A project supporter says Maine's grant is the only one of its type terminated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Each year, tens of thousands of words are written in praise of the beauty of the coast of Maine. They pay tribute to the beguiling mix of islands and peninsulas, cliffs and mountains, bays and ...

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from October's photo. Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where ...

Several other NOAA programs have been frozen or cut, and a draft of the 2026 federal budget proposes reducing the agency’s $6 billion budget by about 25%, according to NPR. That would include cuts to ...

The policy, which the RSU 24 board adopted in 2019, allowed students to use restrooms of genders they identified.

Will Grunewald is Down East's editor in chief and has been with the magazine since 2016, after previously working at Washingtonian. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, Heidi, and a spunky little dog ...

There has been an huge outpouring of grief and support after an accident Friday aboard the FV 25 to Life, a Down East Maine vessel dragging for Northern Gulf of Maine scallops 25 nautical miles ...

The four-hour Discover the Native Birds of Mt. Desert Island and Down East Maine teaches beginners to recognize East Coast species, how to identify them by listening to their songs and to observe ...

They thrive especially well in the coarse, acidic soils of northeastern, or “Down East,” Maine. Smaller and sweeter than high-bush blueberries, wild blueberries are high in antioxidants and ...