My daughter is the only Jewish kid in her class, too, although that's not meaningful for her yet.

Mom’s way was usually how we did things. Her family nickname was, “the Cruise Director.”

An older gentleman from Kitkata, Japan leaned over to me and said, “The social system was built long before the pyramids were raised.”

The city’s best kept secret is not a place; rather, it’s a person. One Charles “Charlie” Williams. Known to most in the city of ships as the long-time driver of the city trolley, Williams is a jovial soul.

The spending for the new ambulance represented more money than either the ambulance service’s or fire department’s annual budget, but the ambulance is expected to last for many years.

Newman and Gray is a great example of a thriving business in the marine trades, one of Maine’s strongest industry clusters. It’s got themes variously shared with other such businesses—generational ownership, traditional craftsmanship joined with innovation, owner/operator relationships, diversification into various services.

Nancy Prisk, a long-time seasonal resident who has been living fulltime in Southport since 2007, saw the opportunity to secure public use of the house to serve social and educational needs. Last year Prisk formed Land for Southport’s Future as a nonprofit, and is working to raise the $849,000 the town hopes to earn from the sale.

I will not allow any effort to build a wall to go unchallenged or any attempt to curtail the influx of refugees from horror and war…

Vinalhaven artist Chris Clarke is having a fabulous year. Clarke was recently approached by the Farnsworth Art Museum to loan two of his pieces for its current exhibit, "The Art of Disaster," and in August, he celebrated the 10th anniversary of his Engine House Press.