Not many people are likely to be eating caviar this holiday season, and that’s a good thing for one species of fish that I’m thankful has returned to waters in both Maine and Missouri, my now and former homes — the sturgeon. These are strange, giant fish that have somehow survived since the time of […]
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Holiday events bring Santa, shoppers to Midcoast
Freeport’s 10-day Sparkle Celebration begins this Friday at 6 p.m., while Bath’s annual Christmas event continues after kicking off in November.
Maine Maritime Museum spotlights work of 19th-century female photographers
This exhibit comes at a time when the museum’s curatorial team is solely made up of women for the first time in its 60 years.
New coaches settling into their programs at Morse High School
Sara Morris is the new girls varsity basketball coach, while Nancy Riggs and Mariah Jollie will coach the indoor track teams.
The Conversation: How can you tell if something is true? Here are 3 questions to ask about what you see, hear and read
THE CONVERSATION — Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How can I tell if what I am hearing is true? – Adam, age 10, Maui, Hawaii Have you ever heard a story so exciting you wanted to share it […]
Jase Graves: Invasion of the college students
Imagine, if you will, a tranquil late-autumn evening. It’s the first day of your Thanksgiving holiday, and you are reclining in your easy chair, enjoying the warmth and gently dancing flames of your fireplace insert – with semi-realistic gas logs – and sipping a cup of warm tea from your new Keurig machine that Bed […]
From the Chamber: Consider these changes in 2023 to help your teams
The end of 2022 is within sight, and that’s always a good time to reflect on what happened within the past year and to look ahead at what we expect the next year will hold. Some annual predictions are more accurate than others; for instance, in December 2019, who would have predicted a worldwide pandemic […]
Ethos|VONT promotes two local Midcoast employees
Lauren Girouard, of Freeport, and Justin Lumiere, of Brunswick, have been promoted in their respective departments of search engine optimization and video editing/motion design.
Letters to the editor:
Concerns about Bowdoin College’s athletics facilities expansion plans As neighbors, alums, and members of the wider community, we’re writing to express our concerns with Bowdoin College’s proposal to expand the athletic facilities on Pickard Field. We’re afraid that this plan will have demonstrable adverse impacts, including lasting harm to vital ecosystems. We believe that the […]