“The compromise was prioritizing marine uses, but allowing other uses to spur investment.”

—Bill Needelman

You won’t hear too many Mainers complain about this summer’s weather. It’s been hot, sunny and dry.

If Maine is to grow its economy and provide opportunity for innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly for those under the age of 40, we must understand Portland beyond definitions of city and geography...

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.

It’s not hard to imagine a trophy house or two at Otter Point, or a resort at Sand Beach.

Taxable restaurant and lodging sales for the eight coastal counties totaled more than $2.3 billion in 2015.

Islands desperately need such young professionals to be able live and work close to home, so the case was made for the value of such investment in the digital future.

Keeping our coastal and island towns vital, with year-round residents and economies, will be an ongoing struggle. Government must stay open-minded and responsive to new ways to aid in that struggle...

“The challenge of this next generation is not going to be growth. We’ve had decades of growth and it hasn’t given us prosperity…" —Chuck Marohn