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Jaed Coffin
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Jaed Coffin is the author of the memoirs A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants and Roughhouse Friday and teaches in the University of New Hampshire's MFA creative writing program. He lives in Brunswick.
Malaga Island residents
History

Malaga Island Has Gone from Dark Secret to Source Material

Once a hushed secret, the state's dehumanizing treatment of Malaga's mixed-race community is finding its way into the culture through art, poetry, and literature. But can creative interpretations obscure the hard-won truth?
Ebenezer Akakpo standing in his contest-winning bus stop in Portland, Maine
Arts & Leisure

America’s Best Bus Stop Is in Portland, Maine

Traditional Ghanaian symbols for hope and friendship adorn Portland-based artist Ebenezer Akakpo’s contest-winning bus stop design.
Features

For Barry Dana, Running the 100 Mile Wilderness is More Than a Sufferfest

The former Penobscot chief tackles the famously grueling stretch of the Appalachian Trail to test his body and spirit and connect with his ancestors.
Pine Tree Trading on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, Maine
Our Towns

Farewell to a Lewiston Pawnshop

In a changing city, a longtime pawnbroker turns out the lights.
Features

Meet Two of New England’s Last Remaining Cobblers

Dick and Tom LaCasse are keeping shoe repair from becoming a lost art in Maine.
Our Towns

The COVID Cruise Ship and the Maine Fishing Town

Eastport tried for years to lure mega cruise ships. Then, amid a global pandemic, it got one, along with a skeleton crew of coronavirus exiles.
Butch Phillips in his basement workshop in Milford
Maine-Made

A Penobscot Elder Keeps the Tradition of Birch-Bark Moose Calls Alive

Each horn-shaped, 18-inch-long call is made from bark Butch Phillips harvests from tribal land.
The exposed frame of the Virginia of Sagadahoc replica, photographed during construction, in 2015.
History

415 Years Later, Maine’s First Ship Sets Sail Again

After a long journey, a replica of the Virginia of Sagadahoc, the first ship built on Maine shores, sets sail in Bath.
bluShift Aerospace is readying cutting-edge biofuel-powered rockets. It just needs a launch site.
Issues & Politics

In Jonesport, a Lobstering Community Is Keeping an Aerospace Startup Grounded

bluShift Aerospace is readying cutting-edge biofuel-powered rockets. It just needs a launch site.
chef Pone Vattaso of Brunswick's Bangkok Garden and Manchester's Thai Spice
Land, Water & Wildlife

To Chef Pone Vattaso, Maine’s Catfish Are a Real Catch

The little-exalted fish reminds the Laotian-born Mainer of the moose-sized river beasts back home.
Land, Water & Wildlife

Rabies Sunk Its Teeth Into Midcoast Maine. How To Loosen Its Grip?

A spate of attacks by rabid animals has residents of Bath and nearby towns on high alert — and choosing sides in an escalating fracas.
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Meet Maine’s Pétanque Evangelist

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