July 22, 2020
Mainers Commit to Rural Internet Expansion with $15 Million Bond Issue
Maine’s High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Bond Issue, which we first wrote about a month ago, has passed. 76% of voters said yes to Maine Question 1, which authorizes the issuance of $15 million in general obligation bonds to fund projects which will expand broadband access for residents in underserved and unserved areas. Underserved areas are those where less than 20% of the households have speeds of 25 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 3 Mbps upload. Unserved areas are those where broadband service isn’t offered by provider. The northern and eastern parts of the state suffer from…
July 20, 2020
Bond measure approval will fuel state’s goal of expanding rural broadband
The importance of high-speed internet connections has been driven home by the coronavirus pandemic, with more Mainers working from home while thousands of students finished out the school year online.…
May 24, 2020
Bowdoin College graduate runs home — more than 50 kilometers — to Hallowell
For some, getting to college graduation can seem like a marathon, but Anne McKee decided her graduation would include an actual ultramarathon. McKee graduated Saturday from Bowdoin College and, absent…
May 9, 2020
Project Launch awarded $5K grant
DEER ISLE — Project Launch at Deer Isle-Stonington High School was among four education initiatives recently awarded $5,000 grants by MaineSpark. The grants, totaling $20,000, were for innovative initiatives promoting postsecondary…
April 22, 2020
Betsy Wyeth, Wife And Muse Of Late Artist Andrew Wyeth, Dies At 98
ROCKLAND, Maine — Betsy Wyeth, the wife of beloved artist Andrew Wyeth, died at her home in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. She was 98. Betsy and Andrew Wyeth, who died in…
April 5, 2020
Fear of outsiders creates tensions in Maine’s tourist spots and summer communities
Tony Matoin loaded his groceries into his company pickup truck outside Shaw’s. He had just finished a shift as a line supervisor for Central Maine Power and was headed home…
March 24, 2020
As coronavirus spreads, islands from Maine to Hawaii experiment with isolation
BAR HARBOR, Maine — On the day the virus arrived in Maine, Caroline Bloss lingered over pizza with her husband and father at Blaze, one of the few restaurants open…
March 20, 2020
Seasonal residents, and snowbirds, are finding their way to Maine
Seasonal Maine residents Barry and Jane DeNofrio decided to face the coronavirus threat at their ski home in Bridgton instead of their condo in Boxford, Massachusetts, because there’s more air…
March 19, 2020
Does this tiny island of the coast of Maine hold the answer to the future of electricity?
Living on an island forces one to be an innovator in ways large and small. For the 50 or so year-round residents of Isle au Haut, an island off the…
March 16, 2020
Maine island: Stay away until virus threat abates
NORTH HAVEN, Maine (AP) — As the coronavirus spreads, people can’t be blamed for wanting an island hideout. But one island in Maine has made it clear: Visitors are not…
