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When 38-year-old Matt Zito moved to Maine in 2006, he was struck by the creative talent and culture here.

A new chef is reinventing old cuisine at the Oakland House Seaside Resort. Rich Hanson , the new executive chef at the Rusticator Restaurant, poses with nephew and chef de cuisine, Jeremy Hanson, in the newly ...

AUGUSTA : Fourteen school district plans, including SAD 3's , submitted under the reorganization law, encompassing more than 30,000 students, were approved over the past week by Education Commissioner Susan A. ...

AUGUSTA – Fourteen school district plans submitted under the reorganization law, encompassing more than 30,000 students, were approved over the past week by Education Commissioner Susan A. Gendron.

What is folk art? That is the question asked by the exhibit "In the Eye of the Beholder," now at the Museums of Old York's Remick Barn gallery.

The average gasoline price in Maine is now $3.99 a gallon, and many places are already well over $4.00. But nowhere is gas more expensive than on Maine islands.

BREMEN : A longtime environmental educator with her own radio show has taken a newly created position at Maine Audubon.

Gas in several border communities including Houlton and Calais has topped the $4 mark for regular unleaded.

The Bridgewater State College Alumnae Association awarded Adrienne Grant, producing artistic director of The Arundel Barn Playhouse, its prestigious Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award at a ceremonial ...

The Multi-County Jail Authority announced May 20 that Col. Leonard LeGrand has resigned as corrections administrator of Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset, effective immediately.

Despite earlier forecasts for rain, Mother's Day weekend turned out to be an absolutely breathtakingly beautiful two days.

“There are so many people willing to offer advice and help, even competitors; it is amazing”

Sisters Theresa Cady Libby and Mary Sue Cady Mainella prove that a great business idea can come from anywhere. via MaineToday

“I don't like to use Pledge because it builds up”

Alicia Johnson cleans the floor of a seasonal home on Gouldsboro Point.-STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER OSBORN Brooke Astor's Former Head Cleaner Gets into Spring Mode The snow is almost gone and Alicia Johnson is ... via Ellsworth American

I can hardly believe that so many weeks have passed since my last entry. And I had made a resolution to be an active blogger, with more immediate conversations about the bounty that surrounds me. via Ellsworth American

Long Island - $779,000 528 Island Avenue Residential Property Description: Being offered below recent appraised value. via Village Soup

CAMDEN : The First Congregational Church of Camden will present the Solati Trio on Sunday, April 13 at 4 p.m. The trio, part time residents of Camden, has performed at the church several times. via Village Soup

“We are a very small cooperative”

Electric rates here and on neighboring Long Island could increase if the Maine Public Utilities Commission approves a plan by the Swans Island Electric Cooperative. via Mount Desert Islander

“We may not agree with it, but that doesn't matter.”

Lawyers for Friends of Blue Hill Bay and the state appeared before Superior Court Justice Donald Marden on Friday in another round of their battle over a mussel farm in Blue Hill Bay. via The Ellsworth American

The USA Track & Field Foundation recently awarded several Youth Club grants, USATF Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic announced Friday. via Runnersweb.com

“Among the foremost watercolorists at work in the United States today, Barbara Ernst Prey has painted powerful, vibrant views of her surroundings for 38 years”

PARIS, FRANCE : The Mona Bismarck Foundation is presenting "An American View: Barbara Ernst Prey" - ' an exhibit of the artist's 38-year career of watercolor painting - ' in Paris, France through Jan. via Village Soup