Maine’s climate isn’t just getting warmer – it’s becoming more extreme and unpredictable. Now is the time to make your home more resilient, experts say.
2021
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Republicans should be the party of local control
But the party of small government is all too willing to interfere on the municipal level when it’s in their interest.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘The Fog Warning,’ by David Moreau
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Defending Acadia against industrial-scale aquaculture
The nationally significant gift of Acadia National Park will be tarnished if American Aquafarms’ salmon farms are permitted.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Toasted couscous is the nutty base for this smoked fish and vegetable salad
Toasting couscous before steaming it adds an extra layer of flavor.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Writer overlooks key facts on COVID
Re: “Letter to the editor: COVID vaccine is useless, and Nemitz should know it,” by Peter Petersen (Aug. 5): I found it interesting that Mr. Petersen has missed the most important facts related to the use of the COVID vaccine. The majority of patients being admitted to hospitals for COVID infections are unvaccinated. The majority […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Victim of labor shortage, Country Manor will be missed
It is with a sad heart, a tear in my eye and a lump in my throat that I must let people know how heartbreaking it is to announce that one of the best nursing homes-assisted living facilities around is closing. That, of course, is Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills. Words cannot describe […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Critic of Nemitz, vaccine encourages ‘two Maines’ divide
After reading Swanville resident Peter Petersen’s Sept. 5 diatribe (“Letter to the editor: COVID vaccine is useless, and Nemitz should know it”), targeting columnist Bill Nemitz and the common sense of vaccinating oneself against COVID-19, I feel compelled to respond. First of all, I find Israeli COVID statistics suspect. Neither do I trust 2nd District […]
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Ready or not, here it comes: first frost
Some plants die immediately, others can withstand colder weather for a time.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
COVID-19 quarantines disrupt return to school, with remote options limited
Maine school districts are scrambling all over again to set up technology, remote learning and pooled testing as kids are forced back home.