I must preface this letter by stating that I realize nursing homes have one of the toughest jobs there is and that they must adhere to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, but to those of us who are loved ones on the outside, these rules are becoming much harder for us laymen […]
2021
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Portland native makes unlikely climb to NCAA Division I head basketball coach
John Aiken never played basketball beyond high school, but the Greater Portland Christian and USM grad is the new men’s basketball coach at McNeese State in Louisiana.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Brockmeier depicts 100 possibilities of afterlife
Each of the stories in Kevin Brockmeier’s story collection can be read in less than 2 distressing minutes.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Star of Hope, the Vinalhaven home of late artist Robert Indiana, gets new life
The deteriorating structure has been stabilized, but its future function is still uncertain.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘The Father’ is a meticulously constructed story in which very little is what it seems
In the intricate, exquisitely crafted movie “The Father,” Anthony Hopkins plays Anthony, an elderly gentleman living in a well-appointed flat in London, which he’s been sharing with his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) until she informs him that she’s moving to Paris to be with a man she’s recently met. Such is the inciting incident in […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Welcome back to much-missed ‘Non Sequitur’
“Non Sequitur” is back! On behalf of all of Wiley Miller’s fans, thank you! Barbara Snapp Brunswick
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Portland Museum of Art holds first virtual fundraiser
The Contemporaries Winter Bash featured artist interviews, a film screening, a music performance and more.
Posted inFood
Restaurants struggling during the pandemic turn to branded merchandise to help pay the bills
From masked mermaids to ‘milk-drunk’ ducks, local restaurants are selling hoodies, onesies and more.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Press Herald’s Meetinghouse a place to share hair stories, histories
This month’s theme, ‘Haircut,’ can’t help but prompt reflections on a certain hit musical play.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Why Yogi Berra could have run for office, and more about malapropisms
‘I really didn’t say everything I said’ is an unintentionally funny declaration that could have been uttered by one of our politicians.