Think back to 2008: summer Olympics in Beijing; signs of the Great Recession start to show; Barack Obama is elected president; Celtics beat the Lakers in the NBA finals.

The landscape suddenly shifted from jagged edges to pillowy slopes of granite.

​The sound of the bell buoy at night, through an open window, will still remind me of my childhood summers…

There was no turning back; I had just taken the last boat for the next three days…

Offering reliable childcare and preschool programs helps lure and retain adults who want to live and work on the island.

“I spent a lot of time watching my family take care of other family members…”—Lindsey Beverage

There is an old saying that you can’t keep a secret on an island, but that was disproven at Chebeague Island’s town meeting on June 10, when Beverly Ross Johnson was presented a legislative sentiment by Rep. Janice Cooper.

We watched women in hijabs meeting their children at the school bus, and our students absorbed the direct impact…

The May weather just made everyone glum. We experienced maybe six nice days, total.