Gregory Brown’s debut novel, ‘The Lowering Days,’ intertwines family drama with big questions of colonialism, ownership and environmentalism.
2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment
With its space restored and mission renewed, Waldo Theatre is ready for its encore
The 85-year-old Waldoboro venue, closed since 2014, has been refurbished and reopened by community members, who are hoping to make it an arts center and economic driver.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Ask Maine Audubon: What’s up with these strange bird songs in the fall?
Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: The school is long gone, but its playground rises again
Luke Plummer of Buxton needed an Eagle Scout project. He found one – and then some.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
‘I felt changed. I recalled memories I had forgotten’
Our reporter was skeptical of forest bathing at first, but the experience proved transformative.
Posted inMaine
Pandemic highlights food insecurity in Maine’s tribal communities
A nonprofit is trying to help build resiliency by educating people about how to grow and cook traditional foods.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Maine’s Right to Food referendum, yea or nay?
Mainers will vote on the referendum in November. Supporters say it takes power from corporate food interests. But opponents argue it could endanger animals and threaten food safety.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
‘Lean Fall Stand’ opens with a literal cliffhanger you won’t soon forget
After a gripping opening, Jon McGregor’s novel turns into a meditation on language and caregiving.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Atlantic salmon have an upstream battle in Maine
The population is declining and that’s likely to continue, but there are other places to find the fish or species that can substitute.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Story stirs hope for closure in Portland teen’s disappearance
Thank you for your front-page story Sept. 19 on Cathy Moulton’s unsolved disappearance 50 years ago. Hopefully it will result in new information and a conclusion to this case. My family moved to Portland the weekend before school started in 1970. Deering High School could be a difficult place for a new kid. I was […]