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 1997

There are 38 emergency shelters with a total of 802 beds in Maine, and the numbe, Sharon Bass

There are five nonprofit centers in Maine that cater to the needs of grieving ch, Sharon Bass

1997 Maine Times Design Issue, with a focus on school buildings. A report to th, Edgar Allen Beem

A Kennebec County Superior Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order, Edgar Allen Beem

Charlie Mercer of the Finance Authority of Maine says students and families in t, Edgar Allen Beem

Feature article on the five collecting museums in Maine devoted exclusively to v, Edgar Allen Beem

Feature article on the Maine youth of today. The common image of youth crime, d, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on "A Legacy for Maine: Masterworks from the Collection of, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on "Atlantic Windows," an exhibit or works by William Manni, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on "Digital Art: The Next Big Thing?," currently showing at, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on "Exotica: Paintings and Installations by Hunt Slonem," c, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on "Sur Bois: Franco-American Woodcarvers of Northern New E, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on the art scene in Portland. Tom Crotty is proprietor of, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on the author's experience guiding 15 art collectors from L, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on "The Eccentric Image," an exhibit of 28 works by 14 arti, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on "The Quiet in the Land," an exhibit currently showing at, Edgar Allen Beem

"Just Looking" piece on Vincent Van Gogh's "Irises," which in 1987 sold at Sothe, Edgar Allen Beem

"Main Street" piece on Hallowell, the new home of Maine Times. Hallowell is a q, Edgar Allen Beem

North Haven Community School, located on the island of North Haven in Penobscot, Edgar Allen Beem

Profile of Alex Katz, painter and summer resident of Lincolnville. "Alex Katz U, Edgar Allen Beem

Profile of artist Paul Heroux, with a review of the ten-year retrospective of hi, Edgar Allen Beem

Profile of Sarah Sherman Brewer, 27, of Southport Island, a seventh-generation S, Edgar Allen Beem

Review of "Sightings: A Maine Coast Oddyssey," a collection of photographs by Pe, Edgar Allen Beem

Review of "Somehow a Past: The Autobiography of Marsden Hartley," edited by Susa, Edgar Allen Beem

The North Haven school board last week voted 3-2 to seek a full-time superintend, Edgar Allen Beem

There are an estimated 45,000 businesses in Maine, 33,000 of which employ less t, Edgar Allen Beem

The School Watchdog Committee, a group of 40 North Haven residents, last week ca, Edgar Allen Beem

"Other Voices" piece by state senator Richard Bennett of Norway, in response to, Richard A. Bennett

The federal Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, which prohibits discriminat, Constance Bloomfield

"Other Voices" piece by Lynn Bonsey of Surry, on popular culture., Lynn Bonsey

"Other Voices" piece by John Buell of Southwest Harbor, a columnist for the Bang, John Buell

"Other Voices" piece by John Buell of Southwest Harbor, a member of the Maine Ti, John Buell

Review of "Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth about a Food Chain Gone Haywire," by Nic, John Buell

Review of "Taking the High Road: Human Resources and Sustainable Rural Developme, John Buell

Review of "The New Temperance: America's Obsession with Sin and Vice," by David, John Buell

Review of "I Am General Eaton!," by Philip Turner., Bill Bushnell

Review of "Maine Menu Guide," by D.B. Eberhart., Bill Bushnell

Review of "Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat," by Peter Nic, Bill Bushnell

Review of "Shipwrecks and Maritime Disasters of the Maine Coast," by Peter Dow B, Bill Bushnell

Review of "Angel Country," by Ria Biley., William D. Bushnell

"Other Voices" piece by Patricia Callahan of Augusta, a librarian's assistant, o, Patricia Callahan

A group of lawmakers, lawyers and lobbyists last week joined bicyclists in parti, Murray Carpenter

Aram Calhoun is coordinating a statewide amphibian monitoring program, and the f, Murray Carpenter

A yearlong series of meetings on new licenses for dams on the lower Penobscot Ri, Murray Carpenter

Charles Cawley, president of MBNA, has submitted a landscaping plan to the town, Murray Carpenter

Details on the Maine Association of Planners' annual meeting, held last month in, Murray Carpenter

Feature article on the migratory fish runs on five of Maine's major rivers. Aro, Murray Carpenter

Gravel from Bert Skinner's unpermited gravel pit in Belfast was used on MBNA's n, Murray Carpenter

Jeffrey Nims, code enforcement officer for Camden, found several shoreland zonin, Murray Carpenter

"Maine Interview" piece with Jan Anderson of Belfast, who is working to place a, Murray Carpenter

"Maine Interview" piece with Russell Sirianni, owner of Mid-coast Diaper Service, Murray Carpenter

MBNA last Thursday announced plans to add up to 2,000 new jobs in Belfast. The, Murray Carpenter

Some in Maine's clamming industry are organizing, forming groups that monitor wa, Murray Carpenter

The Maine Atlantic Salmon Task Force's plan for preserving the Atlantic salmon a, Murray Carpenter

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has levied a $220,000 fine in c, Murray Carpenter

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is negotiating with AT&T and it, Murray Carpenter

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife spends nearly $2 million a, Murray Carpenter

The three-month elver season ended June 15, and prices were at $85 per pound, th, Murray Carpenter

"Seasonal Shifts" piece on Milburn Templeton, a poet who spent spring and summer, William Carpenter

"Other Voices" piece by Jonathan Carter, director of the Forest Ecology Network, Jonathan Carter

Boynton McKay Drug Store of Camden, which had operated for 103 years in a brick, Steve Cartwright

Maine has 64 lighthouses, from Kittery Point to Quoddy Head. Congress last year, Steve Cartwright

"Maine Interview" piece with former U.S. represenative Stanley Tupper, 75, of Bo, Steve Cartwright

"Main Street" piece on the Friendship Market in Friendship and Gorden's Market i, Steve Cartwright

Profile of artist Jonathan Clowes, 47, of Rockport. Clowes last year landed a c, Steve Cartwright

Profile of artist William Thon, 91, of Port Clyde. Thon lost his vision around, Steve Cartwright

Profile of Dave Getchell, 68, of Appleton, trails coordinator for the 500-member, Steve Cartwright

Profile of Dr. Benjamin Spock, 93, a part-time resident of Camden. Spock, best, Steve Cartwright

Profile of Emily Trask-Eaton, 51, of Waldoboro, owner of the Waldoboro 5&10 cent, Steve Cartwright

Profile of Holly Berry, 40, of Waldoboro, a printmaker and painter who is workin, Steve Cartwright

Profile of Paul Benjamin, 44, of Rockland, founder of the North Atlantic Blues F, Steve Cartwright

Russ Siriani, owner of Mid-Coast Diaper Service of Waldoboro, is closing the bus, Steve Cartwright

State officials last fall warned Customers of the Waldoboro Water Company to boi, Steve Cartwright

The board of School Administrative District 40 is ready to vote on a new policy, Steve Cartwright

The Boynton-McKay drugstore in Camden closed last winter, and will re-open short, Steve Cartwright

A group unhappy with the Democrat's $3.8 billion state budget is embarking on an, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Arlo Redman last month was removed as Belfast city manager, a post which he held, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Article describes the story behind a $30,000 campaign contribution from Michigan, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Banks and credit unions are locked in a debate about the growth of credit unions, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Blacks make up 0.4 percent of Maine's 1,227,928 residents, compared to 12 percen, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Brownie Carson of the Natural Resources Council of Maine says the Maine Turnpike, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Brunswick Technologies Inc. has raised $14 million through a public stock offeri, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Charles Cawley, president of MBNA, last month had contractors perform work at on, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Comments from Maine Attorney General Andrew Ketterer, defense attorneys Jack Sim, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Details of an interview with Maine House Speaker Elizabeth Mitchell, D-Vassalbor, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Details on Friday's public hearings before the Maine Legislature's Inland Fisher, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Details on last Thursday's conference of Maine Businesses for Social Responsibil, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Details on last Thursday's public hearing before the Maine Legislature's Educati, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Details on last weekend's Association of State Green Parties meeting, held at th, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Details on last week's public hearing before the Maine Legislature's Taxation Co, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Details on some of the ten bills dealing with workers' compensation the Maine Le, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Details on the role hair has played in the political fortunes of some Mainers, w, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Diana Estes, a bus driver for School Administrative District 75, on November 17, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Downeast Pharmacy last month sold three of its stores to Brooks Pharmacy, now pa, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Feature article on television news. Rocky Mountain Media Watch, a Colorado thin, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Feature article on this year's Hempstock festival. The three-day festival, in c, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Gov. King last week said working Mainers paid too much in state and local taxes,, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

"How Maine Works" piece on the state's beer industry. Maine has gone from zero, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

June Nerber, Jane French and Bruce Potter, Palermo School Board members associat, Kenneth Z. Chutchian

Kaleigh Tara, 33, last week was elected mayor of Lewiston, defeating 12-year Cit, Kenneth Z. Chutchian