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When Kim and Don Roos moved in 2000 from Fairfield County, Conn., to Jonesboro with their three young children, they knew they were doing the right thing for their family but couldn't have imagined just how right it all turned out to be.

Thanks to a small handful of people back in the early 1980s, residents and visitors Downeast are able to find respite from the pandemic and other pressures by stepping onto a trail, setting off from a boat launch or sitting at water's edge, all on lands that are a part of the region's rich land...

It has often been said that you cannot please everyone; the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may find itself in the position of not being able to please anyone.

With COVID 19 now called the worst pandemic in a century, it has joined the ranks of illnesses that have left a profound impact across the state.

Many people would like to leave something tangible by which they'll be remembered. Grand Manan resident Myrtle Dow -- "Mert" to her family and friends -- will leave a legacy of kindness that stretches across Canada and even across an ocean.

A citizens' group hopes to avoid going to court to force federal and provincial governments to fund a year round ferry for Campobello Island.