September 1, 2020
Island Institute wins $300K contract to roadmap Maine's marine economy
The Maine Technology Institute and FocusMaine have awarded the Rockland-based Island Institute a $300,000 contract for spearheading an industry-wide roadmap to grow the state’s marine economy. Under the three-year contract, announced Tuesday in a news release, the nonprofit advocacy and policy organization will serve as program director for SEAMaine, Maine’s Marine Economy Roadmap/Workforce Development Project. The initiative is funded with $2 million previously awarded to MTI and FocusMaine by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. SEAMaine will identify industry needs and opportunities, provide solutions to workforce skill gaps, and recommend investments…
August 25, 2020
Archipelago Launches ‘20 Miles’ Exhibit
The Archipelago Fine Arts Gallery, the gallery portion of the Island Insitute’s store, located at 386 Main Street in Rockland, has launched a new show, “20 Miles,” celebrating Maine’s working…
August 14, 2020
The answers to your questions about sea level rise in Maine
Sea level rise is one of the many effects of climate change that is already visible in Maine, a state with 120 coastal communities. By 2050, the state will likely…
July 22, 2020
Mainers Commit to Rural Internet Expansion with $15 Million Bond Issue
Maine’s High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Bond Issue, which we first wrote about a month ago, has passed. 76% of voters said yes to Maine Question 1, which authorizes the issuance of $15 million…
July 20, 2020
Bond measure approval will fuel state’s goal of expanding rural broadband
The importance of high-speed internet connections has been driven home by the coronavirus pandemic, with more Mainers working from home while thousands of students finished out the school year online.…
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…
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…
