Here’s what families celebrating Mother’s Day in the Old Port said about the incomparable love of moms.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture, News
What people bought at the Way Way Store’s closing sale
Saco’s iconic store recently closed after 100 years. Here’s what people bought to memorialize the store’s long history.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
MaineGeneral will close its Fairfield eye center in July
The specialty eye center was losing up to $1 million annually, a spokesperson said. Its closure will force 4,500 patients to find new care.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
MaineHealth to open space at Biddeford hospital for research trials
The health system secured $2 million in funding from the Maine Technology Institute to create the research unit.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
State changing rules for its employees who use GLP-1 medications for weight loss
The state, which is Maine’s largest employer, will require employees to do health monitoring to retain insurance coverage.
Posted inCommunity, Food, Guides, Life & Culture, News, Times Record
5 seedling sales in Midcoast Maine to help start your garden
Local farms and nonprofits are holding sales just in time for planting season.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
MaineHealth ramping up chronic Lyme disease study
The study, which began in 2025, looks at why some people continue to have symptoms months or years after contracting the tick-borne bacterial infection.
Posted inFact Brief, Health, Maine, News
Is naloxone less effective when fentanyl is mixed with nonopioid drugs?
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says naloxone, often sold under the brand name Narcan, should still be given in any suspected overdose.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Maine films this week include a 1960s classic, a premiere and a silent movie
Plus a documentary about the visionary filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Get your fill of Maine summer theater, classical music and dance
There are operas, musicals, plays, concerts and dance festivals from Berwick to Bangor and multiple venues in between.