This may not seem like a business topic, but in fact, it may be the most important business topic we discuss all year. I’ve recently been consumed by the idea of loneliness, solitude and the solution of third places. Those who read Robert Putnam’s warning in his book “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of […]
2025
Midcoast Youth Center receives $15,000 in donations, announces new projects
Midcoast Youth Center & Skatepark wrapped up its 2024 fundraising with a donation initiated by 100+ Women Who Care Midcoast Maine, resulting in $15,000 in total support through member donations and matching grant funds. This gift capped the end-of-year matching campaign where all donations were doubled up to $60,000 by two MYC donors. 100+ WWCMM […]
1951 murder involving husband and wife stuns Brunswick
In the mid-20th century, a grisly murder stunned the community of Brunswick, created bold headlines across the state and challenged investigators to unravel a flurry of confusing details. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 18, 1951, Brunswick Police received a strange phone call from South Portland physician Dr. Waldo T. Skillin. As a result, Sergeant Chester […]
Westbrook church celebrates day of service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The event featured a variety of free services, including a pancake breakfast, door prizes, haircuts, hand massages, health and dental screenings, COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, as well as information about financial, educational, nutritional, and legal services available locally. Photos by Press Herald photographer Ben McCanna.
Donald Trump is sworn in as 47th President of the United States
At the Capitol, Vice President-elect JD Vance was sworn-in first, taking the oath read by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a bible given to him by his great-grandmother.
Letters to the Editor
Library is link to past, connection to future This past Tuesday, members of the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library Association held their annual meeting in the Community Room. How often we walk through the old brick library taking only a passing interest in the portrait of Abbott Graves, who, along with his wife, Montie, […]
Jackson Browne tribute has a Maine contribution, and Crystal Marie is ready to be Chappell Roan
Cam Jones, under the name Yes We Kin, contributed his cover of Jackson Browne’s ‘The Pretender.’
Throwback photos: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1964 visit to Maine
See more photos of life in Maine from our archives here.
Opinion: Vision Zero can protect Maine’s pedestrians
Recent fatalities – including two in Portland crosswalks – clearly communicate the need for this strategy.