What does it take to make a living as a Maine guide? Start with a boatload of respect for the outdoors, keep plenty of knowledge in your tackle box, and make sure you know how to spin a good yarn.

The Mars Hill Wind Farm along the mountain's ridge towers above other wind-generated projects in New England, putting the community on the map for its renewable energy leadership.

Patients living with kidney failure in Washington county have a vital resource to extend their lives - without having to drive to Bangor or Ellsworth three days a week.