Islanders working on similar problems in isolation is almost always improved when islanders gather to compare notes. That was the idea behind a now-annual retreat for those who care for elderly islanders...

This place, this island, is free from nearly all the world’s afflictions. No one is attacking us.

My love of John Denver's music began before I can even remember. When I was very young, my father would retire to the living room after supper and play John Denver records while he worked in his chair.

When I said I was going to write about apples Kaitlyn’s eyes lit up. “I love picking apples on the island. It’s one of my most favorite things to do! Getting outside in the fall sun, picking with a view of the water, it’s the best.

Old island apple trees, along with their counterparts on the mainland, have outdone themselves this year.

After our set, DJ Katnip resumed her position, now dressed in an incredible leotard, and we danced ’til the wee-ish hour of 11 p.m.

Sen Angus King predicted that in the next 5-10 years, and "maybe even sooner," dramatic climate changes would come. "People just can't deny it anymore," he said, and so bold moves away from carbon-based energy would have to follow.

Fall foliage and boats don't seem to go in hand in hand, but in Portland, the best way to see the season's colors is to cruise around Casco Bay's islands.

Tom Coughlin, an industrial engineer and lay person helping with the church's operations, including leading communion services for the last six years, said average attendance since 2012 was 15 people per service, with no attendees from the year-round community.