Aquaculture, once seen as a viable alternative to chasing declining wild fish stocks, is rebounding. But fish farming is taking shape in locations and using technology far different from the floating pens seen just off the coast back in the early 1990s.

Andy’s Old Port Pub is locally famous for having music every night of the week. Owners and Great Diamond Island residents Rick Frantz and Jennifer Fox’s support music draws performers from all over the state, country and occasionally beyond.

The fastest-growing county in Maine between July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014, was Cumberland, whose population rose 0.67 percent over the period. Cumberland was followed by York (0.62 percent), Knox (0.22 percent), Waldo (0.19 percent) and Kennebec (0.04 percent).

The strategy for ongoing tourism marketing for the state was unveiled at the annual Governor's Tourism Conference on March 18. The idea, explained tourism office director Carolann Ouellette, is to target groups that are likely to come to Maine, and—just as important—groups that will spend the most money while they are here.

Trucks carrying propane in bulk or in 100-pound cylinders can travel to islands on the state ferry service, but not without restrictions on the number of passengers on the vessels.

That's the compromise solution offered to the Maine State Ferry Service by the U.S. Coast Guard, after federal regulations threatened to end delivery of propane to some Penobscot Bay islands. Many island homes and businesses rely on propane for heating, and in the midst of a record cold winter, the prospect of propane shortages frightened many islanders.

A waterfront boatyard dating back at least to the 1940s could face transformation and be split into residential and mixed-use maritime uses, with a developer from Southern Maine exploring options.

Half of West Street, less than a mile long, comprises mansions going back two centuries and today listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The lower end, with a lower-income history and once called "Peanut Row," was likely developed to provide worker housing for summer businesses, according to the Bar Harbor Historical Society.

Central Maine Power is planning to install a second underwater electric cable to Islesboro to provide back-up service should the existing cable fail, said Gail Rice, the company spokeswoman.

The project, for which the utility is still seeking permits, is expected to cost between $1.5 million and $2 million, Rice said. In addition to providing "a redundant feed" to ensure continuous electric service, she said, the new cable will include fiber.

For the third year in a row and only the third time ever, Maine lobster fishermen landed over 120 million pounds with a record overall value of $456,935,346, according to preliminary landings data reported by the Maine Department of Marine Resources.