Statutorily, climate crimes do not yet exist. But, metaphorically, they obviously exist, and chief among them is the continued new production of fossil fuels — the chief cause of climate change. Big Oil is the criminal. Who, then, are the accessories and what makes them such? An accessory before-the-fact of a crime is one who […]
2025
Deep Water: ‘Winterberries’ by Jen Ryan Onken
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
In Bowdoin exhibit, artists make familiar Monhegan new again
At Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the exhibition “Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island: The Monhegan Wildlands” (through June 21) takes a novel approach to a familiar subject: the speck of land 10 miles off the mainland that has been an artist colony since the 19th century. This is not your usual […]
Letter: Raymond citizens group concerned about short-term rentals
Over the last 20 years and according to the last three census reports, the number of housing units being occupied by families has decreased with respect to total units in the town of Raymond from 64% to 60%. As this trend continues, it is easy to see how daily life in residential zones will be […]
Sentry Meetings: Jan. 17-24
Cape Elizabeth Fri. 1/17 9:30 a.m. Privacy Advisory Committee Town Hall Tue. 1/21 3:45 p.m. School Board Negotiations Town Hall Tue. 1/21 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall South Portland Tue. 1/21 6:30 p.m. City Council City Hall Wed. 1/22 6 p.m. Housing Authority Housing Authority Wed. 1/22 6:30 p.m. Planning Board City Hall […]
Scarborough Meetings: Jan. 17-24
Tue. 1/21 6 p.m. School Building Advisory Forum Middle School Tue. 1/21 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/22 8 a.m. Sustainability Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/22 6 p.m. Conservation Commission Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/22 6 p.m. CEA Policy Workshop Town Hall Wed. 1/22 6 p.m. Housing Alliance Zoom, Town Hall […]
Obituary: Corey D. Johnson
TOPSHAM – Corey D. Johnson, 38, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. He was a loving husband to Amanda A. …
Obituary: Michael Wyman
BRUNSWICK – Michael Wyman, 59, passed away on Dec. 10, 2024, leaving behind two daughters, Sarah Poutree of Vermont and Alicia …
Obituary: Vietta Berube Hamblen
GORHAM – Vietta Berube Hamblen, of Gorham, passed away at home on Jan. 9, 2025. Born Nov. 9, 1931 in Fall …