Hitting the Reset Button
For some retirees, the best work begins when work is done.
20 Questions: Charter Schools in Maine
The ins, outs, and issues surrounding the new players in public education.
Tallwood Shortfall
A run on firewood in 2014 may be making for some smokeless chimneys this winter.
Panhandling on the Rise
Free speech versus public safety on the media strip.
Unquenchable Spirit
Diagnosed with ALS, acclaimed painter Jon Imber reached ever deeper into his creative well.
A Creative Nest
Artists Todd Watts and Jemma Gascoine traded the big city for a tiny village.
The Green Crab Invasion
Will Carcinus maenas destroy Maine’s $15 million soft-shell clam industry?
Casco Bay Blight
Yarmouth’s hulking power plant faces an uncertain future. By Edgar Allen Beem The view from Portland’s Eastern Promenade and from Cumberland and Falmouth Foreside…
Tick Check
Maine has the nation’s third highest rate of Lyme disease, but the illness remains misunderstood and is often misdiagnosed.
Fighting Over Fireworks
Just two years after consumer fireworks were legalized in Maine, a move is under way to ban them again.
The East-West Highway
Gateway to opportunity or toll on the environment?
The Ultimate (Maine) Home Enthusiast
Television personality Steve Thomas settles into a new job with Habitat for Humanity — and a Penobscot Bay island home. By Edgar Allen Beem…