Maine natives and cousins Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac had customers lined up 50 deep the moment they began selling fresh Maine lobster rolls from their food truck in Los Angeles.

Commercial and recreational boatbuilding have thrived during the region's nearly 300 years of permanent settlement; when naval vessels were built for World Wars I and II, and the Korean War, Boothbay shipbuilders were in demand at seaports all over New England

Fishermen face two realities on the water: the potential for accidents that could result in death, injury or vessel loss and the sheer pain many live with every day...

Manufacturing remains a force in Maine—you just have to know where to look.

For mainland fishermen, the slow turnover is a nuisance. But for a small island community, it could mean the end of a way of life.

If asked to name the most ethnically diverse towns in Maine few people would list Milbridge, a community in Washington County where 6 percent of the population and 24 percent of the elementary school students are Hispanic or Latino. Most would talk about the issues facing Portland or Lewiston.

These firefighters must overcome their discomfort, though, because a fire roars in the galley of the training ship State of Maine. At least, it does in theory.

Robin Alden is the recipient of the 2015 Innovator Award as part of the first SOURCE Maine Sustainability Awards presented on April 9 at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. The award is one of seven given to Maine leaders, organizations and businesses.

Sand and gravel extraction in the federally regulated waters three miles offshore is emerging as an issue that is both potentially threatening to the ecosystems on the ocean floor and potentially a boon for the urgent need to rebuild beaches.