My husband and I were about to embark on a long drive from Washington to a cabin on the Maine coast, just across West Penobscot Bay from Islesboro, a skinny, sparsely populated 13-mile-long island.

The Margaret Chase Smith carried over 180,000 walk-on passengers and over 73,000 vehicles on the Islesboro route in 2019 alone. Plans are in the works to replace the 35-year-old Margaret Chase Smith ...

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Starting May 12th, the Department of Transportation is imposing a flat rate throughout all ferry services in Maine. While the impact for many islands will be small, or even advantageous, people in ...

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Jun. 12—ISLESBORO, Maine — To the students at Islesboro Central School, the senior class trip is a really big deal. In years past, teenagers who attend school on the small Maine island have gone to ...

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ISLESBORO, Maine (AP) — The Maine mansion that actor John Travolta shared with his late wife, actor Kelly Preston, has been put up for sale. The 67-year-old star of “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever” ...

At their annual town meeting on Saturday, residents of Islesboro voted decisively, 145-23, to become Maine’s first gigabit island. With the vote, the town will construct and operate a municipally ...

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My husband and I were about to embark on a nine-hour drive from Washington to a cabin on the Maine coast, just across West Penobscot Bay from Islesboro, a skinny, sparsely populated 13-mile-long ...