Back on Monhegan for his yearly visit, Orca Bates Melenbacker reflects on becoming one of Jamie Wyeth's favorite subjects.
Julie Marchese’s mother was diagnosed with cancer. Then years later, Marchese received her own diagnosis—she had cancer, too. A year after the news, Marchese decided she would race in a triathlon. Her motivated spirit propelled Marchese to present an idea
“After spending some time in Maine when I was younger, in 1991 my family and I moved to Maine believing that our lives could and would be more enriching and fulfilling,” says Dan Crewe. What Crewe didn’t realize is tha
When Eugenia O’Brien moved to Maine, she found a city that had theater productions, symphonies, and a museum of art, but felt it was one art form short: ballet. She founded Portland Ballet, a community of professional dancers, and also
George Campbell has worked and served in business, government, and nonprofit organizations, including two cabinet positions in Maine government. Campbell was the mayor of Portland when the city passed Maine’s first ban against smoking in restaurants and he led the negotiation
When asked about the work she does in and for Maine, Jan Anderson Kearce quoted founder of Outward Bound Kurt Hahn: “There is more in you than you think.” She added, “There is more in me than I know today.
Janine Bisaillon-Cary has always been passionate about foreign language, business, and travel, but didn’t know how they would fit together in a career. While studying in Paris, she toured the economic department of the United States Embassy and had an
Matt Kearns believes Maine has a lot of clean energy potential, but he also sees the importance of protecting the state’s strikinglandscape. Kearns is the vice president of development in North America for SunEdison and former vice president of business
Gabrielle Russell, an architect with Platz Associates, saw great potential in some of Lewiston-Auburn’s rundown buildings. Her visions may have come in part from being an architect, and in part from her love of her hometown. After college, Russell moved
Dr. Jim Dlugos is the president of Saint Joseph’s College in Standish. In his time as president, Dlugos has passed a strategic plan called Sustaining the Promise. In the plan are goals to propel the college forward, but also to
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