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  •  #1/4: A drone view of the 1-million-square-feet of mill space in Biddeford. PHOTO: JACK SULLIVAN
    March 25

    Biddeford: From 19th century mill town to ‘Brooklyn North’

    Biddeford has, in a phrase coined by one local observer, undergone not only a renaissance, but a “Biddesance.”

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Capt. Bruce White
    March 25

    The truth about marine salvage

    A marine salvor can hold your boat as collateral until paid for the services rendered.

    Stephanie Bouchard

    Media

  • Sophia Morin, left,and Myisha Cutler at work in Reilly’s Bakery.
    March 25

    Old bakery serves new Biddeford

    By Sally Noble

    Media

  • Field Notes header
    March 25

    Focus and action during the pandemic

    On March 6, the Island Institute began reprioritizing work as the impacts of the pandemic grew locally.

    Rob Snyder, Ph.D.

    Media

  • Fishing boat off Chebeague Island.
    March 18

    Fishermen’s group wants to raise mental health awareness

    The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association has won a $5,000 grant to promote mental health awareness in the commercial fishing industry.

    Wanda Curtis

    Media

  • Waypoints: Connect
    March 12

    ​Which is more accurate—a mirror or a painting?

    People may capture their truth in abstract or realist watercolors…

    Meghan Grabill, Ph.D.

    Data and Research, Media

  • Hard Goins
    March 12

    Lobster science—last year was indeed strange

    Fishermen reported the lobsters were around all summer, but just weren't trapping.

    Susie Arnold, Ph.D.

    Media

  • March 11

    Salmon listing didn’t cause sky to fall, but species still struggling

    “We’ve gone from stocking more fish in more places to stocking better fish in better places.”

    —Ernie Atkninson

    Catherine Schmitt

    Media

  • Arrowsic's Sukey Heard greets the Island Institute's Nick Battista.
    February 5

    Four coastal communities land federal broadband funding

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $9.87 million investment in four infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-connectivity for 4,527 households and 215 businesses in rural Maine, part of the first round of USDA’s Reconnect Pilot Program.

    Staff Writer

    Media

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