March 2020 – Page 237 – The Portland Press Herald

Bar Guide: Come for the rum, stay for the shuffleboard at Three of Strong

by Angie Bryan March 9, 2020March 20, 2020

The distillery in Portland’s East Bayside has games, events and snacks – but don’t expect any vodka.

Letter to the editor: State funds shouldn’t go to abortion providers

March 9, 2020March 7, 2020

I believe in life from conception to natural death. L.D. 1613, a bill that would pay for family planning services at clinics that also provide abortion, sounds good on the surface because we want the best health care as women. But that is already provided all over Maine. We don’t need Planned Parenthood and Family […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Progressive policies match our real needs

March 9, 2020March 7, 2020

They say we can’t have: A sustainable world: We can see climate change with our own eyes now, and our scientists warn that if we do not make fundamental changes quickly, we can make our world unlivable in our grandchildren’s time. And yet, moderate and conservative politicians believe that we can only afford to take […]

Do This, Food

Fresh from the oven, Ada’s pizza is a cut above

by Ray Routhier March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Square-cut slabs of oven-fresh pizza from Ada’s in Portland – including a Margherita with fluffy puffs of mozzarella cheese and whole basil leaves – is not exactly ordinary.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Power line referendum sets a dangerous precedent

by Robert Daigle Special to the Press Herald March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Everyone should know that they will get a permit if they meet all of the regulatory standards.

Local & State

Kennebunk sisters use ‘sapcycle’ to transport maple sap

by Greg Rec March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

They retrofitted an old jogging stroller to hold two 5-gallon buckets, which they wheel over to the house of a neighbor, who who boils the sap down into maple syrup.