Today In Culture, Monday, October 13, 2025: RIP Tony Fitzpatrick | DCASE Interim Commissioner Named | Roger Brown Home Could Be Landmarked

Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART RIP Tony Fitzpatrick Tony Fitzpatrick, “a boundlessly creative man whose talents enriched the worlds of visual arts, theater,...

These Maine Towns Look Straight Out of a Fairy-Tale Book

Two small towns in Maine were recently compared to other New England towns that look like they belong in a fairy tale. It could be just as entertaining to flip the script someday and look at which towns in Maine feel like the opposite—or least...

Wabanaki Artisan Celebration honors culture through storytelling and art

Waterville Creates hosts Wabanaki Artisan Celebration to highlight artists as we head into Indigenous Peoples Day. WATERVILLE, Maine — The nonprofit organization Waterville Creates put on a Wabanaki Artisan Celebration to highlight Wabanaki...

Press Forward Maine announces advisory council

Staff | Press Forward Maine Press Forward Maine, an initiative of the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF), has announced the formation of an advisory council to make recommendations on how Press Forward Maine can help strengthen local news across...

New audiobook chronicles history that led to depleted fisheries and reduced tribal access in Maine

The Maine Indian-Tribal State Commission is releasing an audiobook Monday that examines how state policies have contributed to the decline of traditional fisheries and limited tribal peoples' access to them. "Sea Run" was initially published as a...

Indigenous Peoples' Day: Top LGBTQ+ films, TV shows, and documentaries you can watch on October 13. Full list

Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day are both celebrated on the second Monday of October, and although Columbus Day remains a federal holiday, some states only recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day. In the United States, a total of 17 states and...

9 things to do in and around central Maine

Nora Brown. (Courtesy of Chocolate Church Arts Center) Nora Brown A Nora Brown concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Brown plays traditional Appalachian music with a focus on banjo playing...

3 Northeast states banned religious exemptions for vaccines. What about Massachusetts?

When Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a law in 2019 tightening the state’s rules for vaccinating students, Northe Saunders captured the historic moment in a photo: his then 3-year-old daughter standing on the granite steps of the State House in...

Stop treating Medicaid as the default choice for Maine’s aging patients | Opinion

Kaitlyn Cunningham Morse is founder and owner of Maine Aging Partners, LLC. Most families don’t plan for Medicaid until they’re already in crisis. A hospital stay ends and discharge planners say it’s time to move. A parent can no longer manage...

Nearly 500 Education Dept. Employees Fired

In addition to the layoffs of nearly half the Education Department’s staff in March, almost 500 more staffers were fired Friday. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images | BraunS and...

A guide to the years-long process it takes for a Maine town to deorganize

As towns across Maine grapple with inflating budgets and fewer candidates and volunteers, they may consider disbanding. At least three towns across Maine are having early conversations about deorganizing. But deorganizing — the decision to...

Maine Maple Falls Festival offers sweet autumn treats and community connection in Sebago

SEBAGO, Maine (WGME) -- Maine maple treats with a touch of autumn. This weekend, the Maine Maple Producers Association hosted the 6th annual Maine Maple Falls Festival. Alan Greene owns the Greene Maple Farm in Sebago. "It allows people who...

These are the 10 Most Popular South Portland, Maine, Restaurants

Step aside, Portland, there’s another foodie hotspot in Maine that’s ready for its moment. Just across the Casco Bay Bridge from the state’s biggest city, South Portland is quietly making a name for itself. If you're in the Greater Portland area,...

The Massive Outdoor Store in Maine That Takes Nearly All Day to Explore

Very few stores capture the essence of what makes a state great. It is even rarer that a store will shape a state's entire culture. But you will find one such place, the L.L.Bean flagship store, in Freeport, Maine, and if you have asked any...

Are Democrats About to Blow It in Maine?

Dan Pfeiffer: “Maine is the most important Senate race in the country. Democrats have a narrow path to a majority, but they have no path if they cannot defeat Susan Collins in a state Kamala Harris won by seven points last year. Collins is the...

Writer from Maine gets shocking news at the end of her book-signing event in Norway

A surprise so good you couldn’t make it up. Nina B. Lichtenstein, a writer from Maine, having poured decades into books that explore long-buried family tales and surprising revelations, never imagined the twist awaiting her during a recent signing...

Nova Scotia trip offers view of early immigration strugglesDavid E. Dix 

David E. Dix America’s current policy of demonizing and deporting marginalized communities has plenty of historical antecedents. Janet and I recently encountered a famous one in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, a UNESCO World Heritage site that...

Bristol and South Bristol Advance Education Service Center Application

The Bristol and South Bristol school committees unanimously voted to continue supporting the effort to form an education service center and to submit the second part of their application to the Maine Department of Education at their meetings on...

Maine offers hunting safety course in preparation for upcoming season

The required class covers the basic skills and areas hunters should be proficient in before going outdoors. SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Maine’s hunting options are nearly limitless with moose, grouse, deer, duck, and other game seasons available each...

Maine school board meeting erupts in chaos as activists strip to underwear to protest trans athlete policy

A school board meeting in Maine descended into chaos when residents began to strip in protest of the board's decision to uphold a federal law protecting transgender students. The meeting extended into late hours on Wednesday, with multiple...