Community & Events

A group of volunteers is fundraising for a Christ-centered transitional shelter for women and their families in Machias. As a domestic abuse survivor, Shelley Otto of Machias feels Shekinah House is very necessary.

There are many New Year's Day traditions around the world, and one of the interesting ones can be found on Campobello Island and a few other Canadian communities where Mother Goodie looks through the keyhole and, if you've been good, brings gifts.

When the All American sank off of Lubec this past March, Shelly Corey Tinker started thinking about a way to memorialize her neighbor Loren Lank, who was lost in the accident along with crew member Logan Preston.

A Massachusetts writer has been devoting himself to discovering and printing the life stories of the subjects of Lewis Hine's investigative photographs for the National Child Labor Committee from 1908 to 1924.

This holiday season, despite the bad economy, the spirit of Christmas is evident in Charlotte County and eastern Washington County as people generously give to neighbors who are less fortunate.

Maine's most fragrant industry is off to a good start despite the warmer than usual November weather. Orders for holiday wreaths, centerpieces and garlands made from fresh Maine balsam are holding steady with last year's numbers...