A cause of death was not immediately revealed.
2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Holiday party becomes celebration of hope
Event at U.S. Custom House raised $18,000 for youth-led mental health nonprofit Yellow Tulip Project.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Part-time Mainer aims to make science relatable in PBS series
Physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, a Maine summer resident, is host of the upcoming three-part PBS series ‘Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.’
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hiking: Farmington woman one year into historic cross-country journey
Briana DeSanctis is 3,000 miles into her quest to become the first woman to complete a solo thru-hike of the 6,800-mile American Discovery Trail.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: A novel depicts Mainers’ role in the Underground railroad
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Federal spending bill not what it’s cracked up to be
Maine’s congressional delegation getting millions for Maine projects into the federal spending bill, as reported in the Press Herald on Dec. 23 (“Federal budget deal includes millions for Maine projects”), is like pickpockets working a free-beer tent. It feels great until you realize the bill kills the expanded child tax credit, which lifted millions nationwide […]
Posted inRecipes
French onion meets chicken soup in this creamy bowl of comfort
I’d been going through a dry spell, lacking in kitchen inspiration and feeling a bit blue, when it hit me: What I wanted was comfort food. I was itching for a creamy soup (with actual cream in it!), but I wanted it to be as familiar and easy to make as chicken soup with the […]
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Then and now: Reflecting on nearly 50 years on one patch of earth
In the early days, Atwell and his wife tilled, installed lawn, and reached for fertilizers and insecticides. But as time has gone by, the couple has become more and more attuned to nature’s needs in their garden.
Posted inMaine, Toy Fund
Toy Fund donations are still adding up
The charity accepts donations year round and will soon be gearing up for the 2023 gift drive.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Mills’ $850 checks bungled for thousands
Her administration seems to be trying to move quickly past this fiasco. But why can’t they complete a simple task?