50 People
FEATURE-July 2013 Photographs by Jack Montgomery and Greta Rybus 50 people who have made a difference in Maine The future of this state depends on all of us harnessing our assets to fuel Maine’s future. But it is also
A Wyeth Muse, 30 Years Later
Back on Monhegan for his yearly visit, Orca Bates Melenbacker reflects on becoming one of Jamie Wyeth's favorite subjects.
Max García Conover
Q+A-June 2013 By Sophie Nelson Photographs by Greta Rybus NAME: Max García Conover AGE: 26 OCCUPATION: Musician + teacher at the Breakwater School Max García Conover grew up in western New York, moved to Maine to go to college, and has
All Hands On
Maine Maritime Academy puts learning to work.
Billy Shore
PROFILE-June 2013 By Jaed Coffin Photographs by Patryce Bak It’s a summery day in March, and Trident Booksellers and Cafe on Boston’s Newbury Street is thrumming with noontime bustle. In the dining area, tables of bespectacled twenty-somethings with
Rosa Noreen, Professional Belly Dancer
Posted on April 25, 2013 Edited by Sophie Nelson Rosa Noreen grew up in Jonesport and has been belly dancing since 2004. In 2010, she co-founded Bright Star World Dance, Maine’s only studio focusing on belly dance, and she travels
The Telling Room Young Writers Contest
POETRY-May 2013 The Telling Room, a nonprofit writing center in Portland, received hundreds of submissions for its writing contest this year. Middle and high school students from all over the state wrote poems and stories on the theme “Objects of
Charlotte Agell
Q+A-May 2013 By Sophie Nelson Photographs by Greta Tucker NAME: Charlotte Agell AGE: 53 OCCUPATION: Writer, illustrator, middle school teacher Charlotte Agell is a writer, illustrator, and teacher living in Brunswick. Since 1991, she’s published numerous works of young adult fiction,
The Yard
FEATURE-May 2013 By Jaed Coffin Photographs by Fred Field Driving north to anywhere on Route 1, you cant miss the orange and white boom of Crane 11 rising over Maines City of Ships like a sentinel from another planet.
Meg Weston
PROFILE-May 2013 By Sarah Braunstein Photographs by Matt Cosby Portrait of the Artist as Volcano Tourist: Meg Weston Journeys to the Maine Media Workshops and College Surtsey, Iceland. November 15, 1963. An island volcano erupts. The earth cracks open, lava