June was gloomy and gray, with almost daily rain. July was warmer, with wet weekends and high humidity – not the perfect New England weather we dream about all year. But the sun showed its lovely face as August arrived, and the glorious days of summer began again.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘The Lioness of Boston,’ ‘The Creative Act’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
Home Plates: Old Tavern Inn’s blueberry muffins celebrate Maine, however you make them
A Portland couple carries on a tradition started by one of their grandmothers, who took over an inn in Litchfield as a retirement project.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Two Maine authors turn their life stories into novels in verse
‘The Road to After’ and ‘The Name She Gave Me’ draw on the writers’ own circumstances, as they grew up in — and found their way out of — dysfunctional families.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Chancellor Malloy has devastated UMF, Farmington
On May 22, 2022, the Maine Sunday Telegram ran a story by Kay Neufeld detailing the devastation of the University of Maine at Farmington’s campus. The first cut, the unimaginable firing of tenured professor Jonathan Cohen, remains visceral today. A pillar of the humanities department and a beloved mentor to many students, he was also a […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Pine Tree Power will be a change for the better
Notice that opponents attack the referendum proposal instead of defending CMP.
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Brando Skyhorse’s satire imagines a wall around a ‘perfect’ life
In Brando Skyhorse’s sharp satire “My Name Is Iris,” a Mexican American woman is determined to fit in, but America doesn’t want her.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Kitchen at Gather could use more of new owner’s touch
Krista Cole has made some nice improvements since taking over the Yarmouth restaurant, but the quality of the food is wildly uneven.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Home AC units – in Maine, all the cool kids are using them
Air conditioning has long been considered unnecessary – even luxurious – for many Mainers. But as summers get hotter, the need for cool, dry homes is creating converts.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Independent would endorse Liz Cheney presidential ticket
At the age of 86, I think it’s time to put my two cents in. In all of my voting years, I have been an independent – but to be completely honest, I have always leaned to the Democrats. However, in this next presidential election I would gladly vote Republican if Liz Cheney were the […]