2018
Births
Maine Medical Center, Portland A boy, Jamison Taylor Luke Rockwell, to Toni (Sawyer) Rockwell and Paul Rockwell of North Yarmouth, March 9, 2018. Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A girl, Emilie Grace Dube, to Jeffrey L. Dube Jr. and Katie T. (Lavallee) Dube of West Gardiner, July 17, 2018. A boy, Samuel Locke Guerrette, to Jeremy […]
Trail challenge
Pair condenses into one day a call by the Maine Island Trail Association to visit sites by Oct. 8 B y midafternoon, a strong onshore wind was kicking up a wicked chop in Harpswell Sound, pounding my little boat as we motored south along Orr’s Island. After nearly eight hours at the helm, the last […]
Senior photos of Ford … no not yet!
For as long as I can remember — or, at least, since people started using Facebook to announce life events — this summer meant one thing to me: Ford’s senior pictures. OK, it also meant Ford’s last full summer at home before college, but that wasn’t real so long as he hadn’t done any senior […]
Try this corn spoonbread with a pudding-like richness
The Southern staple known as spoonbread — a particular specialty of Kentucky and Virginia — is a Native American dish adopted early on by America’s earliest European settlers. George Washington happened to be a big fan and often served it up at Mount Vernon, Virginia. I love it because of its pudding-like richness, a creamy, […]
Portland Police Beat: Aug. 8
Arrests 7/29 at 2:41 a.m. Glodinho F. Mulele, 20, of Portland, was arrested on Auburn Street by Officer Cody Forbes on outstanding warrants from another agency, and a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. 7/29 at 7:15 a.m. Aaron S. Aldrich, 24, no address listed, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Kevin Haley on an outstanding warrant from […]
Housing plans filed for Portland's former Reed School
PORTLAND — As the developer and city prepare to celebrate the opening of a unique preschool in the former Thomas B. Reed School, plans for housing in the building have also been filed. A ribbon-cutting for the private, nonprofit Children’s Odyssey preschool will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at 19 Libby St., city spokeswoman Jessica […]
Lewiston police make string of weekend drug arrests
The weekend arrests included known “Bloods” gang member Johnny Walker, aka “Dutch,” 37, of Rochester, New York and several other people on drug trafficking charges.
Cumberland cat shelter aims for $25K from 5-day yard sale
CUMBERLAND — An upcoming five-day yard sale is expected to raise thousands of dollars for felines in need of help. The Homeless Animal Rescue Team of Maine Adoption Center and Cat Shelter is a nonprofit organization staffed by volunteers. The shelter provides a temporary home and medical attention to cats and kittens that have been […]
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