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Garbage pickup in Brookfield has reeked as of late. But city officials are ensuring residents that relief is in sight.

Robert Beebe inspired legions of long-distance cruisers, and continues to do so today.

The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum will host the second of their 2021/22 winter speaker series, Captains’ Quarters, sharing their mission of celebrating the maritime and industrial heritage of Midcoast Maine and beyond. “Captains’ Quarters: Stories...

Fully restored Bowdoin marks 100 years   CASTINE — The flagship sailing vessel for Maine Maritime Academy, the Bowdoin, is celebrating 100 years from when it first launched to explore the Arctic Circle. It was the first of 26 Arctic voyages between 1921 and 1954 for the 88-foot gaff-rigged schooner. The Bowdoin found a home at MMA decades later, in 1988, the same year it was named Maine’s official state vessel and the year before it was named a national landmark.  Designed by William Hand and built in East Boothbay at the Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard at a $35,000 c...

Visit Website “It felt like we’d struck a rock,” Josh says. In the dark, they saw something sliding down the side of the boat. “It was bobbing up and down like an iceberg,” Erin recalls. That’s when they realized it was the bow of a submerged boat. Hindu was taking on water. “It was horrifying,” Erin says. “I was in shock. It didn’t occur to me that we could go down.” The collision had caused the plank-on-frame hull to spring a leak. They called the Coast Guard, but after assessing the situation Josh felt the bilge pumps could handle it until they got to Cape Cod.