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    August 29

    Why Maine towns are going ‘age friendly’

    The aging population is an opportunity to think differently about community and economic development.

    Media

  • Right whale entangled in fishing gear
    August 29

    Canadians also working to protect right whales

    The Canadian government, conservationists, and fishermen are racing to put in place new measures to prevent ship strikes and fishing gear entanglements...

    Craig Idlebrook

    Media

  • Karin Whitney, right, works at the Preble-Marr Historical Museum, part of Cranberry House, a community hub.
    August 29

    Island communities are fragile, but Great Cranberry remains strong

    How long would Great Cranberry remain viable as a year-round community? Things looked bleak.

    Laurie Schreiber

    Media

  • John Roos with his wife and son.
    August 29

    Frenchboro deli gets caffeinated

    In addition to countless private boats, charter lines bring across 50-60 guests at a time almost daily in the summer months.

    Media

  • Danielle Weaver.
    August 27

    Fishing, college go hand-in-work-glove for this teen

    “Last time I checked, the lobsters don’t care. As long as you put in the effort, you can do it.”

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Rock Bound header
    August 27

    Talking to the tourists

    They had “come down to the coast for the day,” as they put it, from Brewer, Waterville, Skowhegan.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Island Ad-Vantages publisher and editor Nat Barrows at his typewriter in the early years.
    August 26

    Fifty years at the intersection of community and journalism

    In 1968, the year that saw assassinations, a violent party convention, and a far-off war claiming more and more lives, a young man “from away” arrives in an isolated Maine fishing village to take over the local newspaper.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  •  Kelly Corson has seen considerable success at The Travelin Lobster, which she and her husband, Phil Corson, opened in Town Hill in 2016.
    August 26

    Town Hill: MDI’s up-and-coming hub

    “We have amazing things happening here, and a lot of them are driven by women, which is also great.”

    —Emily Damon

    Laurie Schreiber

    Media

  • Observer header
    August 22

    The ‘mostly’ universal allure of water

    I graciously changed their non-waterfront selection to our best waterfront kitchen unit…

    Phil Crossman

    Media

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