When Washington Academy first opened its doors in 1792, its namesake—yes, the father of our country, George Washington—was still president. The private high school in East Machias that serves students from 27 Washington County towns and a couple of dozen countries...

“The boatyards that are willing to innovate and diversify their services are doing well, and will be successful," said Sue Swanton of the Maine Marine Trades Association.

Kelp spores are introduced to a beaker or aquarium. String is then wrapped around a section of PVC pipe and the pipe is immersed in the water with the spores. The spores attach to the twine, and when they reach a certain size...

Many folks who show up to open shop have projects in mind, but you don’t have to have a project when you walk through the door, said Katie Meyers, the museum’s marketing and communications manager...

The voice in these poems brings to mind poets Frank O’Hara and James Schuyler, masters at transforming daily goings-on into engaging verse.

A nicked propeller or a crunched wheel strut on an island is enough to ruin your whole day...

They were bundled on stretchers and placed side by side on the engine box of the mail boat.

Each small table in the brewery had, along with the requisite pretzels and trivia cards, a piece of paper with five discussion questions…

“The goal is to graduate kids so they’re ready for jobs.”
—Eric Jergenson