Right, so I realize this is a little late in the game, but for those of us who celebrate Christmas, there is a farm, a tree farm, out there doing it right. Not that all you other Christmas tree farms are getting it “wrong,” but this farm just really nailed the Christmas vibe. How, you […]
2023
Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Joyful celebrations and a budget update
This year, the Portland Public Schools will face a particularly challenging budget. While the challenges are many, they fall into three primary categories. First, COVID relief funds from the federal government have provided districts across the country with significant funding, but that is ending. For Portland, that will mean a loss of more than $9 […]
Obituary: Julia Hardy Ackerman
PORTLAND – Julia Hardy Ackerman, 70, died on Dec. 12, 2023, in Portland, succumbing to a long illness. Born on Sept. …
Obituary: Theodore Allen Purington Sr.
GARDINER – Our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Theodore Allen Purington Sr., best known as Pappy and Rooster, passed peacefully Wednesday …
Obituary: Ruth E. Cole
NORTH BERWICK – Ruth E. Cole went to her heavenly home on Dec. 15, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was …
Death Notice: Julia Hardy Ackerman
Ackerman, Julia Hardy 70, Dec. 12, 2023, in Portland. Memorial service, Wolf’s Neck Farm, Freeport, Jan. 13, 11 a.m. …
Death Notice: Theodore Allen Purington Sr.
Purington Sr., Theodore Allen of Gardiner, in Augusta, Dec. 13, 2023. Mass, Dec. 28, 11 a.m., Saint Joseph’s Catholic …
Obituary: Sara A. Gay
SACO – Sara A. Gay,37, passed away Thursday December 14, 2023. She was born in Biddeford September 26, 1986 the daughter …
Death Notice: Ruth E. Cole
Cole, Ruth E. of North Berwick, Dec. 15, 2023. Visit, Dec. 20, Johnson’s Funeral Home, North Berwick, 4-7 p.m. Funeral, …
Obituary: Susan Mary Stewart
SOUTH PORTLAND – Susan Mary Stewart, 74, passed away Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. As …