It’s the 10th anniversary of Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The light show has attracted 780,000 visitors to Boothbay, who wind through a mile of pathways adorned by more than 750,000 high-efficiency LED lights – about 66 miles of lights if laid end-to-end. Photos by staff photographer Ben McCanna.
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This Maine man lost his brother during WWII. He’s still searching for answers.
Eighty years after Elmer Wright was presumed dead off the coast of Tunisia, his younger brother fought to get his true service recognized – even if it meant finding out he died by friendly fire.
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Meet the candidates for Lincoln County Board of Commissioners
Evan Goodkowsky and David Levesque seek vacant seats on the three-member Lincoln County Board of Commissioners to serve Districts 1 and 3, respectively.
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Meet the candidates for state House District 48
Incumbent Holly Stover, a Democrat, and Republican James “Bill” Hunt III compete for the legislator seat.
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The vision behind Carter’s Wharf revival in Boothbay Harbor
The historic Sea Pier in Boothbay Harbor prepares for a new era of commercial harvesting.
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Healing from domestic violence through garden growth
On Sept. 11, survivors spoke about the healing power of flowers, from anemones in late fall to rhubarb stalks bursting through winter soil.
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Bigelow lab receives $7 million for algae research, business development
The Boothbay lab will use the National Science Foundation grant to build the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator in a bid to unlock more ways macroalgae and its microscopic counterpart can be used and ultimately marketed.
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8 Lincoln County towns to get high-speed internet
Fiber service enters the Midcoast, a more “resilient” source of internet connection.
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens unveils new sculptures by Indigenous artists
Indigo Arts Alliance and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens recently unveiled two sculptures by Indigo Arts Alliance artists-in-residence Shane Perley-Dutcher and Anna Tsouhlarakis. The newly commissioned installations were presented as part of the gardens’ “Deconstructing the Boundaries: The Land Fights Back,” the second of a three-part collaborative, multiyear series of public symposia. Perley-Dutcher, a silversmith artist […]
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Organizations work to keep conservation lands connected to save species
In 2002, Midcoast land trusts teamed up to save wildlife habitats. Decades and thousands of acres later, the acquisition process has changed to reflect the growing need for local housing.