Fri/12 BLOOD DRIVE AMERICAN RED CROSS Donor Center, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. MISCELLANEOUS BRUNSWICK FARMERS’ MARKET, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Town Mall, www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. 19TH ANNUAL QUILT SHOW, Ocean Waves Quilters of Orr’s and Bailey Islands, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Orr’s Island Schoolhouse, Route 24, Orr’s Island. Free admission, donations accepted. […]

DEAR ABBY: I am a 30- year-old transgender woman who has just started her journey. Feeling more comfortable in my skin, I have been going to some local hangouts with some friends from work and meeting straight men. My question is, when is it appropriate to disclose that I am a preoperative trans woman? I […]

Today is Friday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2013. There are 172 days left in the year. On July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill authorizing the Medal of Honor.