Every day I am taken aback by the pure act of kindness that is directed toward me.

The city’s best kept secret is not a place; rather, it’s a person. One Charles “Charlie” Williams. Known to most in the city of ships as the long-time driver of the city trolley, Williams is a jovial soul.

The spending for the new ambulance represented more money than either the ambulance service’s or fire department’s annual budget, but the ambulance is expected to last for many years.

An online and print survey of Maine's island residents on ticks has garnered more than 500 responses, but more data is being sought.

Working through these letters as a family prompted us to discuss issues that are important to us...

“[A] working island survives only if successive generations of families are able to create a vibrant family life on the island.”

More than just information about the natural world around us, these essays seem to be about being present.

A lot of mansions and large hotels featured in the cards either were torn down or were burned to the ground in the 1947 fire.

Their appreciation of the island reminded me to listen again to the quiet.