Finding ways to make child care more affordable and accessible is a strategy Maine businesses hope will help them find and keep employees.
2023
One of Maine’s most famous poets was a brilliant and witty charmer … with an edge
A complex portrait of Edna St. Vincent Millay emerges from two new collections of her letters and diaries.
Hiking in Maine: Baxter has Katahdin in all its majesty, but there is so much more
Of course climbing Maine’s highest peak is often the goal, but there is beauty in so many places like Chimney Pond and Pamola Caves.
Fall is coming. That means it’s time to think about spring
This is the season for planting bulbs. When the snow starts to melt, their cheerful blossoms are the first sign of spring.
Commentary: The Gulf Stream meets the Gulf of Maine. How do we adjust?
A variety of Maine-based organizations are working hard to prepare for the drastic change caused by warming waters.
Maine Voices: Summer-vacation books outstay summer vacations. Thank goodness.
I live on Chebeague Island, which is blessed to be littered with books. This summer, they were put to good use.
Commentary: Colleges ignore growing skepticism of higher ed at their peril
The benefits of college continue to far outweigh the pitfalls. It’s falling to institutions like mine to make that known.
In its energetic new director, Maine Jewish Museum also got a professional cook
Dawn LaRochelle’s long and winding career includes owning catering businesses and a restaurant. With that behind her, she now cooks with freedom and love.
Bestsellers: ‘Tom Lake,’ ‘The Wager’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
How to shake four simple ingredients into a superb daiquiri
“I think of the daiquiri as a bread vs. cake argument,” Dave Arnold told students at the annual Tales of the Cocktail drinks conference in New Orleans this July, comparing the drink to more baroque cocktails. “Cakes are delicious, and you can spend a whole lifetime working on cakes, but bread? With just four ingredients, […]