The leadership class helps students examine the beliefs or ideas they have adopted or inadvertently accepted as fact.

In Washington County, where 90 percent of Maine's periwinkle harvest takes place, they're called “wrinklers.”

In late February, Chellie Pingree (D-North Haven), Maine’s 1st District representative, reintroduced legislation with Republican Rob Wittman of Virginia to protect the kind of waterfront access and infrastructure that many businesses—and thousands of jobs—depend on in Maine.

The past four years have been rife with good news for the Maine lobster industry, as we’ve seen both the volume of the catch and prices paid to fishermen increase. In 2016, Maine lobstermen caught a record 130 million pounds for which they earned a record $533 million.

Maine shrimp from the research catches are available now and they are being snapped up by seafood wholesalers…

“The goal is to graduate kids so they’re ready for jobs.”
—Eric Jergenson

“Some folks think it doesn’t fit the neighborhood. Other folks think it’s beautiful and well-maintained.”

Penobscot Bay east to the Canadian border is “the sweet spot” for the fishery.

“I do still believe there is an innate appeal of maps that is going to continue to drive individual interests in maps they can put on their walls…” —Steve Engle