“Crisis,” an attempted thriller about the opioid epidemic, unfortunately doesn’t bring the experience home. The movie is a multiple-narrative look at the misuse of the likes of fentanyl, oxycodone and heroin that, according to HHS, afflicted more than 1.6 million Americans in 2019. It’s a raging epidemic exacting a dreadful human toll, but “Crisis” doesn’t […]
2021
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
As coronavirus cases fall, schools feel pressure to add more in-person learning
With vaccines on the horizon and many families pushing for more in-person time, Maine school districts still face challenges with staffing and meeting physical distancing requirements.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Portland Museum of Art’s 2020 exhibit is probably as good as virtual gets
There are still some things missing from the experience, compared to in-person, but there are others gained from the online presentation of ‘Untitled, 2020.’
Posted inPremier Property, Real Estate
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: CMP can’t run Maine grid, shouldn’t add NECEC
The column by David Flanagan, Central Maine Power’s chairman, that recently ran in your paper (“CMP is on the team for Maine’s renewable-energy future,” Feb. 23) was truly something else. My first thought, when reading it, was “Dear God. They can’t manage the grid they have now, yet they want to cut our state in […]
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Energy drinks, plant-based dinners delivered to your door and more
A delectable wrap-up of new products and services for and from Maine vegans.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Know Maine law before deciding if you want to change it
The circulation of a petition on a voting-requirements initiative underscores the need to pin down the facts.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘The Vigil’ a efficiently creepy horror film rooted in Jewish lore
Horror films often offer catharsis, but rarely are they also as deeply sorrowful as Keith Thomas’ “The Vigil,” a horror film based in Jewish faith and culture. Dave Davis stars as Yakov, a young man in Brooklyn struggling to establish a secular life, having left the Orthodox Jewish community after a traumatic experience. One night, […]
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
What’s Up in March: With a rover on Mars, still plenty to see in the sky
Mars will pass close by the Pleiades star cluster and Venus will be the only planet not visible this month.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Which type of clam chowder is best? The debate is alive and well
For decades, New England partisans – and don’t forget New Yorkers – have debated the matter, bickering over specifications like cream, tomatoes, salt pork and roux.