May 24, 2020
Bowdoin College graduate runs home — more than 50 kilometers — to Hallowell
For some, getting to college graduation can seem like a marathon, but Anne McKee decided her graduation would include an actual ultramarathon. McKee graduated Saturday from Bowdoin College and, absent a formal, in-person graduation ceremony, marked the occasion by running the more than 50 kilometers from the college in Brunswick to her Hallowell home, receiving cheers along the way from many family members and friends, and making it home in time to take part in the college’s virtual graduation ceremonies. “It was a great way to spend a day that,…
May 9, 2020
Project Launch awarded $5K grant
DEER ISLE — Project Launch at Deer Isle-Stonington High School was among four education initiatives recently awarded $5,000 grants by MaineSpark. The grants, totaling $20,000, were for innovative initiatives promoting postsecondary…
April 22, 2020
Betsy Wyeth, Wife And Muse Of Late Artist Andrew Wyeth, Dies At 98
ROCKLAND, Maine — Betsy Wyeth, the wife of beloved artist Andrew Wyeth, died at her home in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. She was 98. Betsy and Andrew Wyeth, who died in…
April 5, 2020
Fear of outsiders creates tensions in Maine’s tourist spots and summer communities
Tony Matoin loaded his groceries into his company pickup truck outside Shaw’s. He had just finished a shift as a line supervisor for Central Maine Power and was headed home…
March 24, 2020
As coronavirus spreads, islands from Maine to Hawaii experiment with isolation
BAR HARBOR, Maine — On the day the virus arrived in Maine, Caroline Bloss lingered over pizza with her husband and father at Blaze, one of the few restaurants open…
March 20, 2020
Seasonal residents, and snowbirds, are finding their way to Maine
Seasonal Maine residents Barry and Jane DeNofrio decided to face the coronavirus threat at their ski home in Bridgton instead of their condo in Boxford, Massachusetts, because there’s more air…
March 19, 2020
Does this tiny island of the coast of Maine hold the answer to the future of electricity?
Living on an island forces one to be an innovator in ways large and small. For the 50 or so year-round residents of Isle au Haut, an island off the…
March 16, 2020
Maine island: Stay away until virus threat abates
NORTH HAVEN, Maine (AP) — As the coronavirus spreads, people can’t be blamed for wanting an island hideout. But one island in Maine has made it clear: Visitors are not…
March 15, 2020
Maine island life in the age of coronavirus
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — For island selectwoman Donna Damon, the coronavirus started getting real a few days before Maine confirmed its first case. Her daughter lives in Massachusetts and had colleagues…
March 10, 2020
Island Institute’s Edible Seaweed Analysis
The Island Institute has published a new study, the “Edible Seaweed Market Analysis,” that describes the growth potential for Maine’s edible seaweed market over the next 15 years. More than 95 percent of edible seaweed products found in the U.S. is imported, yet Maine waters provide
ideal conditions for growing quality sea vegetables locally. Maine aquaculturists are harvesting a highly nutritious, organic product and are seeing a surge in interest in edible seaweed across the country.
ideal conditions for growing quality sea vegetables locally. Maine aquaculturists are harvesting a highly nutritious, organic product and are seeing a surge in interest in edible seaweed across the country.
