Whether you’re expecting a gift from Grandma or a lobster feast from your favorite restaurant, the people making home deliveries could use some consideration during the winter holidays — and always.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Shaker Village carries on with Christmas traditions
Brother Arnold Hadd, one of the last living Shakers, describes how the New Gloucester community preserves its old ways in the modern day.
advertisement
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture
Historical photos capture New Year’s Eve in the 1940s and ’50s in Portland
Photographers captured celebrations, party prep and resolutions.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Geraldine Brooks takes us on a tour of her home library
The bestselling author’s collection isn’t focused on fancy editions — it’s full of small treasures from a literary life.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Pushback on syringe services hurts Maine’s HIV fight, experts say
Some local officials want to limit needle exchange programs that public health officials say are crucial to reducing the spread of blood-borne diseases.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture
5 Maine events this week include film, music and hockey
The UMaine women’s hockey team takes on Brown University in Portland.
Posted inFood, Life & Culture, Maine, News
This canned holiday staple was invented by a Mainer – and people have strong opinions
The debate over canned versus fresh cranberry sauce continues to rage across holiday food-laden tables.
Posted inBusiness, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine
6 purchases from the Portland Renys that changed my life | Column
The downtown store, closing at the end of the month, always had something you didn’t know you needed.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture, Maine
Fireworks, music and parties: 15 ways to ring in the new year in Maine
New Year’s Eve events include an indoor beach party and community celebrations.
Posted inHealth, Maine
The agency that negotiated the opioid settlements has the fewest reporting requirements. Here’s how it’s spending its money.
The attorney general’s office has no formal distribution process and says it can respond ‘quickly and creatively’ to urgent funding requests.