The Newport native is living his dream at Duke but still treasures the support of his home state.
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Audio drama company makes Maine sound scar(ier), even without a camera
Fred Greenhalgh’s Dagaz Media creates acclaimed, Maine-based audio tales of terror that go bump in your imagination.
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Letter: Strangling is not the same as choking
I was dismayed by the use of the word “choking” in the Jan. 9 Press Herald story “Domestic violence survivors protest Maine lawmaker’s reelection.” Choking is accidental: the throat is accidentally obstructed by something (a piece of food, for example) that limits the passage of air to the lungs. Strangling, however, is deliberate: someone constricts […]
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Letter: Coyote killing contests need to be banned
This “sport” maliciously targets a vital part of Maine’s ecosystem.
Posted inMaine
Coast Guard, Marine Patrol searching for father and son fishermen
A family member reported the fishermen missing Saturday night after losing contact with them.
Posted inTimes Record
Icy hazards while hiking on Mount Pisgah
My first introduction to Mount Pisgah in Winthrop was about 35 years ago. A friend, Gary Cole, invited me on a cross-country ski trip over the summit. There were no conventional cross-country ski trails on the mountain. Rather, Gary, who was very familiar with the small central Maine peak, cobbled together a combination of old […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Building your sustainability vocabulary
A sustainable process or activity can continue for a long time. Thus, to live sustainably means leading an existence that does not deplete the resources supporting human life. While this often entails living more simply, the specialized language of sustainable thinking can be complicated. Here we will explore the vocabulary of sustainability via cutlery. Intuitively, […]
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Portland attorney killed by car in Old Port honored with display of love
Joe Lewis’ loved ones gathered Sunday at the intersection where he was killed this month to share memories and paint the crosswalk in his honor.
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Maine clinics see high demand for birth control ahead of Trump term
Fear about possible changes to contraception coverage is motivating a number of Mainers to get IUDs and other forms of long-lasting birth control.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Unknown civil rights hero paved the way for MLK
I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet. I also can’t believe how few people know about this unknown hero’s incredible accomplishments — achievements that paved the way for Martin Luther King Jr. and others to dismantle Jim Crow, the South’s legalized system of racial injustice. […]