THE U-TURN: Winter isn’t done with us yet
Photographers find beauty in the guest who never leaves
WHEEL WATCH: March Hill – and that ‘safely out to sea’ thing
When a storm is ‘safely out to sea,’ there’s someone in the thick of it
THE U-TURN: Drive-pup teller
Golden retriever takes a shift at local bank’s drive-up window
Adult ed offering free home buying and finance seminars
Programs include local advice for homebuyers and an 8-week money management course
BACKSPACE: End of the (rail) line
Maynard Bray’s extensive photograph collection captures the changing technology of a local boat yard
Bucksport couple opens skate shop
Owner says ‘peoples’ faces really light up when they come in here’
Castine library issues survey to guide 5-year plan
Organizers aim for 20 percent participation from users for ideas to guide Maine’s first library created for a municipality
BOOK REVIEW: Power and love amid a drug war in Maine
A drug war erupts in this crime novel set in Afghanistan and Maine’s ‘Little Canada’
After restoration, Bucksport’s Wilson Hall shines like new
Local businessman Larry Wahl bought Bucksport’s derelict Wilson Hall for a $1. It’s renovation over the past seven years was a labor of love.
THE U-TURN: Icy trees, icy training
Ice provides saw eye-popping beauty—and a chance to train for a worst case scenario
How Tinder Hearth came to be
Once a dishwasher and lobsterman, Tim Semler discusses how he and his wife created one of the hottest bakeries in the country
Castine church offering $1,000 scholarships
Scholarships open to students from four area high schools, as well as non-traditional and older students.
WHEEL WATCH: Froze solid
A Stonington fisherman raised in Clam City recalls the grinding winters of his youth
THE U-TURN: Fire department breathes easier with new system
Penobscot Fire Department installs new ‘cascade system’ that allows firefighters to replenish a dozen air tanks or more on scene.
Organic farm homestead added to National Register of Historic Places
Stone cottage built by Helen and Scott Nearing is now the Good Life Center
Sunny skies, thick ice and lots of big catches for ice fishing derby
Nearly seven pound togue wins the day, but plenty of big trout, pickerel and bass caught during annual two-day ice fishing event
Brooklin group offers small garden plots for free
In exchange for use of land, gardeners must be Brooklin residents, tackle their own weeds and share water.
Native Gardens group announces paid mentorship and apprentice programs
Two spots available for 2026 professional development opportunities in ecological horticulture