• Islesboro chairs
    August 25

    Henry James famously wrote “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”

  • In front of the Libby building on Congress Square in the 1970s.
    August 25

    Early in 1977, another new restaurant opened in the Old Port. This one on Middle Street had a tongue-in-cheek sign: “Carbur’s: Since 1977.” A tradition going all the way back to this year! Hilarious!

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  • George Mitchell The Negotiator
    August 25

    When I began researching Statesman, my biography of Sen. George Mitchell, I thought I knew the man, at least in his public life. After all, we first met in the Kennebec Journal newsroom in Augusta some 30 years ago, and I followed him from there...

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  • Detail from book jacket
    August 25

    Words like “horror” and “monsters” accompanied the publicity for John Manderino’s new collection of short stories, But You Scared Me The Most. Not only did I find the 26 stories engaging and entertaining, most also were laugh-out-loud funny.

  • Brian Cushman speaks at Fishermen's Forum
    August 24

    There’s something about the timeframe of 10 to 12 years. I’ve read that you can master something new in this amount of time—and ultimately, if you are brave enough, have four different careers in a lifetime.

  • Rockland Breakwater
    August 24

    It's close to 90 degrees in the Midcoast as this is being written, tourists are strolling the streets of Rockland and for most of them, it’s cooler than the air they left at home.

  • Women reading newspaper
    August 24

    The articles and stories are so well-written, informative and yes, some grandly humorous. The whole paper is looked forward to each month...

  • Joanie and David.
    August 24

    Island legend, writer and historian Ivan Calderwood left his island home and land to the town of Vinalhaven for the purpose of providing a home for older islanders no longer able to adequately provide for themselves.

  • Boathouses on Islesford.
    August 24

    Breathe in… Breathe out… Breathe in… Breathe out. If you are reading this while in the throes of a hectic island August, you might be thinking, “Yes, stay calm. Remember to breathe. Soon this pace of all good things will get slower and slower.”