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Political refugee lands in Portugal

Bailey dives into the details on everything, from how to order a cup of coffee to banking, from how to buy food at a street market to why the roofs are all red. SEE MORE

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Went scalloping, caught a porter

“For those struggling to decipher the imprinted text, I believe it reads as ‘Jones's — Ale & Porter Merchant – 20 & 22 Wilton Street – Liverpool – Established 1831.’” SEE MORE

A shipwreck on the Passagassawakeag River invited archeological field work in September. PHOTO: COURTESY BELFAST MARINE INSTITUTE

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Belfast school launches Marine Institute

That academic year saw the acquisition of an on-campus wet lab with a 500-gallon water tanker and kelp-growing materials, as well as a limited-purpose aquaculture license… SEE MORE

A seawall being built into a dune at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York.

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Rising seas—how high?

Last month, a group gathered in a conference room beneath the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington D.C. They were there to discuss a question that’s relevant to all coastal residents: We know climate change is causing sea level to rise, but just how much will the water go up? The… SEE MORE

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York County kelp firm wins grant

U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a value-added producer grant to Cold Current Kelp in York County. The company grows, harvests, processes, and produces value-added products from kelp raised offshore in Kittery. The business will match the $24,700 planning grant with another $25,000 and invest the total to develop business… SEE MORE

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Judging a good man, a life well-lived

In 1999 I was sitting in the Superior Court in Rockland, covering some routine motion hearing for the Bangor Daily News. The business concluded and all were asked to rise as the judge exited. A minute later, the door to the right of the bench opened, and there stood the… SEE MORE

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Brenna Cohen makes electrical connections

Name: Brenna Cohen Title: Community development officer in Island Institute's Center for Climate and Community Focus: The Energy Transitions Team collaborates with state and national experts to help island and coastal communities build energy resilience. We work to reduce power outages, boost the local energy supply to support electrification and… SEE MORE

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Giving Vinalhaven’s downtown its due

Historic Downstreet, a registered nonprofit on Vinalhaven, began in 2011 when a dozen concerned citizens embarked on an effort to save an archaeological historic Main Street structure on Vinalhaven from being lost at auction. The former Knights of Pythius Hall at 30 Main Street had been foreclosed upon by a… SEE MORE

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Lora Whelan’s travel lift

“If you like industrial equipment, and I certainly do,” Whelan writes, “a travel lift is hard to resist.” She calls it “the lifeblood” of a boatyard, moving vessels from the water onto land. “I had never given it a good look-see to understand how it worked,” she relates... SEE MORE

At the Boothbay Opera House in 2023. PHOTO: ROBERT MITCHELL

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Taking the Ellington, Strayhorn train

Combined, Ellington and Strayhorn produced more than 3,000 compositions. SEE MORE