Following cuts announced last week, the low-income care provider said it needs roughly $1 million to sustain the services
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Maine parents, health care workers again spar over bills to roll back vaccine requirements in schools
Two bills being considered by the Legislature’s Education Committee would restore religious exemptions for school vaccinations and roll back school immunization requirements broadly.
Faust meets a climate activist in Snowlion Rep’s new play
Snowlion Repertory Co. is presenting the work this week and next at The Hill Arts.
A furry convention is coming to Portland. Forget what you think.
Furries will be out and about downtown this weekend. Here’s what you might not know about them.
MaineHealth’s federal grant cut off over previous research on vaccine hesitancy
A prominent Maine scientist said the system for supporting health research is ‘under siege.’
On Record Store Day, get your fill of vinyl at more than 12 stores in Maine
Participating stores around the state will be selling special releases.
Record Store Day has this vinyl fan hoping for unique albums
The competition will be fierce for many offerings.
In the documentary ‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here,’ art exposes hope in a hopeless place
A painting by artist Faith Ringgold, ‘For the Women’s House’ was displayed at New York’s Rikers Island women’s jail. Until it disappeared.
This week, check out John Cariani’s latest play, a Taylor Swift tribute, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ author John Green
See Austria-based chamber music ensemble the Minetti Quartet in Camden and a screening of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ in Damariscotta.
Maine Art Gallery is putting K-12 students’ art on display
The artwork of Wiscasset public school students will be displayed inside the Maine Art Gallery through April.