When COVID first reached our state, and severe restrictions were set into place to control the spread of the pandemic, our fourth-generation family business, the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, was hit incredibly hard, and we were forced to lay off 90 percent of our staff to stay afloat. We were heartbroken to have to take […]
2021
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
What does ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ actually mean? Absolutely nothing.
Try as they might to fight for local gun-rights refuges, proponents are firing blanks.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: One good sighting does not necessarily deserve another
Birders will always flock with news of a rare sighting, but based on science that doesn’t increase chances of another rare sighting.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Food
In 1939, Portland chef George Miller was crowned Maine’s Chowder King
And that’s just for starters. More than 80 years later, his descendents tell all about Miller’s glorious victory for New England-style clam chowder.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In Russell Banks’ ‘Foregone,’ a dying man comes clean
The novel shifts in time as protagonist Leo Fife, a fictional Canadian Ken Burns, assesses his past harshly.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Inspired by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, a new play ponders race, gender and inclusion
Images of two duchesses linger in playwright Vivian J.O. Barnes’s mind: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, standing at a lectern, with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II looming behind her. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, looking glamorous soon after giving birth. The appearances by Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton – as the titled women are better known […]
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Distancing requirements limit reopening options for Maine schools
They remain the biggest barrier to in-school learning, as teacher vaccinations lead parents to pressure districts for more classroom time.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Signs of spring offer hope – and they show up earlier than in years past
The shift in the timing of signs of spring provides evidence of a changing climate in Maine.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Controlling Maine’s energy future
An agency that can borrow money at the lowest rate is what Maine needs to move away from fossil fuels.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Accountability sought for Scarborough ICE lease
I’m a minister and organizer for De-ICE Maine, a grassroots coalition working to end the inhumane treatment of immigrants. Our efforts are focused on stopping the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility under construction in Scarborough. ICE has a history of abuse. Detainees are subject to physical and verbal assaults, unsanitary conditions and, according to a […]