Creamy Gnocchi with Roasted Butternut Squash, Pie Pumpkin and Asparagus is a tasty way to start enjoying versatile squashes.
October 2014
Soup to Nuts: Which foods do these Mainers find scary?
A ghost hunter, a psychic and Maine’s own master of horror, among others, reveal their aversions to bugs, brains, ‘flab’ and anything squishy.
For this ‘tricky holiday with too many treats,’ what’s a parent to do?
Columnist Avery Yale Kamila, mom to a toddler, seeks advice on how to handle Halloween.
Scarborough holds off TA, punches ticket to another regional final
SCARBOROUGH—Taking care of business. That should be the slogan of the Scarborough field hockey team, which isn’t all that interested in celebrating early round playoff victories. That’s because the Red Storm have only one prize in mind this autumn. The big one. A state title. After falling in the state game in each of the […]
Bruins fail to close it out
The Wild stage a furious third-period comeback for a 4-3 win at Boston.
Rail authority awaiting DEP permit
PORTLAND The authority overseeing the Downeaster passenger rail service may only need to obtain an environmental permit before starting construction of a 60,000-square-foot train shed in Brunswick. The permit in question is still pending approval by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. DEP has “determined that the only permit the facility will qualify for is […]
Harpswell ponders new electricity contract
BY ROSANNA GARGIULO Times Record Staff HARPSWELL A contract from a competitive energy provider that could provide an electrical supply below the standard offer will be up for consideration at the Board of Selectmen’s regular Thursday meeting. The contract was reviewed by the selectmen at their previous meeting, said Town Administrator Kristi Eiane in a […]
Sewall Mansion in Bath lands on ‘Most Endangered’ list
BATH The 17th annual list of Maine’s most endangered historic places has been announced and, once again, one of the buildings is in Bath. In 2013, the Winnegance Store, near the West Bath town line on High Street, was listed as critically endangered. In the intervening period, however, the building was purchased by Santa Cruz […]
The race for U.S. senator: Collins versus Bellows
In the 2014 race for U.S. senator, incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins is being challenged by the former director of the Maine branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, Democrat Shenna Bellows. Collins declined several requests for a meeting, but here is a look at the challenger based on our interview with Bellows. Shenna Bellows […]