The weekly Maine Times newspaper focused on feature-length articles and reportage about Maine's arts communities, from October 1968 - through 2002.
Portland Public Library's collection in the Portland Room includes the complete Maine Times on microfilm, as well as the Maine Times Index- which accompanies indexed entries in the Maine News Index.

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Submissions from 2002

"News" piece on Maine Times writers Phyllis Austin and Meg Haskell, who recently

"Nature Watch" piece on an eagle's nest near the Kennebec River about 200 yards, Ken Allen

"Nature Watch" piece on recognizing the call of the cardinal., Ken Allen

"Nature Watch" piece on the connection between crab apple trees and songbirds., Ken Allen

"Nature Watch" piece on the debate over the controversial new boat launch at Joh, Ken Allen

"Nature Watch" piece on the quality of fishing in Maine, which the author believ, Ken Allen

"Nature Watch" piece on the wildlife that inhabit southern Maine's shrub swamps., Ken Allen

"Nature Watch" piece on whitetail deer and the correlation that exists between d, Ken Allen

"Cover Story" piece on road fees paid by truckers in the north woods. Moving wo, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on a $7 million proposal by former Sugarloaf USA president Larry Wa, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on a joint venture between Pritham Singh, 48, a controversial Portl, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on a legislative bill sponsored by state represenative Joe Brooks,, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on a major transmission line project proposed by Bangor Hydro-Elect, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on an agreement between the state's Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL), Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on a new $54.5 million transmission line that Bangor Hydro-Electric, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on an intensive study to determine the status of Canada lynx in Mai, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on a state effort to make rules on tree clearing standards in shore, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on Buzz Caverly's vision for the future of Baxter State Park. Cave, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on expanding the intense debate over the Allagash Wilderness Waterw, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on Herb Haynes, one of Maine's largest woods contractors, who is am, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on LD 2100, a legislative bill that would protect leaseholders in t, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on "liquidation harvesting," which is the practice of clearcutting, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on Maine's 485,000 acres of public reserved land, which have won ce, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on philanthropist Roxanne Quimby, owner of Burt's Bees Inc., has an, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on simultaneous hearings held by the state Department of Conservati, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on state wildlife biologist Craig McLaughlin, overseer of the Canad, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on the decommissioning of the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant in W, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on the final recommendations of the Round Table on Economic and Lab, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on the first non-game forum sponsored by the Maine Department of In, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on the Land Use Regulation Commission's (LURC) approval of Plum Cre, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on the outrage of Ron Lovaglio, the commissioner of the Maine Depar, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on the proposed acquisition of 3,019 acres along the Spednick Lake/, Phyllis Austin

"News" piece on the struggle to resolve the Wiscasset Route 1 bypass dispute. J, Phyllis Austin

"Q & A" piece with Bill Randall of East Winthrop, a full-time, unpaid citizen lo, Phyllis Austin

"Cover Story" piece on a legislative blunder that left the newly formed Maine Et, Chris Barker

"Cover Story" piece on Brian Farrington, 39, of Minot, who filed a lawsuit again, Chris Barker

"Cover Story" piece on former Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) chief executive offi, Chris Barker

"Cover Story" piece on Maine's Clean Elections Act and candidates for governor w, Chris Barker

"Cover Story" piece on the two-way race for Maine's Republican gubernatorial nom, Chris Barker

"Cover Story" piece profiling forest products legislative lobbyist Abby Holman,, Chris Barker

"Cover Story" piece profiling Philip Conkling, 53, founder of the nonprofit Isla, Chris Barker

"News" piece on 436 radiation detectors that the Maine Emergency Management Age, Chris Barker

"News" piece on a $1.7 million Department of Public Safety budget cut proposed b, Chris Barker

"News" piece on a bill to be debated by the Legislature's transportation committ, Chris Barker

"News" piece on a demonstration by laid-off workers recently held in Bangor. Mo, Chris Barker

"News" piece on a halibut farming project in Franklin being funded by the Univer, Chris Barker

"News" piece on Alaska's commercial fishing fleet, which is pushing for trade ba, Chris Barker

"News" piece on a legislative bill that would have allowed a nonprofit group to, Chris Barker

"News" piece on a legislative bill that would regulate the $100 million salmon f, Chris Barker

"News" piece on a new "rulemaking" petition concerning the regulation of coastal, Chris Barker

"News" piece on an ongoing dispute between Maine Democrats and Green Independent, Chris Barker

"News" piece on a recent Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision that threatens to, Chris Barker

"News" piece on a U.S. government proposal that would grant $4.5 million to comp, Chris Barker

"News" piece on budget cuts recommended by Gov. Angus King to compensate for a m, Chris Barker

"News" piece on Downeast lobstermen, who plan to protest an upcoming marine life, Chris Barker

"News" piece on Kaija Comin, 26, of Brewer, who filed suit last month in Penobsc, Chris Barker

"News" piece on LD 1869, a legislative bill that has pitted Central Maine Power, Chris Barker

"News" piece on LD 1920, a legislative bill that would regulate liquidation harv, Chris Barker

"News" piece on Nancy Rovito, a mother of four from Old Town, who on Feb. 12 fil, Chris Barker

"News" piece on the Career Center in Bangor, which helps the unemployed find wor, Chris Barker

"News" piece on the distribution of 12,000 Apple iBook computers to high school, Chris Barker

"News" piece on the International Aqua Foods Harris Point farm near Deer Island,, Chris Barker

"News" piece on the Maine Democratic Party's probe of Green Independent gubernat, Chris Barker

"News" piece on the National Folk Festival, which is being hosted by the city of, Chris Barker

"News" piece on the recent construction of gas-fired power plants in Maine and o, Chris Barker

"News" piece on the University of New Hampshire's Open Ocean Aquaculture project, Chris Barker

"Q & A" piece with Bruce C. Mallonee, a partner at the Rudman & Winchell law fir, Chris Barker

"Q & A" piece with Connie Carter, service learning coordinator for Orono High Sc, Chris Barker

"Q&A" piece with Mark Ishkanian, former spokesman for Central Maine Power Co., w, Chris Barker

"Q & A" piece with Ricky Craven, a native of Newburgh who is now a NASCAR raceca, Chris Barker

"Art" piece on the number of artists in Maine. There are 3,500 visual artists o, Edgar Allen Beem

"Art Review" piece on "Distinguishing Marks," an exhibition of works by metalsmi, Edgar Allen Beem

"Art Review" piece on "Ladder Company 3 FDNY," an exhibition of photographs by P, Edgar Allen Beem

"Arts" piece on "An Artist Collects," an exhibition of over 100 art works from t, Edgar Allen Beem

"Arts" piece on the 2001 American Institute of Architects Maine Biennial Design, Edgar Allen Beem

"Arts" piece on William Pope.L, 46, who teaches theater at Bates College in Lewi, Edgar Allen Beem

"Visual Arts" piece on "Pointed Pairings: The Valuing of Art," an exhibition th, Edgar Allen Beem

"Visual Arts" piece on "Quarry" by artist Celeste Roberge, and "Lost Stories," b, Edgar Allen Beem

"Visual Arts" review of "The Poetry Within: The Life and Work of William Thon,", Edgar Allen Beem

"Cover Story" piece analyzing the relationship between students at Lewiston's Ba, Lee Burnett

"Cover Story" piece on a recent decision by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sund, Lee Burnett

"Cover Story" piece on new state resources going to the Department of Human Reso, Lee Burnett

"Cover Story" piece on seven Mainers chronicling their commutes to work and the, Lee Burnett

"Cover Story" piece on the Libra Foundation's $40 million rehabilitation of the, Lee Burnett

"Cover Story" piece on the status of research and development (R & D) in Maine., Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a $4.15 million reduction in Medicaid reimbursements to nursing, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a $6 million-plus research lab for the Gulf of Maine Aquarium th, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a draft report from the Attorney General's Office that says esca, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a legislative bill that would support a "mandatory reporting" sy, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a new course in the city of Portland's waterfront planning proje, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a planned campaign by the Maine Christian Civic League to repeal, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a Portland ordinance that allows the Portland Police Department, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a showdown between workers and employers in the state that is in, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a think bracelet inscribed with a toll-free number, which is pro, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on a turf war between Central Maine Power (CMP) and the Kennebunk L, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on CCB, a Westbrook-based unionized commercial construction company, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on "commercial logo" billboards along Maine's highways. At least 1, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on complaints of substandard care at Martin's Point Health Care in, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on Eric Taylor, who admits he was wrong to clear trees off his shor, Lee Burnett

"News" piece on fallout from the state Senate District 27 special election on Ma, Lee Burnett