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  • Students from Harpswell Coastal Academy work in the field.
    September 22

    Harpswell charter school tells digital stories

    For students at Harpswell Coastal Academy, it’s all digital, all the time. From filming interviews with fishermen and their families, to editing and recording soundtracks, students...

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

  • Bayside Village
    September 19

    Maine on glass: New book collects stunning early 20th century images

    The Eastern Illustrating collection is now housed at Penobscot Marine Museum, where photo archivist Kevin Johnson oversees the preservation and digitization of that collection, along with several other photographic collections.

    Staff Writer

    Media

  • Detail from book jacket
    August 25

    Normal is only skin deep

    Words like “horror” and “monsters” accompanied the publicity for John Manderino’s new collection of short stories, But You Scared Me The Most. Not only did I find the 26 stories engaging and entertaining, most also were laugh-out-loud funny.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • North Haven.
    August 25

    The end of an era, the beginning of another

    The end of this summer marks the end of an era. After five years, Bill Trevaskis is stepping down from the position of programs director at Waterman’s Community Center.

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

  • Obadiah Buell and Kelly Dean
    August 25

    Sullivan artist has lifelong passion for granite

    Obadiah Buell grew up on an abandoned industrial granite quarry dating back to the 1800s.

    Surrounded by massive stone blocks and the clear waters of granite pools, Buell has had a passion for granite—both for its utilitarian nature and sculptural qualities—since he was a child.

    Laurie Schreiber

    Media

  • Zach Field wows the crowd as he juggles and rides a unicycle.
    August 24

    Swan's Island marks fifth anniversary of library

    On July 30, the Swan’s Island Library hosted its Annual Island Bazaar while celebrating the fifh anniversary of the new library building. Artists, crafts people, good food and an auction, along with music by island musicians, created a festive atmosphere.

    Media

  • Brook Minner, director of Northeast Historic Film
    August 23

    Bucksport to host maritime film festival

    Two Maine organizations dedicated to preserving the past have collaborated to present documentary films in a festival this fall.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Congress Street in the 1970s; photo probably shot by John Duncan.
    July 19

    ‘Paris of the '70s’: Portland emerges

    This is the second of a three-part series recollecting the look and feel of Portland in the 1960s, '70s and '80s by a Maine writer who spent his youth there.

    In the 1970s, Portland grew up.

    Dana Wilde

    Media

  • book jacket detail
    July 19

    Be ruthless: novelist heeds her own advice

    We see Lucy working through defenses like rationalization and denial to finally come to an understanding of love as complex.

    Tina Cohen

    Media

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