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  • Jim Van Fleet, left, and Leila Bisharat address Chebeague islanders at a picnic on Aug. 6.
    August 22

    Chebeague Island revives fund to boost local nonprofits

    The Recompense Fund was launched in 1992 by island resident Eldon Mayer. In 2014, management of the fund was transferred to the Maine Community Foundation, though it still exists to benefit nonprofit groups working to sustain the island as a year-round community.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Rylee Knox, center, takes a "selfie" with his mother and girlfriend.
    August 21

    MMA's 'family cruise' last leg of 90-day journey

    There were hugs, handshakes, and smiles as parents, siblings, and girlfriends joined Maine Maritime Academy students aboard the training ship State of Maine in Searsport on July 30.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Stonington light.
    August 21

    Secrets of a sunset chaser

    I began traveling the roads on the western side I hadn’t been down just to see if I could catch the sunset from a new angle.

    Media

  • The Nonesuch River in Southern Maine.
    August 21

    Estuary Beat: Storm surge, stripers, and the oyster trail

    Good news about striped bass, salmon

    Catherine Schmitt

    Media

  • Jamie Wyeth, right, speaks on Allen Island as David Greene, Colby College president and Phyllis Wyeth listen.
    August 9

    Colby College comes to the coast

    “Our goal is to give kids an education that will literally change their lives,” said Peter Harris, president of the Herring Gut Learning Center's board of directors.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Eager students at Great Cranberry Island's Longfellow School.
    July 18

    Small island schools better with TLC

    Think back to 2008: summer Olympics in Beijing; signs of the Great Recession start to show; Barack Obama is elected president; Celtics beat the Lakers in the NBA finals.

    Media

  • Hurricane Island
    July 18

    ​Calm reflection on Hurricane Island

    The landscape suddenly shifted from jagged edges to pillowy slopes of granite.

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

  • From left, outside the new facility, are: Kerry Claflin, Larry Wonson, Bruce Claflin, Arch Gillies, and Nancy Wuori.
    July 17

    New Islesboro pre-school facility opens this summer

    Offering reliable childcare and preschool programs helps lure and retain adults who want to live and work on the island.

    Tom Groening

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  • Sailboat approaches Portland's waterfront
    June 22

    ​Island students learn by serving other Mainers

    We watched women in hijabs meeting their children at the school bus, and our students absorbed the direct impact…

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

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