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  • Swan's Island's Burnt Cove Light.
    January 26

    PUC vote raises question: Are we all Swan's Island?

    If you live in Jonesport, Rangeley or New Sweden, you may not feel like you have much in common with Swan’s Island and neighboring Frenchboro Island. But a recent decision at the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) suggests you have more in common than you might think.

    Suzanne MacDonald

    Media, Energy

  • Dirt Roads and Diner Pie book jacket
    January 25

    A wife tells her husband’s abuse story

    The author documents two kinds of journeys—one a road trip she and her husband Travis embarked on, the other, the psychological one the couple delved into to confront and untangle the pernicious effects of childhood sexual abuse.

    Tina Cohen

    Media

  • Low tide on the west side of Sears Island in Searsport.
    November 21

    The Gulf of Maine: return of the seaweed

    The shift to seaweed along the bottom of the Gulf of Maine is good for both lobster and crabs.

    Heather Deese, Ph.D.

    Susie Arnold, Ph.D.

    Media

  • North Haven's shore in winter.
    November 21

    Navigating the joyous holiday season as a religious minority

    My daughter is the only Jewish kid in her class, too, although that's not meaningful for her yet.

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

  • Apples ready for the press
    November 21

    Cider-making warms the soul

    Healthy, nature-honoring apple cider made with neighbors tastes best

    Sandy Oliver

    Media

  • Islesford from the water
    November 21

    Mom was a strong woman, ahead of her time

    Mom’s way was usually how we did things. Her family nickname was, “the Cruise Director.”

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • The Fukushima nuclear plant in flames.
    November 21

    Fukushima conference suggests new ways to think about energy

    An older gentleman from Kitkata, Japan leaned over to me and said, “The social system was built long before the pyramids were raised.”

    Rob Snyder, Ph.D.

    Media

  • feet in voting booths
    November 17

    In politics, it's location, location, location

    In those seven coastal counties that Clinton carried, the rate ranged from 2.7 percent to 3.6 percent…

    Staff Writer

    Media

  • Boats in a cove on Long Island
    November 17

    Learning the meaning of ‘neighbor’ informs my work

    Every day I am taken aback by the pure act of kindness that is directed toward me.

    Angelique Williams

    Media

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