We'll admit that this one is a bit obscure. It's in the southern half of the state, and it's on an island.

They get to perform in front of an audience with more people in it than live on North Haven.

Anyone who has sat in a car at the traffic logjam that Route 1 in Wiscasset becomes in summer will be interested in the state Department of Transportation’s plans to improve traffic flow.

As Maine’s largest river system, the Penobscot River carries a deep cultural and economic history of our region. The future health of this vast watershed will be discussed at the first Penobscot Watershed Conference, April 9, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Point Lookout in Northport.

The Friends of Casco Bay began 2016 with a new baykeeper, a position the nonprofit has used for 25 years.

We all feel anger in our relationships, but the abuser not only is violent—perhaps only from time to time—but consistently controlling. The abuser checks the victim’s cell phone for recent calls, even GPS for recent addresses. When an abuser begins a relationship, he or she pushes quickly for it to become serious, then works to sever the victim’s ties with family, friends...

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.

This event is when I first started feeling I had a place in Frenchboro’s community. The night was goofy, fun and unbelievably authentic.

If George Washington was the father of our country, Mabel Knowles Doughty was the mother of Chebeague.