Upperclassmen dominate the list of southern Maine’s top Alpine and Nordic skiers.
2025
Posted inSkiing, Sports, Varsity Maine
2024-25 Press Herald All-Region Girls Ski team
Three skiers from Falmouth and two from Greely make the list of Southern Maine’s best.
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Kennebunk Free Library accepting faerie house creations
It’s faerie house time at Kennebunk Free Library. Participants are encouraged to build a faerie house to welcome the faeries back to the garden at the library. Faerie houses will be accepted at the library from April 21-29. According to a news release, participants should build a house with a base no larger than 14 […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Trump administration targets Maine again, this time on transgender policy in schools
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the U.S. Department of Education, which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows blasts Trump elections order
Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from states that don’t require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and count only those absentee ballots returned by Election Day.
Posted inMaine
Ruralist Lament: Julys past and future
The tomatoes are up in their 200-cell tray. Most are crooked yet, their frail stems bent from their thrust beyond the swollen seed coat, through the sphagnum mix and into the light. If my husbanding is patient and dutiful, by July their stems will be sturdy enough to bear the red-riot fruits of summer. Outside […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Maine
From Augusta: Breaking the cycle, expanding resources for domestic violence victims
No woman, no man, no child and no family should ever live in fear. Everyone has an inherent right to a safe, self-determined life that is free of violence. This I know in my heart. A family’s home should be a place of safety. But for some, it isn’t. For some, domestic violence threatens their […]
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Flagg flies in March Madness as Duke reaches Elite Eight
It was the Maine native’s biggest college win yet, with 30 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three blocks.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
It Happened in Windham: High Tea at High Noon at historic Little Meetinghouse
In January 2025, the Windham Historical Society was rocked by some sad and shocking news. Their secretary, Karen Lougee, had passed away after a brief illness. This was a great loss to the organization since Karen was not just an officer on the board of directors, she was an active vibrant member of the society. […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: Who will really speak up for women?
The March 8 letter you published from Barb Boyne of Lago Vista, Texas, (“A sad time for Maine’s female athletes“) was filled with harmful misinformation and a true lack of understanding around the issue of trans women in sports. Boyne seems to think that the reason people “become” transgender is to game the system and […]
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