The caretakers and contractors on our islands are some of the busiest people around as Memorial Day approaches.

“It’s as if the Titanic has sunk and I am trying to save my 100, while the rest are drowning.” —Dr. Ira Mandel

Short of slashing municipal services, a plan to reduce property taxes is often just a politician’s hollow promise. But what about doing so by cutting a substantial expense the town faces, year after year?

Those who own houses they don’t occupy and then rent by the week or month make a lot of money…

I didn’t expect to be working on two plays simultaneously, but working with such dedicated actors and crew has been invigorating.

A circus arts school recently formed in Biddeford will bring classes to the coast this summer.

This is a community landmark, built in 1793 by Ignatius Haskell as a private home.

These days, instead of taking the mail boat to Little Cranberry, Patrick’s wife Tasya rides the ferry each day to her job in Manhattan.

In Maine, April is a flirt, flashing a warm, beckoning smile one day, and spitting snow the next.