August 2, 2020
2020
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Mainers aid in effort to help struggling monarch butterflies
The number of monarch waystations – habitat with milkweed and nectar plants that are vital to the caterpillars and butterflies they become – has nearly doubled in Maine over the past four years.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Using census to ‘visit’ the past
As a present to a new grandchild, a writer collects a century of his family history.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hiking in Maine: Trails near Moosehead offer beauty and a glimpse into the past
Near Moosehead Lake you have Big Moose, Borestone, Little Spencer – the options seems endless – and maybe you will see a classic fire tower when you reach the top.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
New food truck app steers consumers to meals and snacks
A Portland businessman has launched a nationwide app to help customers track down their favorite food trucks.
Posted inMaine
Portland homeless encampment elicits sympathy, frustration
Some taxpayers say it shouldn’t be up to Portland alone to provide services for people in need, while others see the desperation of those living on the street as a failure of local leadership.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Restaurant servers adapt to masks, added tasks and a new kind of difficult customer
Think dining out has gotten difficult? Consider it from your server’s point of view.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Maine, Morning Sentinel
J.P. Devine: Remembering Olivia
A chance meeting at night with famed actress Olivia Mary De Havilland inside a bookstore remains a powerful memory for J.P. Devine.