Category: Community

“Richard Stanley, Wooden Boatbuilder” by Lou Stanley (2025), oil on mounted linen panel, 22 x 28 in. COURTESY: ARTIST AND THE GALLERY AT SOMES SOUND

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Stanley paints a Stanley

Lou Stanley remembers the day she came across Richard Stanley. Richard was in his father Ralph Stanley’s boatyard in Tremont, working on Westwind, a 40-foot Friendship sloop built in 1902 by Charles Morse. It was late fall, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, “the full sun’s warmth,” she writes, “just barely keeping ahead of the chill in the air.” SEE MORE

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Mills highlights housing wins

The lack of affordable housing impacts much of the state’s economy, and much of the economy impacts housing. That was one of the conundrums emerging from the Maine Affordable Housing Conference on Sept. 9 in Bangor. When housing options are few or too expensive, the workforce—which is already facing generational… SEE MORE
Ben Dinsmore, the new general manager and CEO of Casco Bay Lines.

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Casco Bay Lines names new GM

Casco Bay Island Transit District, also known as Casco Bay Lines, announces the appointment of Ben Dinsmore as its next general manager and chief executive officer. A seasoned maritime professional with over 25 years of global experience, Dinsmore brings deep operational expertise, strategic leadership, and a personal understanding of Maine’s island communities. SEE MORE
Filmmaker Laura Hamilton interviews Capt. Matt Ridgway general manager of the Chebeague Transportation Co. PHOTO: SUSAN STRANAHAN

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An island lifeline at 50

CTC operates 4,000 regularly scheduled trips a year. In addition to transporting islanders, off-island workers, summer residents, visitors and school students, CTC also provides 24-hour emergency service, working closely with Chebeague's volunteer rescue squad. SEE MORE