As summer draws to a close, families across Maine are wrapping up their seasonal activities and vacations while preparing for the start of a new school year. As students return to the classroom, the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety reminds motorists that one of the most important steps they can take to keep children safe is to slow down.

Why are we Lincolnville?

This isn’t a philosophical question; really, who was this Lincoln? It really isn’t much of a mystery, but not something that I ever recall being talked about. Some might reflectively think of Abraham Lincoln, but of course our town predates that great President’s birth. No, Lincolnville was named for Benjamin Lincoln, second in command under General George Washington, and the first Secretary of War for the infant nation of the United States.

A native of Hingham, Massachusetts, Lincoln was a wealthy middle aged farmer when he took up with this group of rebels and

Chip Curry epitomizes the axiom “Think Globally, Act Locally.” He knows that issues of education, emergency services, housing are relevant and important throughout our country, and, indeed, the world. Therefore, because he cares deeply, he researches and learns everything he can about these issues. Then he listens to people, learns how local people are impacted and what we want and need. Finally, he acts on our behalf over and over again. 

When there was a community meeting about the future of the Waldo County Technical Center, Chip was there. He listened carefully to the presentation and the

The “review.” It’s how we decide whether to watch a movie or show, dine at a new restaurant, even hike a trail we’ve never taken before.

Scientists have their own kind of review: summary of the current state of a particular field of research, often with recommendations as to how a different perspective or a new approach might yield better results.

A new review paper was recently published, the author list of which includes several of our friends and colleagues. As the title makes obvious—“Status, threats and conservation of Earth’s migratory birds”—it’s an ambitious attempt to consider the

Rockport residents could be forgiven for hardly ever giving Cross Street a thought.

Maybe you’ve used the street to go to and from the schools on Route 90 or maybe you are among the many congregants who attend the Anchor Church or have found the street to be a handy way to get to the Erickson Fields Preserve. 

But for most of you, the street isn’t something you think about or use, and for those of us who live here, that’s just fine. We’ve got young families on the street and a number of dog walkers, and while traffic on the street can get quite dicey, especially in the 10 minutes or so before

“65 years ago today. Dad opened Western Auto in Camden.” This was the first social media post that I saw yesterday morning. August 1, 1961. Well before my time, the store opened at the corner of Washington and Elm, beneath the Opera House, where the Camden Town Office is housed today. 

My memories of the place at its original location are vague, though I remember going in with my parents a few times. If I could go back in time, it would be to 1982, to snap up Kenner’s line of Indiana Jones action figures. I never had any, but I remember them hanging on pegs at Western Auto.

For those a bit

We hate to be the ones to say this, but could you think of a bird name that’s more boring than this: broad-winged hawk? What does the non-birder imagine when they hear that? Maybe a large, eagle-sized bird with wings as wide as a door? Or do they wonder whether most hawks have narrow wings—this particular “broad-winged” species just really stands out?

The truth is, broad-winged hawks are proportioned like the others in their family, known as buteos. True, their wings are wider than hawks such as falcons and accipiters (sharp-shinned hawks, for example) but  they are not noticeably broader

As our current elected officials foster immoral acts, engage in and promote violence against those in opposition, are blatantly corrupt, impulsively start foreign wars and admire dictators, we need to retain and appreciate those who truly believe and act in public service.

Chip Curry is a genuine public servant. He has served the people of Waldo County for six years.  He has demonstrated a measured, reasonable, undramatic approach to government and a willingness to work with others who are truly wanting to support Mainers. He is not vengeful or inflexible. Caring and compassionate, he

As a local stonemason, I have had the privilege of working on multiple projects for the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. The first was leading Phase I of the historic restoration of the Olson House in Cushing, made famous by Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World. More recently, my company rebuilt the museum's front entrance, carefully salvaging and reusing the original Deer Isle granite.

Having the front entrance under construction as the busy summer season approached was obviously a significant concern for the Farnsworth. Unfortunately, during the project I suffered a pulmonary embolism. For a

Twenty four years ago, almost to the day, I met a girl. It was a set-up. I was in my late 20s, and had settled into a career that suited me. I had an apartment In the South End of Rockland and a couple of cats to keep me company. I had decided to enroll in a master's program in social work through the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast.

Up to that point, I had not been taking my dating life very seriously. I always knew I wanted a family, and, well, cats are great but not much for conversation. When one of my coworkers decided that I needed to be set up with a young woman who

Can a  partisan guy attend a  partisan event and report out a nonpartisan synopsis? 

We’ll see. 

Saturday morning found me driving north as I left for the U.S. Senator Nominating Convention of the Democratic Party in Bangor. I’ve been to numerous conventions, a few presidential swearing in celebrations, and this had some promise to be less excruciating, expensive, and time-consuming.  

After not much more than two weeks since Graham Platner flew too close to the sun and fell to earth the Democrats had hurriedly put together a open and legal process and it appeared to be working. 

I wasn’t sure

There are few better places to be on a torridly hot summer day than the cool ocean waters off the Maine coast. That’s where we found ourselves a few weeks ago during one of those near record-breaking hot days.

We were on the upper deck of the Hardy Boat out of New Harbor for the annual Natural Resources Council (NRCM) of Maine puffin trip to Eastern Egg Rock. Long-time friend  Steve Kress (the “prince of puffins”) and his wife Elissa were onboard, Steve providing his colorful narrative describing his story about his half-century long project restoring puffins to Eastern Egg Rock. It was our

BROOKSVILLE, Maine — Women survivors of domestic abuse gathered July 11 on the Blue Hill Peninsula from across Maine for a daylong Healing Together retreat hosted by Finding Our Voices.

The 22 participants came from all walks of life and ranged in age from 20s to 70s. They convened at Sea Winds, a cherished landmark in Brooksville, to rebuild the confidence and community that intimate partners who claimed to love them had insidiously and classically robbed from them. “I didn’t realize other women had gone through this,” said one of the participants after a circle time of sharing invariably

It is really easy for those of us from Maine, and those of us who have lived here fulltime for a number of years, to forget just what a tiny place our state is, at least in the number of people who make it home.

A place that generally escapes notice from the rest of the world. The place with lobsters, the place where that fella who writes the scary books lives. Recently, Maine has gotten some national attention, and not for great things. First a candidate for U.S. Senate in a race representing our nation’s deep and close divide had his campaign implode in a dramatic and embarrassing way

Yes, elections have consequences. One of the places Camden finds itself as a result of the June election is at the start of a new path, one of possibilities not imagined by the last town administrators. Instead of splitting ourselves apart over issues, suffering from a lack of leadership, unable to imagine the town we’d like to inhabit a year, or three or five years from now, we now get to set forth in an exciting new direction.

Now is the time to put grievances behind us. Last spring, candidates for Camden’s Select Board spoke about the need for town unity, suggesting community-based events