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Ferry cancellations are disrupting life on Maine’s unbridged islands. Challenges to hiring and retaining crew include rates of pay and meeting licensing requirements. But DOT said it's addressing the situation.

Maine's island communities suffered serious damage during the January and March storms. After collecting 20 bags of debris on one trip, volunteers are heading back.

The nonprofit is working closely with communities for accurate head counts and to figure out trip rotations, to avoid both vaccine shortages and oversupply.

Islands without bridges to the mainland are taking special steps to protect residents from the threat of coronavirus. The Cranberry Isles and North Haven have issued restrictions on movement.

The Island Institute learned Wednesday that it will receive a USDA Rural Development Rural Community Development Initiative Grant in the amount of $143,350, which it will use to boost economic and educational development in the island communities of Vinalhaven, Frenchboro and Eastport.

The Island Institute released a report Wednesday outlining the lack of broadband Internet access on Maine islands, options for solutions and the economic benefits of improved service.

Four rural school districts, a community health organization and the Rockland-based Island Institute have received more than...

Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Chellie Pingree have announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is investing...

The Island Institute has launched a new business innovation contest to award $10,000 and technical help to...

Casco Bay Lines and the Maine State Ferry Service will split $2.4 million that Maine's Department of...