The Source Maine Sustainability Awards are an annual recognition of people who contribute to the state’s environmental well-being. We celebrated them on Wednesday, April 21.
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Posted inCookbook Reviews
Travel-imbued cookbooks offer up culinary journeys
On a gray afternoon in November, I sat down to a meal that evoked Istanbul cafes where just the year before I had feasted at the edge of the sun-streaked Bosporus. Dried sumac speckled a plate of shaved radishes and fennel, and the main course was lamb ragout, ladled over satiny eggplant puree. It was […]
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: More observations from the Christmas Bird Count
Watchers at numerous inland locations around the state find a variety of species.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Proposed ‘closed’ salmon pens pose threat to Frenchman Bay
I am writing to express opposition to the massive “closed” salmon pen operation proposed for Frenchman Bay. American Aquafarms, based in Portland and organized recently by the Norwegian company Global AS, is proposing a gigantic salmon farm. Plans are to place 30 sea pens, each 150 feet wide, on two leases, totaling 100 acres in […]
Posted inMaine, News
More Mainers are interested in adopting pets; finding them isn’t always easy
Animal shelters report high demand for cats and dogs, but fewer animals are coming to Maine from out-of-state shelters because of coronavirus restrictions and more interest in adoption in other parts of the country.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Frenchman Bay wrong place for industrial salmon farm
American Aquafarms, a multimillion-dollar company, has applied to lease over 100 acres of the ocean for salmon farming in lucrative Frenchman Bay fishing grounds. The proposed dual leases are to cover 50 and 60 acres on the ocean surface, but there is no telling how much additional space the pens will cover with ropes and […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Inmates don’t deserve vaccine priority
People who put themselves in danger should not be protected before others who are more careful.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Growing up in Kennebunk, co-writer of ‘The Marksman’ discovered interest in storytelling
Chris Charles, who graduated from Kennebunk High School in 2002, has worked in film production and distribution for more than 15 years.
Posted inFeatured Property, Real Estate
The Furman Block: New construction apartments in Bayside for 55+
100 Parris St., Portland
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Larry King’s long run made the case that there’s no such thing as a dumb question
Larry King’s vintage microphone, the RCA Type 77-D that referenced his rise as a radio man, was a prop that worked as a powerful symbol of both past and present in a relentlessly evolving media age. The microphone was a security blanket for everyone involved: for King, for his 60,000 interview subjects, and for the […]