2012 Special Sections
Henry Garfield
Henry Garfield has been penning features for Bangor Metro since 2006. He’s also published five novels, and teaches writing part-time at the University of Maine. His historical novel, The Lost Voyage of John Cabot, was a Publishers Weekly Editor’s Pick in 2004. In 2008, Garfield was named curator of The Maine Limerick Project, which published its first volume of poetry, Wicked Maine Limericks, in 2009.
Monday, September 01 2008 3:00pm
Northern Brights
Gather smart, motivated students led by creative, dedicated educators, tuck them away on a rural planet called the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, and you get learning results that are nothing short of stellar.
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Monday, September 01 2008 1:43pm
Global Principal
When Washington County’s school-aged population declined, Judson McBrine and his school board decided to comb the world for students. That decision has turned Washington Academy into a diverse, thriving private high school—with a globe-trotting head of school.
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Friday, August 01 2008 2:24pm
Ms. Biz
Debbie Neuman of UMaine’s Target Technology Incubator is coach, cheerleader, and announcer for our economy’s most important “contest”: succeeding in small business.
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Friday, August 01 2008 2:03pm
Steering Toward Luxury
These days, Maine’s boatbuilders are keeping their craft alive largely by creating custom vessels for clients with deep pockets. It’s not perfect, but it still gives these time-honored craftsmen the chance to do what they love: build high-quality boats.
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Sunday, June 01 2008 9:05am
Back to Center
Patrick Myers was born the year Center Theatre closed. He came back to Dover-Foxcroft in time to see its revival; now it's his job to keep it hoppin'.
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Sunday, June 01 2008 8:13am
History Driven
Galen Cole has spent a lifetime making, collecting, preserving, and sharing history—whether it’s a fleet of vintage vehicles or one veteran’s precious sacrifice.
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Thursday, May 01 2008 9:17am
Reinventing Downtown
Bangor is seeing a resurgence of venues, investment, and community spirit. Ditto for Ellsworth and Belfast. And it's all centered around the cobblestoned stretch they all call downtown.
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Tuesday, April 01 2008 11:29am
Extreme Home Making
How one family’s daily life was transformed by a group of strangers and friends willing to ride the TV tidal wave called Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
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Tuesday, April 01 2008 9:40am
Constructive Journey
Herb R. Sargent grew up in a family construction business that was eventually sold. Twenty years later, the business is back in the family—with Sargent as “foreman.”
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