Suzanne Lufkin Weiss of Cates Real Estate and former Mount Holyoke College roommate Maureen Harrigan, from Baltimore, spent Sunday on Monhegan Island.

MAINE HOME SALES UP 6.89 PERCENT IN AUGUST The real estate market in Maine is maintaining healthy sales and price increases. According to Maine Listings, Realtors reported 1,661 single-family existing home sales in August—a 6.89 percent increase from August 2014. Prices are also up 4.91 percent to a statewide median sales price (MSP) of $187,000.