Law enforcement experts say cheap, sometimes tainted weed grown by Chinese criminal groups is getting into the state’s medical market. Business owners say it’s cratering market rates and pushing reputable growers out of the industry.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Photos: Saturday at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival
Balloons took flight Saturday morning over Lewiston-Auburn while the parade turned heads.
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Northern Light Health says it is ending stalled contract talks with Anthem
The impasse further increases the possibility that Maine’s second-largest health care network may no longer be in-network for thousands of patients statewide.
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Maine families say 20% hike in health insurance rates would be a ‘catastrophe’
Dozens of people at a public forum Friday explained how proposed health insurance rate hikes could put their families at risk.
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Ogunquit Playhouse toasts 20 years — and counting — of artistic director’s leadership
Most of us mark a work anniversary with likes on LinkedIn. Something quite a bit more theatrical was in store for Bradford Kenney, who has spent the past 20 years growing Ogunquit Playhouse from a five-week summer stock season to a 25-week theater that generates $21 million in economic impact for Maine each year. “He […]
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Living alone on an island in Casco Bay, he’s found a whole new world
In recovery, Scott Kern discovered his happy place: a tiny slice of land he calls Planet Sand that he’s doing what he can to protect.
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Here’s how Maine’s emergency managers are preparing for dangerous heat — now and in the future
Extremely dangerous heat is still unusual in Maine — but emergency officials are already planning for a future where they’re responding to temperature spikes as silent natural disasters.
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Cooling centers offer relief from extreme heat. But are Mainers taking shelter?
Even though Maine is a cold weather state, in recent years, hundreds of people have shown up in emergency rooms for heat-related illness. To offer relief, cooling centers are opening at libraries, fire stations and community centers.
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Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book’ and ‘Abundance’ top local lists
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Summer in Maine is green. So are these 4 works of art.
The color has many connotations, from growing things to climate change.