Artist Mary Ann Heinzen’s solo exhibition, “Watercolor Textures: Plein Air and Studio Works in Water Media,” is now open in the River Room at River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta through Oct. 8. Heinzen’s paintings are characterized by their loose, painterly style, vibrant colors, and bold contrasts. Her versatility shines through as she effortlessly transitions between […]
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‘American Breakdown’ author to discuss American health care at Rockland library
Rockland Public Library will host a discussion with Jennifer Lunden, author of the 2025 Read ME nonfiction selection “American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life,” at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. Lunden will explore the history of medicine and the effects of the industrial […]
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United Way of Midcoast Maine kicks off annual fall fundraiser
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is kicking off its annual fundraising campaign this week with a goal to raise over $1.29 million. The campaign will help 41,000 people across the Midcoast and support United Way, its funded partners and almost 50 local programs and initiatives achieve their collective missions to give kids the best […]
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Woolwich gallery highlights the art of stitching in new exhibition
Sarah Bouchard Gallery presents “Every Infinitesimal Thought,” co-curated with gallery artist Kate Russo, from Sept. 27 through Nov. 2. This exhibition brings together the work of four female artists devoted to the relationships between thread and color, stitching and abstraction. It includes stitched works on paper, photographs and canvas by Cecelia Charlton, Julie Cockburn, Kate […]
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‘Mothers are being blamed again’: Experts, families in Maine criticize Trump linking autism to Tylenol
Experts criticized the move, saying acetaminophen is considered safe to use during pregnancy.
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Read ‘This Cathedral,’ a poem by Michelle Menting
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Bestsellers: ‘Heart the Lover’ and ‘Good Things’
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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A spider who is mistaken for a kitten learns it’s A-OK to be yourself
‘Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten’ is charmingly illustrated by Gorham artist Kevin Hawkes.
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Two art shows in Portland, Falmouth offer contrasts between AI and nature
A show by Brian Smith at Moss Galleries delves into ‘queer ecology,’ while Roopa Vasudevan at Space demonstrates the limits of AI.
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New romcom ‘The Threesome’ comes from a Maine writer who works on ‘The Simpsons’
Bowdoinham native Ethan Ogilby worked in TV and film production, on ‘The Simpsons’ and on Netflix documentaries, before getting his screenplay filmed.