Students at the Landing School in Arundel

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Boatyards: The jobs are waiting

This is the third and final installment in a three-part series about the role boat builders and boatyards play in Maine’s coastal and island economy.   Boatyards and marinas provide more than 2,000 jobs and add over $1 billion a year to Maine’s coastal economy. They are blending tradition with… SEE MORE

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Shrimp future remains cloudy

The continued closure of Maine’s shrimp fishery puts a strain on some of the state’s fishermen, but is having little impact on Maine’s restaurants, where the local seafood had been a winter favorite with customers. “It has not been a big impact on them because I think that restaurants, in… SEE MORE