There’s a trope that happens again and again in action movie fight sequences: Our hero, having bested a series of Lesser Henchpersons, enters the ring to face the next-to-last challenger. This is not the Final Boss – who as the mastermind of fiendish plots is usually both an intellectual and physical threat – but the […]
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Posted inMaine, News
To combat an invasive plant, a Peaks Island woman has persuaded her neighbors to adopt endangered trees
Adopt A Tree volunteers are determined to slow the wily Asiatic bittersweet and help preserve biodiversity on the island.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
Peanut chaat boasts bold flavors and a gratifying crunch
This recipe has all the qualities that make a snack irresistible. It’s alluringly colorful, has a gratifying crunch and boasts sweet, spicy, tangy and salty flavors that pop with the energy of a dance party. You might associate such a can’t-stop-won’t-stop snack with packaged puffs laden with artificial flavors and food dyes, but this one […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘The Stray,’ by Denise Pendleton
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bestsellers: ‘James,’ ‘Serviceberry’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Failure of Lion electric school buses is – at the very least – twofold
Dreams of straightforward electrification have ground firmly to a halt.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Where is the outrage about domestic violence?
A government official, according to the Press Herald, said this about the killing of a dog in North Yarmouth: “The incomprehensible and appalling act of one individual tarnishes the reputation of all of Maine’s 230,000 hunters … we all are outraged by this atrocity.” She added it “… was heinous and inexcusable.” I am not […]
Posted inMaine
Toy Fund applications pile up: ‘There’s a real need out there’
The 75-year-old charity uses donations from readers to buy toys and books for children who otherwise would not receive gifts.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Biden’s pardon decision was justified
Since Joe Biden has said that he wouldn’t pardon his son for his transgressions, America has reelected a convicted felon as its president. A guy who ran on a “platform” that included “revenge and retribution” against his many enemies, which certainly would include Hunter Biden, and to this end, he tried to appoint a totally […]
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Collins, Golden could give Maine delegation outsized influence during Trump administration
Neither Susan Collins nor Jared Golden are seen as predictable votes for their parties, and narrow margins in Congress mean it’s more likely they will be looked to as key votes.