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Fisherman found dead near Down East island
A 17-foot skiff capsized near Crumple Island on Monday.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Body of lobsterman recovered in Down East bay
Thomas West, 63, of Steuben, was found dead Wednesday in Dyer Bay, according to the Maine Marine Patrol.
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Could an underwater AI-data center come to Maine?
A proposal to put tidal energy turbines and a computer array on the sea floor near Eastport has some locals concerned.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Outdoors, Review
A fascinating month-by-month guide introduces young readers to the Northeast woods
Lavishly illustrated by Down East resident Jada Fitch, ‘The Forest Revealed’ is aimed at child naturalists, but offers just as much for adults.
Posted inMeet, Source
UNH professor Tom Haines explores sources of fuel and how they can change
His new book also probes better ways to stay warm in the future.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Beloved blueberry cake shows why Marjorie Standish is Maine’s home cooking icon
The 1950s recipe for Melt-in-Your-Mouth Blueberry Cake still holds up today.
Posted inMaine, News
Ex-financial manager gets 7 years for embezzling from Brooklin Boat Yard
Steven Nygren of Salem, Massachusetts, admitted embezzling $815,000 from the Down East boat yard where he worked as a financial manager in 2014 and 2015.
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Judge: Lawmakers can mandate more staff at Down East prison
A Superior Court justice says lawmakers are free to require specific staffing, inmate levels.
Posted inBusiness, Food, News
Making pasta’s the new focus for Roxanne Quimby
After Burt’s Bees, after the national monument, she could take it easy. But this famous entrepreneur can’t stop doing.