Features

22 Somebody Up There Likes Me
Will photographic drones show us a Maine we’ve never seen before?
By David Svenson

27 Divine Intervention
Here’s the church, here’s the steeple: shift into retail and see all the people.
By David Svenson

33 The Rum Diaries
Something wicked this way comes…in dark, warm small batches.
By Colin S. Sargent

38 Love for Sale
eHarmony’s Dr. Neil Clark Warren files for separation from his K-port retreat.
By Colin W. Sargent

49 Modern Family
The flight path of helicopter parents lands them near their grandchildren.
By Colin W. Sargent

57 Give Me a Break
Seriously. What’s the ROI on TIFs?
By Read McNamara Jr.

59 Three’s the Charm
Three-generation family restaurants.
By Diane Hudson

65 Our Martian Chronicles
Cheers for Curiosity echo in Biddeford’s space corridor.
By Robert Witkowski

Departments

8 From the Editor

10 Letters

12 Imperatífs

14 Goings On

21 Chowder

66 Dining Guide

67 Restaurant Review
Zen Chinese Bistro

68 2012 Gift Guide

85 House of the Month
145 Glenwood Avenue

86 New England
Homes & Living

93 Fiction
”Shutter Island”
By Michael Hawkins

96 Flash

Special Report:

43 The Maine 100^TM
Our 2012 portfolio of Maine’s 100 top-earning companies.
Commentary By Evan Livada
Data from Dun & Bradstreet