Memorial at Mill Park in Augusta would pay tribute to pioneer who delivered more than 800 babies in what is now central Maine.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Art teacher depicts a piece of Gorham’s past with rendering of canal aqueduct
Allie Rimkunas’ rendering of the Cumberland and Oxford Canal aqueduct that crossed over the Little River will be displayed at Baxter Memorial Library and featured at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Silence is complicity – on (not) teaching Black history in Maine
Florida’s extreme measures have drawn national scrutiny, but our own state must do much more to ensure that K-12 instruction is inclusive of Black and Indigenous people.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s be prompt and unambiguous as we nip hatred in the bud
Plans to tighten prohibitions on organized private armies should be just the start.
Posted inLocal & State
Wildfires remain a long-term threat to almost two-thirds of the properties in Maine
Maine has a history of major wildfires that have over the years left towns in ruins.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Unfurling the facts in the 1901 Maine state flag debate
History, politics and design sensibilities collide as residents of the Pine Tree State consider which banner to embrace.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Match rhetoric of Indigenous sovereignty in Maine with reality
The tribal bill vetoed this year would have done a lot for the Wabanaki people, though not enough.
Posted inBooks, Food, Recipes
A cake to weather a storm, from Cathie Pelletier’s ‘Northeaster’
This frugal, old-fashioned Blueberry Cake with Nutmeg Sauce appears in her new book about Mainers in the blizzard of 1952.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine postal history collection going up for auction
Collector Nancy Clark says it’s time to share her historical stamps and letters with a new generation.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Jimmy Carter has always been true to the standards he set for himself
The man I first met at the Eastland Hotel in 1975, very early in his campaign, has inspired me throughout my life with his grace, integrity and compassion.