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  • Rockweed harvested at Hancock Point.
    May 16

    Seaweed ruling hinged on property rights, definition of plant

    “Wild rockweed is a lot more valuable if you leave it alone…” —Ken Ross

    Tom Walsh

    Media

  • May 16

    Maine employers confront seasonal hiring crunch

    The state’s hospitality industry employs nearly 86,000 people during the summer…

    Media

  • May 16

    Two of the coast's biggest economic drivers face threats

    There’s a complacency about our tourism allure that can be dangerous.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Gabe Pendleton, a member of the Islesboro Select Board, speaks April 24 at a hearing on ferry rates.
    April 30

    Ferry fare rationale challenged at hearing

    In late 2017, the ferry service initiated consideration of fare hikes because the highway fund, which also pays for much of the road and bridge work in Maine, was providing more than half of the ferry service costs.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Journal of an Island Kitchen
    April 18

    Food sovereignty—do you trust your neighbors?

    Between 1997 and 2017, there were nearly 5,000 reported cases of food poisoning in Maine and none of them attributable to local farms and producers.

    Sandy Oliver

    Media

  • Museum from the air
    April 17

    Penobscot Marine Museum catalogues Maine collections

    The Penobscot Marine Museum has rehoused and cataloged four collections documenting quintessential 19th and 20th century Maine industries...

    Media

  • Ivy Frignoca and Mike Doan.
    April 17

    Casco Bay on front lines of climate change

    Friends tell friends the truth, even when it’s unpleasant. And that’s what the nonprofit Friends of Casco Bay group—which marks its 30thanniversary this year—is doing

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • From left, Lisa Scali, Tollef Olson, and Sam Hayward show off the raw product.
    April 16

    Taking kelp from good idea to foodie favorite

    Ocean’s Balance is rapidly expanding distribution nationally.

    Media

  • Green crabs into dog biscuits
    April 16

    Two paws up—Dog biscuits made with green crabs

    Angela Myracle’s research is going to the dogs. Or, more accurately, for the dogs.

    Staff Writer

    Media

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