The kennel attendant in Central Islip, N.Y., faces charges of animal cruelty and abuse.
2013
Posted inLife & Culture
‘Arabs Got Talent’ rapper spotlights women’s issues
CAIRO — As soon as the beat started, the young veiled woman bobbed her head to the rhythm, raised her hands to get the crowd clapping and then unleashed a flood of rap lyrics that tackled some of the biggest social challenges women face in the Arab world. With the Middle East’s hit TV show […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: New-generation wood stove leaves its owners cold
Requiring factories to make cleaner-burning stoves will do the air no good if they don’t work as a heat source.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary: Many homeless are simply struggling
They are neither mentally ill nor addicted.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Audience Calendar
• ART Amy Stacey Curtis, nine video projections, each an exploration of movement in time and space, via the motif of a walk in the woods. Through January 5. $10. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square Plaza. portlandmuseum.org. “Redacted,” paintings and drawings by Ahmed Alsoudani, Iraqi artist and MECA graduate. Through Feb. 2. Portland […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
According to the old expression, seeing is believing. But in this week’s hopeful poem for the new year, Robert Chute of Poland Spring shows that believing can be seeing.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Allen Afield: Stock in brook trout enriches Maine’s appeal
Brookies are the most targeted fish for a reason.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘Religious freedom’ bill targets nonexistent issue
A proposal before the Legislature would present conflicts and perhaps spur bias.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
North Cairn: Happy campers even in the cold
If temperatures do not dip to the single digits and no freezing rain coats the deck with a fine veneer of ice, the dog and I might welcome the new year by camping at the edge of the woods. It will take some doing, of course, at least half a day, I figured one night […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Best Bets
WEDNESDAY First Day Hikes at state parks statewide Maine State Parks, along with state parks nationwide, will celebrate First Day Hikes. Free, ranger-guided hikes will be held at five parks to welcome in the new year. The hikes will be at noon at Lily Bay State Park; 1:30 p.m. at Popham Beach State Park; 12:30 […]