DOT is offering two new design concepts. A bypass is not an option in either proposal.

Not only did Bucksport lose the paper mill business and jobs that sustained its economy and tax base when Verso closed its operation there, but the mill itself will be scrapped and hauled away. In that fate lies opportunity, tied to the town’s status as a port community.

Maine business and government officials are expecting The Cat—the new high-speed catamaran ferry service between Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia—will deliver an economic boost when it begins service on June 15.

The Harbor Watch Inn on Swan’s Island has partnered with Tesla Motors and installed a charging station for electric cars.

On the map of the Penobscot watershed, which was used throughout the venue that hosted Penobscot Watershed Conference on April 9, the image looms even larger. Rain falling near both the Quebec and the New Brunswick borders could end up in the river and bay. Almost all of the I-95 corridor north of Bangor lies within the watershed.

Can you name this week's "mystery harbor?" Here's a hint: it's located in the southern third of the Maine coast.

We all feel anger in our relationships, but the abuser not only is violent—perhaps only from time to time—but consistently controlling. The abuser checks the victim’s cell phone for recent calls, even GPS for recent addresses. When an abuser begins a relationship, he or she pushes quickly for it to become serious, then works to sever the victim’s ties with family, friends...

The first task students face in Jon Bragdon’s computer electronics class at the technical center is building their own computer. The most gifted as well as the academically challenged thrive together under Bragdon’s teaching approach, which he describes as “giving opportunities for excellence to find itself.”

This event is when I first started feeling I had a place in Frenchboro’s community. The night was goofy, fun and unbelievably authentic.