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 1996

"Natural Inclinations" piece on the author's trip to Eastern Egg Rock in Muscong, Naomi Schalit

"Natural Inclinations" piece on the favorite foods of some of Maine's legislativ, Naomi Schalit

"Natural Inclinations" piece on the Standard Baking Company of Portland, an oper, Naomi Schalit

Profile of Barbara Cooney, 79, of Damariscotta, whose illustrations have graced, Naomi Schalit

Profile of Richard Morgan of East Union Village, the owner of Morgan's Mills. M, Naomi Schalit

Squalus acanthias, also known as dogfish, is considered trash fish in the United, Naomi Schalit

The Maine Legislature's Business and Economic Development Committee is working o, Sarah Scott

Profile of Mel Ames, 68, of Atkinson, a forester and woodlot owner. Ames, a mem, Susan Hand Shetterly

Bangor recently completed a partial overhaul of downtown traffic patterns by rei, Jeff Shula

Irving Oil Corp. has proposed a 4,166-square-foot convenience store on a 2.3-acr, Jeff Shula

Maine school administrators are trying to determine how to regulate student beha, Jeff Shula

Shaw's is opening a 53,000-square-foot supermarket on Main Street in Bangor, the, Jeff Shula

The Bangor Public Library is one of three Area Reference and Research Centers in, Jeff Shula

Wal-Mart opened outside of Lincoln in February 1993, resulting in last Christmas, Jeff Shula

"Other Voices" piece by Martin Steingesser of Belfast, a poet, essayist, storyte, Martin Steingesser

"The Unrepentant Liberal" piece on state representative Herb Adams, who along wi, Mark Sullivan

Interview with Lance Tapley, environmental activist, Maine Green Party member an, Lance Tapley

Belfast in the 1980s was known as a good place for artists, and offered artists, Haines Sprunt Tate

Review of "Degrees of Light," a joint show of painters Katherine Bradford and Ma, Haines Sprunt Tate

Review of "Loveseat Blues," an exhibit of watercolors by Eugene Koch, currently, Haines Sprunt Tate

Review of "Picasso, Braque, Leger and the Cubist Spirit, 1919-1939," currently s, Haines Sprunt Tate

Review of "Roger Winter: Paintings," an exhibit of paintings by Roger Winter of, Haines Sprunt Tate

Review of "Watershed Colloquy," featuring works by Karen Gilg, Rebecca Goodale,, Haines Sprunt Tate

Reviews of "Recent Paintings," an exhibit of landscape paintings by Charles Thom, Haines Sprunt Tate

The Maine Art Education Association is sponsoring an exhibition of 116 works by, Haines Sprunt Tate

Details on "Promoting Locally Grown Foods: Strengthening the Connection Between, Beth Thomas

Profile of Arnold Greenberg, who, for 12 years, has run the Left Bank Cafe in Bl, Beth Thomas

Profile of Carolyn and John Grace and Carol Loehr, all of Swan's Island, co-owne, Beth Thomas

Profile of Edwin Arlington Robinson, the Gardiner native who won three Pulitzer, Beth Thomas

Profile of Maine Poet Laureate Kate Barnes, the state's first poet laureate. Ba, Beth Thomas

Profile of Matt Herbuck, 26, who last year took over Curtis Farm in Milbridge., Beth Thomas

Profile of Neal Carter of Charleston, who with his wife Susan Lie-Nielson owns C, Beth Thomas

Profile of painter Walter Compton, who last year died of AIDS at the age of 53., Beth Thomas

Profile of poet Heather McHugh, a summer resident of Eastport for the last 22 ye, Beth Thomas

Review of "Cooking Down East," with a profile of the author, Marjorie Standish,, Beth Thomas

Robin Metcalfe, owner of Kelmscott Farm in Lincolnville, and farm manager Nick R, Beth Thomas

Shepard Harris hired Champion International of Bucksport to selectively cut his, Beth Thomas

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is co-sponsoring Maine's fir, Beth Thomas

Tilbury House Publishing of Gardiner was created in 1990 with the merger of Dog, Beth Thomas

Tourism officials from Greenland last month visited Maine for a week to discover, Beth Thomas

Review of the Everett Dance Theater production of "Body of Work," part of the Ba, June Vail

Review of the Portland Performing Arts' Big Sounds From All Over production of ", June Vail

Review of "Chihuly Seaforms," and exhibit of glass works by Dale Chihuly, curren, Anne Wadleigh

Review of "Decisions and Other Stories," by Sis Dean, the winning entry of the M, Anne Wadleigh

Review of "Kitchen Boy," by Sanford Phippen., Anne Wadleigh

Review of "New Figurative Paintings," an exhibit of works by Carlo Pittore of Bo, Anne Wadleigh

Review of "Spectacles in Solitude," a one-woman show featuring Kym Dakin, curren, Anne Wadleigh

Review of the Big Sounds From All Over production of "Glacial Drift," a multimed, Anne Wadleigh

Review of the Mad Horse Theatre Company production of Jeffrey Hatcher's "Scotlan, Anne Wadleigh

Review of the Portland Stage Company production of Richard Kalinoski's "Beast on, Anne Wadleigh

Review of the Portland Stage Company production of "Scapin," an adaption of Moli, Anne Wadleigh

Review of the Vintage Repertory Company production of "My Mother Said I Never Sh, Anne Wadleigh

Review of the Vintage Repertory Company production of Nikolai Gogol's "Marriage,, Anne Wadleigh

Review of the Vintage Repertory Company production of Terry Johnson's "Hysteria,, Anne Wadleigh

Guest piece by James D. Weaver, a professor at Marymount College in New York and, James D. Weaver

A 1,600-acre parcel on Schoodic Point in Winter Harbor was set to be logged last, Andrew K. Weegar

A citizen initiative proposed by Nancy Oden of Jonesboro would make it illegal t, Andrew K. Weegar

A man last week shot an 81-pound animal after catching it in a trap, and after p, Andrew K. Weegar

American Ash Recycling has completed its state application for an incinerator-as, Andrew K. Weegar

An outbreak of cyclospora affected three people in Maine and as many as 1,000 ar, Andrew K. Weegar

A small crew of volunteers last week finished construction of a lean-to on the s, Andrew K. Weegar

Biologist John Hagan of the Monomet Observatory in Massachusetts has concluded t, Andrew K. Weegar

Boise Cascade Corp. last week announced the sale of its Rumford mill and more th, Andrew K. Weegar

Bowater company officials will not renew the Appalachian Mountain Club's lease o, Andrew K. Weegar

Custom Stitching of Lewiston, owned and operated by Jane Theberge, has been in b, Andrew K. Weegar

David Brink founded Sail Adventures in Learning Inc. as a nonprofit corporation, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on Gov. King's first comprehensive initiative as governor, unveiled last, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on last weekend's meeting of the Second Maine Militia, held in North Par, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on last week's debate on the November referendum to ban clear-cutting in, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on last week's public hearing before the Maine Land Use Regulation Commi, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on last week's public hearing in Machias on the proposal to list the Atl, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on last week's public hearing in Rangeley, on a proposal by the Maine Gr, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on last week's public hearing in Scarborough before the Select Committee, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on Monday's visit to Portland by President Clinton. Clinton spoke to a, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on recent developments in the effort to produce an alternative to Novemb, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on the special session of the Maine Legislature, and the lobbying and ta, Andrew K. Weegar

Details on this week's visit to Portland by Republican presidential candidate St, Andrew K. Weegar

Dick Bradbury of the Maine Forest Service says the brown-tail moth, previously a, Andrew K. Weegar

Duane Fitzgerald, Dana Connors and Alan Caron last week quit as consultants for, Andrew K. Weegar

Friends of Acadia, the group opposing logging on a private parcel on Schoodic Po, Andrew K. Weegar

Gene Howard, 73, of Wells, and Phil Bozenhard, a biologist with the Maine Depart, Andrew K. Weegar

Gov. King last week presented to the Maine Legislature the 20-page alternative t, Andrew K. Weegar

Gov. King, representatives of the state's largest landowners and members of four, Andrew K. Weegar

High water on the West Branch of the Penobscot River resulted in as many rafting, Andrew K. Weegar

Humorous article on the recent disclosure that two Maine game wardens had been a, Andrew K. Weegar

Jet skis, also known as personal watercraft, are now the leading cause of boatin, Andrew K. Weegar

John Hagan, a biologist with the Manomet Observatory in Massachusetts, has exami, Andrew K. Weegar

John Rensenbrink, Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate, has criticized the, Andrew K. Weegar

Joseph Brennan, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, supports the idea of u, Andrew K. Weegar

Lincoln Pulp and Paper has reported two spills of untreated waste water at the L, Andrew K. Weegar

Lisa Kane of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says there ar, Andrew K. Weegar

Maine instituted a comprehensive study of bears in 1975, tagging more than 1,500, Andrew K. Weegar

"Maine Interview" piece with John Titzer, the man in charge of the hog farm at t, Andrew K. Weegar

Most of the salmon caught off Greenland originate in the rivers of eastern Canad, Andrew K. Weegar

New regulations, low catches and lower prices have made for a disappointing year, Andrew K. Weegar

"One Man's Dog" piece on spiders in Maine. Dan Jennings, a retired forest servi, Andrew K. Weegar

"One Man's Dog" piece on the Maine Mouse-ah, a new mousetrap invented by three m, Andrew K. Weegar

"One Man's Dog" piece on the sighting of a great gray owl near St. George. Gray, Andrew K. Weegar

Profile of Les Otten, 46, of Newry, owner of American Skiing Co., the largest sk, Andrew K. Weegar

Profile of state representative John Martin, D-Eagle Lake, a member of the Maine, Andrew K. Weegar