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Keeping Time
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Keeping Time

Bangor Symphony Orchestra music director Lucas Richman has wielded the baton for 10 seasons, and the Grammy-winning maestro just signed on for five more.
The Angry Beavers, Rumford, Maine
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Meet the “Angry Beavers” Committed to Rumford’s Scrappy Ski Mountain

They're cutting down trees and lifting up a town.
Van der Ven Studios
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Van der Ven Studios

The perforated pottery of Lincolnville sculptor Simon van der Ven.
George Smith, The Sportsman's Alliances
Land, Water & Wildlife

George Smith is “Just More Reasonable” Now

Once a foe to greens, now a surprising ally, writer and former Augusta heavyweight George Smith looks back on a rich Maine life — and ahead at one last challenge.
Ralph Oulton, Cumberland Wood Bank
Land, Water & Wildlife

How Mainers Are Helping Other Mainers Prep for Winter

When cold weather arrives, the Cumberland Wood Bank cuts needy Mainers a break on heating bills.
Biddeford Pool, Where in Maine
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Where In Maine?

Roses are red, violets are blue, do you know where this is? We'll give you a clue.
Paddling Together
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Paddling Together

Joe Polis believed in learning how to negotiate the ways of the dominant culture without losing one’s own.
a stack of Maine's best bagels
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Where to Find Maine’s Best Bagels

Top-notch bagels are piling up around Maine.
Home + Garden

A Storied Home

A Cape in South Portland helps tell the neighborhood’s story.
Uncle Maine
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Memories of Uncle Maine

Sure, he was mildly berserk, but for writer Leath Tonino, a woodsy uncle was the Pine Tree State personified.
Jared Golden's Favorite Place
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Congressman Jared Golden’s Favorite Maine Place

Congressman Jared Golden on the Leeds countryside.
Mount Kineo, Where in Maine
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Where In Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from September’s photo of Mount Kineo.
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