Most of us mark a work anniversary with likes on LinkedIn. Something quite a bit more theatrical was in store for Bradford Kenney, who has spent the past 20 years growing Ogunquit Playhouse from a five-week summer stock season to a 25-week theater that generates $21 million in economic impact for Maine each year. “He […]
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Posted inTimes Record
The last dance(s) of summer in the Midcoast
I cannot prove it scientifically, but this has been the shortest summer on record. I cannot believe we are halfway through August when I feel like the graduation caps for our recent graduates just hit the ground last week. I think the weather played a role. The consecutive rainy Saturdays of May, June and early […]
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Living alone on an island in Casco Bay, he’s found a whole new world
In recovery, Scott Kern discovered his happy place: a tiny slice of land he calls Planet Sand that he’s doing what he can to protect.
Posted inMaine, News
Painters capture Yarmouth’s outdoors during Plein Air Art Festival
The Plein Air Art Festival runs Aug. 13-23 and features over 20 artists painting scenes of nature throughout town.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Here’s how Maine’s emergency managers are preparing for dangerous heat — now and in the future
Extremely dangerous heat is still unusual in Maine — but emergency officials are already planning for a future where they’re responding to temperature spikes as silent natural disasters.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Cooling centers offer relief from extreme heat. But are Mainers taking shelter?
Even though Maine is a cold weather state, in recent years, hundreds of people have shown up in emergency rooms for heat-related illness. To offer relief, cooling centers are opening at libraries, fire stations and community centers.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine clinics ask federal judge to restore Medicaid funding cut by Trump administration
Maine Family Planning, a statewide network of 18 clinics, stands to lose about $1.9 million and says it may have to stop providing primary care without the federal funding.
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Fundraiser features limited-edition prints of Kennebunkport library | Column
Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is selling limited-edition fine-art prints of an original watercolor by renowned Ocean Park artist Russel Whitten to support the library’s free public services. The painting — which beautifully captures the building’s historic exterior — was commissioned as a farewell gift to Mary-Lou Boucouvalas, who retired as library director earlier […]
Posted inLetters
A child’s education has to begin at home | Letter
If parents fail to show an interest in their child’s schooling, the child will assume it isn’t important.
Posted inLetters
Swim against the tide of ignorance | Letter
Douglas Rooks’ recent op-ed on Trump’s goal of an ignorant electorate (Aug. 7) brought two authors to mind: Franklin D. Roosevelt and George Orwell. Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945. April 12 of this year was also the end of National Library Week. As Rooks laments the withdrawal of funding for knowledge and […]