The calendar didn’t cause the catastrophes of 2020, and our problems weren’t magically solved when it turned to 2021.
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Posted inFeatured Property, Real Estate
On the Market: Single family homes for sale in Midcoast Maine
Check out what three county’s median sales prices will get you at these listings in Maine’s Midcoast.
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham: Jan. 1
Windham teacher wins grand prize It was an early Christmas for Manchester School special education teacher Megan Juhase-Nehez and the school when she was chosen as the grand prize winner in the Dunkin’ Raise a Cup to Teachers sweepstakes. Juhase-Nehez was chosen from more than 6,000 sweepstakes nominations for a Dunkin’s grand prize of $5,000, […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland athletic director wins national award
SOUTH PORTLAND — For Todd Livingston, athletics have always been a major part of his life, so much so that sports motivated him to stay in school, even in college. “If it weren’t for sports I’m not so sure I would have made it,” Livingston said. But he did make it and now, in his […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tens of thousands traveled for winter holiday in Maine
Despite bad winter weather and an unrelenting pandemic, thousands of drivers were on the Maine Turnpike last weekend.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Scarborough buys historic Masonic lodge building for $398,000
The Town Council voted to buy and renovate the Masonic lodge building at 649 Route 1 for $398,000.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Cape’s Maxwell Farm completes conservation deal
The 76-acre property is now preserved as working farmland in perpetuity, thanks to an easement paid for by the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust and the Maine Farmland Trust.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Preble Street plan would leave many unhoused
Tuesday’s letter supporting Preble Street’s proposed 40-bed wellness shelter quotes a Sept. 14 news article stating that “the project calls for knocking down most interior walls of the second floor to create an open concept design where shelter staff would be on hand around the clock for a limited roster of approved clients.” All those […]
Posted inMaine, Toy Fund, Uncategorized
Toy fund tops $260,000 in donations
The outpouring of donations to the Press Herald Toy Fund continues. The year-to-date total topped $260,000 Thursday. That’s double the amount raised last year. There is no time limit on donations, which are accepted year-round and have sustained the charity for seven decades. Donors’ names and messages will continue to be published along with periodic […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Public ballot initiatives give citizens a say in policymaking
In October, when asked about the referendum proposals drafted by People First Portland, our city councilors danced around their substance. The proposals were called an attempt “to pass the Democratic Socialists’ agenda without consideration by local elected officials or members of the general public” – a bizarre claim about public ballot initiatives – that could […]