A collection of unprinted Portland Press Herald photographs from 1973 shows Yarmouth’s ski team at a high school race at Falmouth’s Hurricane ski slopes.
February 2015
Posted inMaine, News
Wil Smith, gifted mentor at Seeds of Peace and educator at Bowdoin, dies
The single father inspired young people in his roles as a staff member at the international peace camp in Otisfield and as a faculty member at Bowdoin College.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Bill calls for notices on right to opt out of school testing
Parents need to be aware of that ability amid a growing trend, the sponsor says.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine tribes seek authority to try domestic violence cases
They say abused women would be better protected from attacks by non-Indians on their reservations, but the state calls it a flawed idea.
Posted inMaine, News
Smoky fire closes Vassalboro school
A tractor fire pours smoke, soot and a foul odor into much of Vassalboro Community School.
Posted inMaine, News
Steadfast parents face babies’ incurable genetic disease
Two couples pull out all the stops for their children with spinal muscular atrophy type 1.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Businesses uprooted by progress at Biddeford’s Lincoln Mill
The owners rush to find new space on short notice to make way for redevelopment, and some say they may leave the city.
Posted inPolitics
Homeland Security secretary warns against shutdown
Jeh Johnson says failure to fund his department would affect the U.S. response to the Islamic State and to winter snowstorms.
Posted inNation & World
Huge plant that waited 80 years to flower has one month to live
The unusually old specimen has called Ann Arbor home since 1934.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Sides ironing out issues on plan for developing Portland Co. site
Neighbors pursue building height and other tweaks as city planners prepare for a rezoning recommendation.