More donations have arrived for the Press Herald Toy Fund, which provided gifts for thousands of Maine children last month and will soon begin planning for a 72nd holiday season. The outpouring of support in recent weeks helped lift the spirits of struggling families and sustained the charity through a year like no other. There […]
January 2021
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Largely unmoderated, Parler promotes uncivil discourse
Parler, the neutral, town-square app for discourse, sounds delightful. I imagine gentlemen sporting top hats, and women with parasols lounging on picnic blankets on manicured grounds, complete with a gazebo, of course Webster defines discourse as “a social boundary that defines what statements can be said about a topic.” Perhaps that’s why “civil” often precedes […]
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Deep Water: ‘Willow Street,’ by Jonathan Aldrich
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
True crime story reveals reality of 19th-century justice system
‘I Have Struck Mrs. Cochran with a Stake’ uses an 1830s New Hampshire murder to show how such cases were handled then.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Publisher revives Ruth Moore’s honest portrayals of Maine island life
Islandport Press is reissuing several novels by the best-selling mid-century author.
Posted inFood
Thirsty for breakfast?
The Thirsty Pig launches a breakfast service that reflects what people are eating now.
Posted inHealth, Maine
UNE students lend a vital hand to Deer Isle nursing home hit hard by COVID
The partnership helped the home fill vital shifts as virus-stricken staffers isolated at home while offering future nurses and doctors an opportunity for intimate, hands-on experience during the pandemic.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Nursing home staff shortages escalate to crisis levels
As the number of COVID-19 infections explodes in Maine, a third of the state’s 93 elder-care facilities are reporting unfilled positions.
Posted inFeature Obituary, News
Todd Wallis of Kennebunk, retired advertising executive, dies at 85
The Massachusetts native, who succumbed to complications of COVID-19, was also an artist, musician and writer.
Posted inMaine, News
Capitol riot, threats of violence echo Maine’s ‘Great Count-Out’
Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain came to the rescue, risking his own safety to keep peace as armed Republicans surrounded the State House claiming the 1879 gubernatorial election had been stolen.
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