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Jesse Ellison is a Down East contributing editor.
While it’s easy to understand how an elderflower creme made with coconut oil, rosewater, and beeswax might moisturize skin the proclaimed benefits of other Avena Botanicals products are less intuitive.
In Maine’s maximum security lockup, warden Randall Liberty is offering inmates gardens, therapy, and a sense of purpose.
In the chilly coastal waters off Cutler, America’s oldest border skirmish continues apace.
Tofu is a passion product for the couple behind Maine’s only commercial soy beanery.
Suit up for a ride-along with LifeFlight of Maine, one of the country’s most elite air medical teams — and one of Maine’s most critical nonprofit enterprises.
Can tiny-house communities help solve Maine’s affordable-housing shortage?
In a tug-of-war between lobstermen and regulators over catch reporting, Mainers didn’t get the deal they expected.
Three new photo books explore vastly different aspects of the state’s character.
A century ago, Waterville helped bail out a struggling Colby College. Can Colby return the favor?
A sudden paucity of waitstaff, hosts, and housekeepers has Maine’s hospitality industry feeling the heat this year.
Building a company’s brand around its Maine identity isn’t as straightforward as it might seem.