Nick Thomas

With more than five dozen lighthouses dotted along the Maine coastline, my 3-month stay in Bangor in 2023 was insufficient time to visit them all. But I did manage to travel to about a third and present here some of my favorites – a list, of course, that is highly subjective. These, and many others along the Maine coast, remain active and automated, often with museums, visitor centers, gift shops, and/or walking trails for visitors to explore.

Many people say the American healthcare system is largely broken, or at least facing seemingly intractable problems.

Maureen O'Hara, who was born in Dublin on August 17, 1920 and died in Boise, Idaho on October 24, 2015, opened up about her illustrious career in this 2014 interview.

Fifty years ago, a scrappy boxing film with a surprisingly low budget and starring a little-known starving actor knocked out star-laden productions such as

President Donald Trump , in a Friday night news dump, signed an executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on any domestic employer applying for new specialist H-1B visas for foreign workers.

Automobile names are important to car manufacturers who often assign models with names that intrigue or arouse our sense of adventure and excitement. What bold driver wouldn't want to be seen trekking through the rugged wilderness in a Ford Explorer, Toyota Land Cruiser, or Nissan Pathfinder?

Automobile names are important to car manufacturers who often assign models with names that intrigue or arouse our sense of adventure and excitement. What bold driver wouldn’t want to be

Automobile names are important to car manufacturers who often assign models with names that intrigue or arouse our sense of adventure and excitement. What bold driver wouldn’t want to be

The mystery unfolds on fictitious Pine Island off the Maine coast where Audrey Sullivan relocates after inheriting her grandmother’s bankrupt movie theater.

If tales of sinister characters following dark and bloody twisted paths inspired by supernatural forces are your idea of Halloween thrills, then put Macbeth on your October reading list.