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  • Brian Deese, center, with his sister Heather Deese (left) and mother Patricia Stanton (right).
    November 17

    Obama climate advisor tells Mainers he’s ‘optimistic’

    Despite the Trump administration’s sharp turn away from working to slow climate change, Brian Deese remains optimistic. Deese, who had been President Barack Obama’s senior advisor on climate...

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • From left, Kathy Morton, one of the owners of the Harbor Gawker, along with her daughter, Amanda Roberts, and her granddaughter, Brianna Bartlett. The family talk with Cody Roberts, Morton's grandson.
    November 1

    Harbor Gawker says goodbye

    PHOTO ESSAY BY COURTNEY MOONEY

    Media

  • Alewives migrating
    November 1

    Estuary Beat: Red tide, Downeast river quality, and alewives

    At the end of September, an unprecendented bloom of the phytoplankton karenia mikimotoi extended from Cape Elizabeth to the New Meadows River.

    Catherine Schmitt

    Media

  • A cluster of houses overlooks Nantucket Sound from the island's north shore.
    October 23

    Nantucket as symbol of undesirable island fate

    And another lesson: Nantucket is so wonderfully preserved in its 19th and 18th century splendor because when the whaling industry died, the island became a ghost town. It was only in the 1930s that...

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Eastport's rebuilt breakwater shelter fishing boat.
    October 23

    New Eastport breakwater ready to welcome marine activity

    “People were clamoring for it and are happy to have it open.” —Chris Gardner

    Media

  • Hard Goins, a lobster boat moored in the Fox Islands Thoroughfare.
    October 23

    Lobster landings drop, but industry remains optimistic

    Lobster landings fell off significantly this season compared with 2016. But 2016 was a record year, and some fishermen aren’t surprised to see a drop-off. They also believe the resource remains healthy.

    Laurie Schreiber

    Media

  • A crane is used to lift timbers into place.
    October 23

    ‘Bungalow in a Box’ offers energy efficiency, ease of construction

    “I love the house. It lives well.” —Patricia Festino

    Stephanie Bouchard

    Media

  • The 2017-2018 Island Fellow class.
    October 23

    How to see Millinocket as an island

    A town grew here only after the paper mill was built to take advantage of the natural hydro power.

    Media

  • Rockweed landed at a boat yard in Hancock.
    October 23

    ​Compromise possible in rockweed harvesting lawsuit

    We all want the same thing for Maine—robust working waterfronts, resilient coastal communities, and conservation of natural resources…

    Media

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