From beach cleanups to energy-saving tips to community composting, the York resident is working for the environment in myriad ways.
2021
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Some of Maine’s trails are in disrepair, but help may be on the way
The Maine Appalachian Trail Club is planning a new $1.3 million facility in Skowhegan that will offer land managers a venue to teach trail-building skills.
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Posted inSource
A note of gratitude for Karen Voci and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation
From Lisa DeSisto, publisher of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Mainers challenge themselves to reading goals during the pandemic
A 9-year-old who has read some 250 books and a book club that tackled ‘War and Peace’ are among those filling their downtime with reading.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Enjoy the Maine woods – but respect it too
This summer will be another busy year on the trails and in the mountains. A little planning can make it a safe one, too.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine redistricting thrown into confusion by census delay, constitutional Catch-22
The state’s process insulates against gerrymandering, unless one party has supermajority control of the Legislature.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food
People are losing their taste and smell to COVID-19. Now there’s a cookbook to help.
On a Sunday afternoon last March, Gillian Dixon was cooking roast beef for lunch, which would normally fill her home in the United Kingdom with a distinct savory scent. That day, though, something was amiss: “I suddenly thought, ‘I can’t smell the beef,’ ” Dixon, 53, recalled. Her concern mounted when she took a bite […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
HBO documentary ‘Our Towns’ visits six American cities and finds unity, not division
Eastport, Maine, is one of the communities profiled.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Four essential vegetables for the new (and otherwise) gardener
Beans: They come in many types: thin, flat and those grown for dried beans. Whichever type you chose, they are easy to grow and produce a lot. Cherry tomatoes: These are easier to grow than full-sized tomatoes. If you’re like us, you eat as many in the garden as ever make it into the house. Leaf […]
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Five fun things your kids can do in the garden right now
Garden plan and journal: Daydream and draw your 2021 garden. Give your child some seed catalogues, a notebook and glue stick and have your child make a 2021 Garden Plan Journal. Plant outside: Peas and radishes are a great pair to plant with kids. Pea seeds are big, making them easy for little hands to […]