Foley’s son Jim was beheaded in Syria in 2014. In the new book ‘American Mother,’ novelist Colum McCann turns her family’s story into a literary triumph.
2024
Posted inLetters
Letter: Wake up to the truth in Gaza
As a mother and retired physician, I join other health care workers from Maine, the U.S. and world who are horrified by the escalating death toll in Gaza. Innocent women, children and extended families are desperately trying to fend off starvation as bombs and weapons supplied to Israel by our country annihilate them. Have people […]
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Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Don’t add to Maine’s food waste problem. Compost your kitchen scraps
The process takes some time but is straightforward.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Seven ways to highlight maple syrup’s savory side
No knock on pancakes with syrup, but here are tips and recipes for using spring’s liquid gold to its fullest potential. Try it in everything from salad dressing to oyster mignonette.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Home Plates: A foolproof bread helped 1 family get through the pandemic
Four years ago, a home cook in Gray added this bread to her repertoire. It’s versatile, fast and ‘generally delicious.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Maine places inspired new novels by 2 Colby professors
‘Discipline’ by Debra Spark and ‘Bad Animals’ by Sarah Braunstein both came out this month. The teaching colleagues are holding a joint book launch event Thursday in Portland.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
In Maine Legislature, momentum builds to rein in use of vague placeholder bills
Lawmakers are vowing to adopt new rules to provide more transparency for bills that are submitted with only a vague title and no explanation of intent.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
How ‘Promise’ unfolds: Amid racial tensions, teenage friendships fray in a small Maine town
Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths’ debut novel, set in 1957, is at once heartbreaking and hopeful.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Stories resonate and inspire
Loud huzzas for the wonderful stories on Sunday’s (March 17) Maine Sunday Telegram’s front page. Freediver Sumner and Cook Club’s Crosby are inspiring examples of how personal endurance (Sumner) and community-building efforts (Crosby) can succeed. What a great way to start a day. I’m not a Pollyanna, burying my head in the sand to escape […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine lobstermen struggle to adapt to new electronic reporting rules. Their licenses are on the line.
Because of a federal mandate, many Maine fishermen – and all lobstermen – must now file online reports documenting how much they caught and where.