Life & Culture - Portland Press Herald

Netflix series to be based on Maine author’s Waterville-set novel

by Ray Routhier June 27, 2025June 27, 2025

Ron Currie’s ‘The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne’ came out earlier this year and focuses on a female Franco-American crime boss.

Arts & Entertainment, Food, Life & Culture, Maine

Portland’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church goes beyond baklava for its annual festival

by Michelle Voicu June 26, 2025June 27, 2025

The 41st annual Greek Festival is happening this weekend. How does a city church bring the music, flavors and culture of Greece to downtown Portland?

Health, Maine, Nation & World, News

Supreme Court allows states to block Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding

by Joe Lawlor June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

As Democrats control both the Legislature and the Blaine House, Maine appears extremely unlikely — for now — to stop Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood services.

Arts & Entertainment, Times Record

Woolwich gallery exhibition chronicles artist’s gender transition

by The Times Record June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

James Parker Foley’s second solo exhibition at Sarah Bouchard Gallery opens July 5.

Health, Maine, News

Feds forced to return community paramedicine funding to Maine

by Hannah Kaufman June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

The federal grants that were frozen in March have been returned to Maine’s programs.

Business, Do This, Guides, Life & Culture, Maine

7 Maine ski resorts that offer summer fun

by Christopher Wheelock June 26, 2025July 23, 2025

With the snow gone, Maine’s ski resorts transition to summer fun with hiking, biking, live music and more.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture

This book about shepherding had me at baa

by Maureen Corrigan Special to The Washington Post June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

‘The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life’ by Helen Whybrow beautifully explores interconnectedness and disruption in nature.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture

The New Yorker’s fact-checking started with a testy letter from a Maine poet’s mother

by Ray Routhier June 26, 2025June 30, 2025

The magazine, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, traces its famously rigorous process to a 1927 letter from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s mother, pointing out several errors in a story about her daughter.