If there is such a thing in cinema as a “woman’s picture,” and cinema history proves it, “The Light Between Oceans” is such a film, writes J.P. Devine.
2016
Lucky Clark On Music: Mostly Maine Composers to perform
UMA’s Jewett Hall to host event.
MacArthur foundation announces 2016 ‘genius’ grants
Twenty-three people of ‘exceptional creativity’ will receive a no-strings-attached award of $625K.
Three men plead guilty to sex trafficking minor from Maine to Massachusetts
Tyrell Gorham of Lewiston faces a 12-year prison sentence.
Claims for unemployment benefits fall to lowest level since July
Weekly claims have come in below 300,000 for 81 straight weeks, longest such streak since 1970.
Protests go on for third night as Charlotte police withhold video of black man’s shooting
The police chief says he will need a ‘compelling reason’ to release footage of Tuesday’s shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, while Scott’s family demands that it be made public.
Autumnal equinox arrives with some facts that may surprise you
Cooler weather will arrive this weekend, the first full weekend of astronomical autumn.
Our Opinion: Drug industry remains on wrong side of opioid battle
Pharmaceutical companies use their significant clout to fight measures to stop overprescribing.
Sabattus to host U.S. Women’s Disc Golf championship
In the field of 94 women are some of the best American professionals and amateurs, including 16 from Maine.
Family renews effort to develop sprawling site on South Portland waterfront
The 40-acre site near Bug Light Park is where John Cacoulidis once proposed a massive hotel and convention center with a cable-car system across Portland Harbor.