Part 3 of a project analyzing gender in Maine and New Hampshire’s aquaculture industry through visual storytelling.
Money & Business
As development pressure spreads, small towns struggle to plan for the future
Rural towns are being tasked with weighing plans for substantial development, but are unprepared to properly plan for the growth.
The story behind Downeast Maine’s designation as a National Heritage Area
“This is a good thing for Downeast Maine,” one backer says, adding that it will bring extra federal funding and attention to make the Downeast region a destination.
Tomorrow’s lobsterman, today: a look into the future from Eastport
The lobstering industry faces many challenges. So why would a bright young man in Eastport commit to a life fishing the seas?
Women in aquaculture: Bar Harbor resident Joanna Fogg
Part 2 of a project analyzing gender in Maine and New Hampshire’s aquaculture industry through visual storytelling.
Expiring federal housing contracts add to the shortage of housing in Washington County
State and federal agencies, which have long focused on more populous areas, are partnering to come up with solutions.
Walmart weighs options as state board denies “dark store” tax appeal in Thomaston
More appeals are pending as big box stores attempt to reduce property taxes around Maine
Columbia Falls lays groundwork for possible March vote on large project moratorium
Town officials stressed the moratorium was not specifically aimed at the $1 billion Flagpole of Freedom Park project.
Flagpole park developers warn that proposed moratorium endangers project
Development company behind proposal to build $1 billion park in Columbia Falls warns a town moratorium would be “devastating” to the project.
Women in aquaculture: Yarmouth resident Amanda Moeser
Part 1 of a project analyzing gender in Maine and New Hampshire’s aquaculture industry through visual storytelling.
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