Maine – Jay Collier

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Based on a true story set in Maine. Wilhelm Reich 24 March 1897 – 3 November 1957) was an Austrian doctor of medicine and a psychoanalyst, along with being a member of the second generation of analysts after Sigmund Freud. It was shortly after he arrived in New York in 1939 that Reich first said he had discovered a biological…

IDEXX CIO Ken Grady on Nontraditional Career Paths

Ken Grady has always been an animal lover. You can find him traveling across the country to visit farmers and their cows and chickens, or with veterinarians and the puppies, cats, guinea pigs, and all sorts of beloved pets in their care. But while his work involves caring for animals of all shapes and sizes, Grady…

Visualizations of Data about Maine

Through advanced data analytics and visualization, DataUSA tells stories about: places in America—towns, cities and states; occupations, from teachers to welders to web developers; industries — where they are thriving, where they are declining and their interconnectedness to each other; and education and skills, from where is the best place to live if you’re a…

Forbes names Portland one of America’s best cities for young professionals

With the unemployment rate stuck above 9%, recent college graduates are facing fierce competition for white-collar work: More than 2 million college-educated workers 25 and older are unemployed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But prospects are much brighter in some cities than others…A few northeast metropolises cracked the top 15: hedge fund heavy Fairfield…

The genius of this school is not in a program, it’s not in the laptops, it’s in the learning. It’s in teachers designing learning that they know will work for kids … and they have the space and the time and the autonomy to do it.

The New York Times spends 36 hours in Portland

The New York Times has added Portland to its travel guide to Maine. “In recent years, this city on the coast of Maine has welcomed a wave of locavore restaurants, urban farms and galleries that feature local artists. Abandoned brick warehouses are being repurposed as eco-friendly boutiques. In the main square, a 19th-century building has…

Rustic Romance

The real Maine has been a magnet for tourists for almost as long as it has been a state, and this, paradoxically, may be why it has retained a feeling of authenticity that other parts of northern New England have lost. The leisure industry did not displace other forms of economic activity so much as…

In Portland’s Munjoy Hill, Do as the Mainers Do (washingtonpost.com)

“Portland’s Munjoy Hill neighborhood has become a hot spot in Maine’s biggest city … The vibrant, eclectic neighborhood … has no Starbucks but at least four independent coffeehouses, echoing the “Shop Local: Keep Portland Independent” stickers in many of the city’s shop and restaurant windows.” In Portland’s Munjoy Hill, Do as the Mainers Do (washingtonpost.com)

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust: Preserves: Cathance River Nature Preserve

“The 230-acre Cathance River Nature Preserve, accessed from the Highland Green development, is a cooperative effort among BTLT, Highland Green, and the Cathance River Education Alliance (CREA).” Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust: Preserves: Cathance River Nature Preserve

YouTube – “Cathance and a Compromise”

“7 minute documentary describing the birth of the Cathance River Education Alliance (CREA). CREA is dedicated to environmental educational.” YouTube – “Cathance and a Compromise”