v iCeS 138 P r t L a n d montHL maga ine diane Hudson 5 nate and onaH B staff Bill greenberg, 5 r p “I share my time between Bos- ton and Portland. Boston is a high-energy, high-stress envi- ronment. As I drive down the dirt road to my Maine cottage, I regain my equanimity.” Peggy greenhut golden, 7 g g c “Moving to Maine from New York, where one is just a bleep on the radar among millions of people, was a welcome change.” anna dyer, 30 n s “It’s most special to me at 5 a.m. on the beach when no one else is around.” oanne arnold, 59 a i c “WhenIwas14,myparents movedmefromLongIsland,New York,toRangeley,Maine.Forthe firsttime,thiskidfromNewYork couldseeshootingstars,gulp handfulsofblueberriesfromthe field,bringhomearmloadsoflu- pines,andspytheawkwardgrace ofamoose.” nate mosseau, 2 p p l p “Working at the library, I see people from the whole commu- nity. It’s exciting and empow- ering to me. It’s a mix of all the right things.” on deLuca, 4 c ’ g w “In Maine, your neighbors look out for you. It’s also the most beautiful state–but it’s the people and the respect they show for each other that keeps me here.” onah Breem, 49 c ’ g p “I grew up in the mountains in Syria, so I enjoy the weather here, no matter the season. The simplest way I can put it: Maine is a home where I can feel com- fortable. It’s a feeling. It cannot be explained–you just have to feel it.” ■