Sarah Orne Jewett’s book hasn’t lost its relevance or beauty.
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Celebrate Maine’s small businesses this week | Opinion
Let’s keep Main Street in mind during National Small Business Week, which runs through May 10.
MaineCare, while great for kids, needs one important fix | Opinion
A bill before the Legislature would help address harmful interruptions in coverage.
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard team up for inventive ‘Tall Tales’
‘Tall Tales’ is the first full-length collaboration between Radiohead singer Yorke and electronic music pioneer Pritchard.
Bestsellers: ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ ‘Abundance’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Exhibits in Falmouth, Portland show surrealism’s ability to meet the times
‘John Hultberg: Angels Above Fear’ and Richard Wilson’s ‘Out of My Mind’ demonstrate the range of expression in an artistic movement that’s still fairly rare in Maine.
Our democracy is being systematically dismantled | Letter
I have noticed a chilling uptick in the number of people refusing to be fully identified in the media, stating “fear of retribution” when asked to comment on actions of the current administration. Similarly, how frequently, following these stories, the (fill in the blank department/individual/administration) “did not respond to requests for comment.” Add to this […]
Wells Police Department should rescind partnership with ICE | Letter
My husband and I have been residents of Wells since 2009, moving here full time in 2015. We absolutely love this town and have been proud to be part of “The Friendliest Town in Maine.” But we are completely taken aback and upset by the decision made by our police chief to partner with U.S. […]
Maine shouldn’t tear down perfectly good buildings | Letter
Let me get this straight — people say they are worried about the environment? OK, then answer me these questions: In cities like Lewiston or Portland — or any city for that matter — is it normal to tear down perfectly good buildings? To scrap structurally sound building materials? Or, to waste unnecessary energy tearing […]
Carl Hiaasen is back and as ridiculous as ever
In ‘Fever Beach,’ a rich environmentalist infiltrates a white-supremacist group led by an idiotic MAGA fanatic.