A Friday night "art walk" in Rockland.

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Maine is not ‘full,’ and we need to act

By Tom Groening Most Mainers know the story of Flagstaff, the town in western Maine that was evacuated and then flooded in 1950 to create a back-up water impoundment for the Wyman Lake hydropower dam. It was a sacrifice made in the interest of the greater good, but the back-up… SEE MORE
Janet McMahon

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The Waldo is on its way back in Waldoboro

By Ari Snider//Photos by Michele Stapleton Something is stirring in downtown Waldoboro. Five years after the venerable Waldo Theatre shut its doors, a new board of directors has mobilized to restore the building with the hopes of reviving it as a vital community hub. The Waldo opened in 1936 as… SEE MORE
Nate Wildes poses at Flight Deck

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The dream marriage in Maine: ‘Live+Work’ here

By Tom Groening Nate Wildes has the hardest job in Maine. Or maybe it’s the easiest. Or maybe it’s both. Wildes, 28, is tasked with the oh-so-important job of helping reverse two of Maine’s biggest demographic challenges—its stagnant population growth, and its oldest-in-the-nation population status. Both impact the state’s ability… SEE MORE