Arts organizations, drawing people to events, exhibits, classes and more, are the seeds for healthy, diversified growth…

Washington County Leadership Institute, begun in 1997 as one of Maine’s first professional leadership programs, has just completed its 20th year.

By 2009, total landings were 132,000 pounds—80,000 pounds of which was landed in Maine.

An openness to learning from one another, and sharing what works and what doesn’t from place to place is critical.

The idea behind the new Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) building on Winter Street just off Main Street in Rockland is to “turn a traditional museum inside out,” says executive director Suzette McAvoy.

The cruise industry generated $45 million in direct spending to the Maine economy in 2013

It’s an odd, unfortunate twist in what has been a success story. A private business certainly can refuse to sell an easement, but Penobscot McCrum’s position on the matter illustrates what may become a common conflict.

They’re the young generation and they’ve got something to say. And if Maine policy makers are smart, they’ll listen.

On Thursday, June 16 the film “A New England Story for Sustaining the Sea” will be shown at the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library. A discussion following the film will include two panelists familiar with the needs of stakeholders working to maintain the diverse uses of the ocean.