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Edgar Allen Beem
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Contributing editor Edgar Allen Beem has been writing for Down East since 1983.
Sebago Lake, July 2015, 111
Our Towns

East Side, West Side

All around Sebago Lake, people are living the barefoot life.
South Portland, Maine, 8
Arts & Leisure

SoPo So Good

Long known for its car culture, South Portland is reclaiming neighborhoods where residents prize getting around on foot.
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Hitting the Reset Button

For some retirees, the best work begins when work is done.
Arts & Leisure

Tallwood Shortfall

A run on firewood in 2014 may be making for some smokeless chimneys this winter.
Arts & Leisure

Unquenchable Spirit

Diagnosed with ALS, acclaimed painter Jon Imber reached ever deeper into his creative well.
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The Green Crab Invasion

Will Carcinus maenas destroy Maine's $15 million soft-shell clam industry?
Sole Man
Arts & LeisureMaine-Made

Sole Man

In a Lisbon Falls basement, retired cobbler Walter Parker keeps the old ways alive.
Features

The Wild Women of Vinalhaven

A gritty, hard-working island attracts unconventional artists by allowing them to focus on what matters most.
Arts & Leisure

20 Questions: Charter Schools in Maine

The ins, outs, and issues surrounding the new players in public education.
Issues & Politics

Panhandling on the Rise

Free speech versus public safety on the media strip.
Arts & Leisure

A Creative Nest

Artists Todd Watts and Jemma Gascoine traded the big city for a tiny village.
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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...
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