ivy Hall Gift Shop via Town of Long Island, Maine |access-date=12 March 2025}}</ref> A portion of Andrews Beach, known alternatively as South Beach, is part of Maine's State Park system.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fleming |first1=Deirdre |title=Long Island’s state beach a ‘hidden gem’ |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2015/06/28/long-islands-state-beach-a-hidden-gem/ |access-date=14 March 2025 |publisher=Portland Press Herald |date=28 June 2015}}</ref> Long Island's older Ponce's Landing once used for ferry service is now a public landing and commercial dock for lobster boats and other working boats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ponce's Wharf Committee |url=https://townoflongisland.us/wp/?page_id=538 |website=Town of Long Island |publisher=Town of Long Island, Maine |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> Long Island has been a host site for the Maine Lobster Boat Races, which are staged each summer at several sites along the Maine coast.<ref name="LICA">{{cite web |title=LICA Sponsored Events |url=https://www.longislandcivicassociation.org/lica-sponsored-events |website=Long Island Civic Association |publisher=Long Island Civic Association |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>
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