The leaves are expected to start turning in northern Maine this week, when we’ll start to see how the summer’s weather affects the colors. Saturday’s storm did not bring down leaves and is unlikely to affect foliage, an expert said Sunday.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Knott’s Harbor, Maine, is Emily Henry’s ‘Happy Place.’ Do you recognize it?
How authors go about creating fictional Maine towns, like the one from Henry’s recent bestselling romance novel.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools & Education
A new sculpture winds through College of the Atlantic
The installation by British artist Andy Goldsworthy comprises 250 curbstones that form a 1,000-foot path from the entrance of the Bar Harbor campus to Frenchman Bay.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Auction will include 1941 Plymouth owned by Margaret Chase Smith
The late U.S. senator’s car will be auctioned Sunday with a starting bid of $7,500, but Thomaston Place Auction Galleries estimates it will sell for at least twice that amount.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Museum of Beadwork aims to elevate niche art form
The venue opened this month next to Caravan Beads on Forest Avenue in Portland.
Posted inMaine, News
Small group of neo-Nazis demonstrates in Augusta
The participants did not appear to carry weapons, and the demonstration did not prompt confrontations or arrests, authorities said.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Don’t judge this book by its cover. ‘Rainbow Parenting’ isn’t just for parents.
Lindz Amer, who lives in Maine, wrote this guide to help any adult create a queer- and gender-affirming environment for the kids in their lives.
Posted inMaine, News
As Fourth comes and goes, Mainers still ‘waiting for summer’
After a dreary June, residents and visitors alike are pining for more baseball, barbecue and boogie boarding.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Officials say Hancock County couple died in murder-suicide
A spokeswoman for the Maine State Police said no additional details would be released.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
For third year in a row, Portland’s July 4 fireworks will be a cappella
The Portland Symphony Orchestra has performed in past years, but no private partner came forward this year to organize and fund the extra entertainment.