Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Sarah Milner isn't sure when her journey as a writer began, but when she gained traction on her first novel — a "paranormal romance" set largely in Harpswell — she learned that every writer's journey is different and personal. Like many writers, she learned the hard way.

The humanitarian crisis in Cuba may not resonate with Americans who feel whiplashed by conflicts and crises around the globe and at home. But one Harpswell woman who first crossed the 90 miles between Cuba and Florida years ago recently returned to help people whose basic necessities are disappearing under the U.S. oil embargo imposed in January.

Kelley Hughes and Jill Jacobs, friends for nearly 20 years, sat on the floor behind the serving counter at Itty Bitty Coffee Shop, crying. They had fallen and couldn't get up.

Like a lot of people his age, Tim McCreight smiles when he looks back on his college years in the late 1960s and early '70s. His reasons, however, might be different than most.

When the U.S. Navy opened the Casco Bay Fuel Depot in 1954, it turned to locals for the civilian workforce necessary to maintain and watch over the facility 24/7.