We want to tell you all about the many adventures of David Gelly, but we’re not quite sure where to begin. The Lewiston native, now living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has lived a life of intrigue, spending the bulk of his career providing corporate security services to familiar groups such as the IRS and food […]

To Siri With Love: A Mother, Her Son, and the Kindness of Machines By Judith Newman Harper. 221 pp. $26.99 Judith Newman’s twins, Gus and Henry, were born prematurely, after a difficult pregnancy. In the hospital, shortly after giving birth, Newman was visited by a friend, the editor of a parenting magazine. “She told me […]

You probably already know that real food is healthier than processed food. But sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s real because of the way foods are marketed. Once-healthy items such as vegetables, beans and nuts can become processed foods. Even if they start out as something good, what matters most is how they end up. […]

Maine’s most well-known rose, rosa rugosa, is actually an ancient rose from Asia, that found a welcome home along Maine’s coast. Throughout history, humans have been enamored with roses. The fragrant blooms, whether lush and velvety or just a mere silken whisper, never fail to capture us with evocative emotion. They produce images of prom […]