Aviation officials and businesses say a bill to exempt airports from state protections for Maine’s endangered or threatened species would prevent wildlife collisions, but environmental groups say the protections are needed.
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Portland Ballet goes to Colby College. The assignment? Create a new work from scratch.
Eleven Colby students are working alongside the professional dance company on a new piece inspired by Maine’s landscape, history and lighthouses to be performed in Westbrook and Waterville.
Movie Review: ‘A Complete Unknown’ worth seeing
Truth be told, I was never a big fan of Bob Dylan, but “Like a Rolling Stone” and “If You See Her Say Hello” got me. I really wasn’t into the whole parade of folk music balladeers of that time. In that time, the early and mid ’60s, I was busy trying to carve out […]
How the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came home to Maine
‘First Final Edition’ is a brisk, stylish, cheeky-but-reverent portrait of fandom as organizing life principle.
For this movie producer, work is global, but Maine is home
Molly Conners, whose credits include the Oscar-winning ‘Birdman,’ moved to Yarmouth with her family in 2020.
‘The Wild Robot,’ based on Maine author’s book, up for Oscars
The book is one of a series by Midcoast author and illustrator Peter Brown.
‘A Rainy Day in New York’ is a crazy, complicated film
Cherry Jones steals a scene, and almost the picture, as she always does, with a story that will knock you out of your seat.
For 2025, stock your kitchen with 25 items from Maine’s incredible array of local foods
From maple syrup to mustard, farro to furikake, here’s a list of some of our columnist’s must-have Maine ingredients.
‘Juror #2’ is a thriller at the very end
The film is about a juror who questions whether he’s actually guilty of the crime the defendant is charged with.
Dogs need daily walks for their own well-being
Even in the cold, your dogs should get exercise every day, the columnist writes.