Catch shows from Tim O’Brien and Miss Fits
March 2020
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Coronavirus forces Maine schools to think about contingency plans
With guidance from the Department of Education and Maine CDC, they are preparing for a possible pandemic by reviewing emergency plans, stepping up cleaning and considering distance learning.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News
Piano players galore at uncommon recital in Falmouth
More than six dozen students perform during the Piano Monster Festival at the high school.
Posted inDo This
On the Cheap: Comedy, a famous pig and antiques shopping on Maine’s birthday
Get some laughs in Portland, see ‘Charlotte’s Web’ in Freeport, and find antiques in Bath this weekend.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Billionaire candidates’ money could have been better spent
Imagine if Tom Steyer had spent his $200 million and Michael Bloomberg had spent his $450 million (and counting) on solving climate change or turning the Senate blue or rebuilding the New York City subway or a dozen other important problems that money could solve rather than trying to sell Americans on anointing themselves savior. […]
Posted inDo This
Things to Do: Plot twists, cocktails and a can’t-miss foodie event
See ‘I and You’ in Lewiston and be ready for a surprise ending for the ages.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Shame on Bath for fox plan
There are alternatives to slaughtering animals.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Face the Music: Postmodern Jukebox puts a ’20s spin on today’s pop tunes
The music collective’s State Theatre show has been postponed
Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News
On this date in Maine history: March 9
March 9, 1921: The British tramp steamer Wandby becomes shipwrecked when it runs aground on rocks at Walker’s Point ledge in Kennebunkport in dense fog. The accident happens that morning because the ship’s captain, David Simpson, mistakes a whistling buoy off Cape Porpoise for a buoy on Cashes Ledge, southeast of the Portland Lightship, which […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Make natural the ‘new perfect’ for lawn care
As we turn toward spring, I invite you to consider “natural is the new perfect” for your landscape. By natural I mean no ‘cides – pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. A flawless lawn is precisely un-natural, and our race to keep up with the Joneses is killing us and poisoning birds, bees, fish and aquatic life. […]
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