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A landscape dotted with pastures, grazing sheep … and self-storage facilities

“Used to be a time, you could stand in the pulpit talking about Jesus being a good shepherd and look out the window to see sheep grazing right there,” said Ernest James, a town selectman for 40 years – and from time to time the assessor, road commissioner and cemetery caretaker.

But changing lifestyles are driving the demand for self–storage facilities, with more than 50,000 scattered across the country, according to Forbes. At last count, and climbing, Maine had 211 facilities, reports SelfStorage.com, an online self-storage comparison and reservation site. Garages, attics and basements are overflowing, and the self-storage industry is reaping the benefits.

Portland says “we’re pushed to the brink” by mounting homeless crisis

On a recent afternoon in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood, the after-work crowd began to trickle into one of the area’s many craft breweries and locally owned restaurants. Teams arrived at Bayside Bowl, the upscale bowling alley with a popular rooftop bar, for the Wednesday night league. Shoppers packed the parking lots at Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.

But a few hundred feet away on Somerset Street, sandwiched between the two grocery stories, was evidence of the mounting homeless crisis in Portland and the surrounding region. As many as 84 tents lined the Bayside Trail, a city official said Tuesday, with more than 30 new ones in just a week.

The World’s Largest Desert… Where You’d never Expect IT!

This place is often overlooked as a desert, but it is in fact the world’s largest desert.

Russian Intelligence Capabilities in Decline

The Soviets once boasted the most intricate and prolific human intelligence network in the world, but things have taken a turn since the end of the Cold War. So why can’t Putin’s Russia keep pace with its predecessors.

Vintage High School Basketball 2002 : Camden Hills Girls vs. Lincoln Academy Season 7, Game # 9

Watch this Vintage High School Girls Basketball game between the Windjammers of Camden Hills and the Eagles of Lincoln Academy. This game was played at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport in January 2002. The starters for Coach Jay Carlsen’s Windjammers were Charlotte Croce, Megan Dailey, Aimee Hoffman, Lauren Withee, and Andrea Blanchard. The starters for Lincoln Academy were Maranda Hope, Tanya York, Katie Harger, Justine Flagg, and Maggie Mara.

The Story Of Two Maine Towns That Fought For 200 Years.

As my subscribers know I lived and worked in Camden and Rockport Maine for almost 25 years. I became as much as an outsider could, a Mainer or Maniac. The town of Rockport asked me to make a film for the 200th anniversary and this clip is a portion of it.

For those of you who grew up in this area, there will be many familiar faces.

Lawmakers mull state-backed bill removing open-pit metal mine size limits

A bill prompted by the discovery of a world-class lithium deposit in Newry would dramatically change Maine law to allow mining of metals in open pits of any size, with up to 100 acres actively mined at any time.

The Mega-Prison of El Salvador, Be Careful of What You Wish for

From Peter Zeihan, the demographic expert on the move around the world.

Today we’re talking about El Salvador’s new ‘mega-prison’ that will be filled with gang leaders, drug traffickers and the worst of the worst. In theory, this sounds great…lock up the bad guys and throw away the key…but the reality is that they may have just opened a can of worms.

A positive, open-minded Camden Select Board is critical

At each bi-weekly Select Board meeting, there is a required public comment session on non-agenda items. For the majority of citizens, this is one of the most fundamental aspects of town government. The average citizen receives three minutes to express politely his or her opinion, share ideas, bring up long-standing concerns, or question where we may be heading.

What I have observed repeatedly from the Chairman and those Select Board members seated immediately on either side of him, is not the welcoming, inviting experience one might expect. In fact, the welcome and open attitude is underwhelming at best. These Select Board members’ heads are turned downward, with minimal eye contact unless checking the wall clock for the allotted speaking time to be up. The sense of impatience and dismissal that emanates from these same three Select Board members is both palpable and deeply disturbing. The French Conference Room becomes a sad and unhealthy environment with all of the air and sense of prospect sucked out of it.

Clean Energy in Chicago: Why Windy Suburbs Matter

What do Chicago, Denver, and DFW all have in common? Yes, they are all major metro areas in the US, but more importantly, they’re colocated with green energy sources. As the world adopts more and more clean energy, these regions with localized energy sources will have a huge leg up on places like New York, Berlin, and London.