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.

Maine's top lobster landing port each year is Stonington, and according to the Island Ad-Vantages newspaper, the value of landings in 2014 exceeded the previous year by $11 million, hitting a total value of $60 million.

Not only was Steve arranging to get me to Vinalhaven on schedule, he was helping me find someone to fix my tire.

North Haven's newest health care practitioner will be able to compare the urban version of medicine with the isolated, rural version. Nurse practitioner and educator Lorraine Reiser is bringing her decades of experience to North Haven to the island medical clinic.

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...

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.